Goods throughput at sea ports up 3% in 10 months

Of this, the volume of import-export goods decreased slightly while that of domestic ones grew by 4% year-on-year to 284.6 million tonnes, it said, adding the container throughput hit 20.8 million TEUs, increasing by 4% annually and meeting 84% of the yearly plan.

Containers of imports constituted over 7.1 million TEUs of the total, posting the highest annual growth of 8%.

In the third quarter of this year, many seaport enterprises recorded profits despite many difficulties due to socio-economic fluctuations.

The Port of Hai Phong JSC, which handles ports with the largest cargo throughput in the North, logged VND222.2 billion (US$8.93 million) in consolidated pre-tax profit in the three months, up 20% against last year.

Meanwhile, the Da Nang Port, the largest container seaport in the central region, recorded its profit after corporate income tax reaching nearly VND66 billion, up 12.46% over the same period in 2021.