The north Chinese port of Tianjin and shipping logistics service provider SITC International Holdings (SITC) are jointly setting up a new service for Southeast Asia.
Katherine Si | Jun 15, 2020
Four 1,800 teu containerships will be deployed on the service that will provide a direct shipping service from China to Ho Chi Minh/Qui Nhon in Vietnam and Bintulu in Malaysia.
With the improvement on Covid-19 control and prevention, the cargo volume for Tianjin-Southeast Asia is recovering, the shipping cost could be further reduced when the new shipping service started.
Related: Shandong and Tianjin ports to jointly promote port development
Tianjin Port and SITC also signed port and shipping strategic co-operation framework agreement to focus on the container shipping routes developing in Asia and promote sea-rail combined transportation.
Currently, Tianjin port is connected to over thirty container shipping routes to Southeast Asia. The port posted 17.3m teu container throughput in 2019.
Reference: https://www.seatrade-maritime.com/containers/tianjin-port-and-sitc-launching-new-shipping-service-southeast-asia