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Category: Transport & Infrastructure Vietnam

Vietnam is becoming a powerhouse for business and enterprise and this has led to huge demand for transportation services. From roads to rail to ships to aeroplanes there are a multitude of ways of moving people and products around Vietnam

This section covers: aviation, shipping, and road and rail transport and associated services.

Vietnam’s Pacific Airlines has no aircraft left in its fleet

The airline, owned by Vietnam’s national carrier Vietnam Airlines, looks to have returned all of its aircraft though this may have been a repossession. This article in Tuoi Tre is not exactly clear but it does make specific mention of the struggles of Pacific Airlines to pay its debts.  “The

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VinFast exec claims will break even in 2025

Despite losses totally more than US$2 billion in 2023, Vietnam’s homegrown automaker will break even in 2025, according VinFast President Le Thi Thu Thuy as reported by Zing News. This is a huge undertaking with sales overseas lacklustre at best–just a few thousand–and the vehicles sold in Vietnam mostly to

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Vietnam car sales fall 51 cent in February

A total of 10,017 cars were sold in February down from 20,536 in February of last year, according to data from the Vietnam Automotive Manufacturers Association and reported by Just Auto.  This article says this was partly due to the Lunar New Year holiday. It also says that car sales

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Vietnam agriculture firms grappling with increased logistics costs

Logistics costs are becoming an increasing challenge for Vietnam’s agricultural exports, Vietnamnet is reporting. The publication claims that 60 percent of logistics costs are transport-related and compares this to 30 percent ‘in other countries’ (no source provided). One of the key gripes in this article is that foreign transport firms,

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Hanoi airport reaches 38,000 arrivals a day, exceeds capacity

In the week following the Lunar New Year, Hanoi’s Noi Bai International Airport, was welcoming up to 38,000 international arrivals a day, VN Express is reporting. This puts the airport well over its capacity of 10 million arrivals a year or around 27,000 passengers a day.  Ho Chi Minh City’s

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Local media spin attempts to hide Vietnam Airlines ongoing losses

Vietnam’s domestic media is reporting that Vietnam Airlines recorded a profit from ‘transportation activities’ in the fourth quarter of 2023, neglecting to mention that on the whole the airline recorded a loss in Q4 of VND 2,065 or US$84.6 million. This angle on these latest figures has been expressed by

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Vietnam-Europe freight rates spike on Red Sea conflict

The price for shipping a forty-foot container from Ho Chi Minh City (HCMC) to Northern Europe has hit an average of US$3,700, 90 percent higher than in December of 2023, Tuoi Tre is reporting. This is as a result of conflict in the Red Sea which is seeing cargo ships

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How Vietnam Airlines might be able to remain listed on the HoSE

Despite being negative equity alongside three years of losses, Vietnam Airlines may be able to remain listed on the Ho Chi Minh City Stock Exchange if amendments to Decree 155/2020/ND-CP are approved, according to Vietnam Stock Economic Magazine. The changes on the table include an additional clause to Article 120

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Government support on the cards for embattled Bamboo Airways

Several government ministries and private enterprises have been called on to help ‘Bamboo Airways resolve its difficulties by year-end’ by the Deputy Prime Minister Le Minh Khai, VN Express is reporting. Key takeaways Petrolimex, the Airports Corporation of Vietnam, and several local banks have been asked to provide assistance; But

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Vietnam Airlines trading restrictions lifted, stock bounces

Trading restrictions on Vietnam Airlines (HVN) stock listed on the Ho Chi Minh Stock Exchange, whereby trading was restricted to the afternoon trading session only, have been lifted giving the stock a bounce, CafeFN is reporting. The stock was up 6.82 percent at the close of trade December 25. Key

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Vietnam state-owned shipbuilding firm to go bankrupt

The Government of Vietnam has decided to wind up the state-owned Shipbuilding Industry Corporation (SBIC) and all of its subsidiaries bar one, Vietnam News is reporting. Of note, its predecessor Vietnam Shipbuilding Industry Group also went bankrupt back in 2010 amid allegations of mismanagement and corruption.

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Vietnam’s shipping firms lament new environmental standards

Just 400 out of 1,500 Vietnamese flagged ships have been approved for Energy Efficiency Existing Ship Index (EEXI) ratings. This is problematic in that from January 1, 2024 the EU will charge ships that dock in a member state for the carbon emissions they produce, Vietnam News (state media) is

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