(VOVWORLD) - Vietnam's seaport throughput nearly doubled from 2015 to 2022, averaging 8.4%, said the Vietnam Maritime Administration (VMA). (illustrative photo) In the period, the average growth rate of container goods handled alone was 11.9%. In 2015, the volume of container cargo via ports reached about 126.3 million tonnes. In 2022, this figure hit more than 243 million tonnes, an increase of nearly 5% compared to the same period in 2021 and more than two times higher than seven years ago. In the first quarter of this year, Vietnam's seaport throughput exceeded 165 million tonnes, including close to 53 million tonnes of container cargo.
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