On December 12th 2013, all the staff of Saigon Newport Corporation held a ceremony to celebrate the handling of the three-millionth teu through Tan Cang – Cat Lai terminal. Amid the global economic and financial crisis and the huge decrease in import - export cargo handled through Vietnam ports, 3 millions teu containers (equivalent 42 millions tons of cargo) handled through Tan Cang – Cat Lai Terminal marks an remarkable event. This milestone reaffirmss the sustainable growth of Saigon Newport Corporation – the top container terminal operator in Vietnam.
The 3 millionth teu through Tan Cang - Cat Lai Terminal in 2013
Since the first container vessel in 2002, Tan Cang – Cat Lai Terminal has gone through many stages of development. From start, it was just a small port of around 17 hectares with 2 berths (150 meters). At present Tan Cang – Cat Lai covers an area of over 120 hectares with 8 berths (1,423 meters long) and many surrounding depots. Together with a nation-wide logistics network, Tan Cang – Cat Lai Terminal has become the biggest and most modern container terminal in Vietnam, and ranks among top 30 terminals in the world.
SNP leaders celebrate the handling of 3 millionth teu through Tan Cang - Cat Lai Terminal
The year 2013 has seen many important events of Saigon Newport Corporation. On March 2013, the Corporation held Customers appreciation party on the theme “Sustaining implicit trust”, and the 24th anniversary. On July 2013, the Corporation announced the opening of SNP Logistics, showing the determination in developing logistics services - the second core business of Saigon Newport. On October 2013, Saigon Newport Pilot Company celebrated its 5th anniversary, and was granted Third class Labor Medal. On November 2013, Tan Cang Waterway Transport Company started its operation at My Thoi Port (An Giang province) and Tra Noc port (Can Tho city). Those events showed the determination of Saigon Newport Corporation in obtaining a complete logistics network, providing full-package services to facilitate customers in transporting goods at the company’s premises.
The year 2013 starts with many challenges to the Corporation, as Shipping Lines continues to face oversupply condition, and many key exporting goods, such as rice, coffee, tapioca,… decrease tremendously. With the motto “Sustaining implicit trust”, Saigon Newport Corporation has applied many solutions to improve service quality as well as favorable policies to shipping lines to ensure that the customers will enjoy the best services at the most competitive prices. With quality services and flexible policies, Saigon Newport Corporation has attracted more services from shipping lines and has been trusted and chosen by many customers as the port of choice.
The results is quite outstanding. The throughput volume in Tan Cang – Cat Lai Terminal in November has increased 11,5.%. In 2012, Tan Cang – Cat Lai’s market share was 83% of Ho Chi Minh City container import – export throughput, and in 2013, its market share rises to 85%. The growth in both throughput volume and market share is the result of the right strategies from the Communist Party Committee, Board of Directors as well as the will and determination of the employees in the affirmation and development of the corporation’s brand name and reputation as the leading container operator in Vietnam.
