Biggest ship to dock in Vietnam first to call at Cai Mep terminal

THE 11,500-TEU CMA CGM Columba, the biggest ship to dock in Vietnam, became the first call at the newly opened Cai Mep International Terminal (CMIT), 30 miles from Ho Chi Minh City.


CMIT is the first container terminal in Vietnam offering shipping lines direct access to the newly dredged 46-foot-deep Cai Mep Terminal channel.


"CMA CGM is delighted to be CMIT's first customer," said Jean-Charles Tassoni, general director of CMA CGM Vietnam. "We are confident in the ability of CMIT to meet the growing needs of CMA and congratulate everyone involved in bringing this important new container terminal into operation.


On her maiden voyage, the CMA CGM Columba is the first of a new series of similar sized ships from the Marseille carrier's FAL3 Asia-north Europe service.


A joint venture between Maersk's APM Terminals, Vietnam National Shipping Lines and Saigon Port, CMIT has an annual capacity of 1.1 million TEU.
(Source:http://www.schednet.com)