Van Son Shipping, a newly established Vietnamese carrier based in Hanoi, has launched a domestic service connecting Haiphong and Ho Chi Minh City with the 1,730 teu NEW VISION on 30 July 2022. The NEW VISION has been laid up in Vietnam since delivery in June 2012 and the ship holds the record for having spent the longest period in lay up by any containership. The ship was built by Ha Long Shipbuilding, a subsidiary of SBIC (formerly known as Vinashin) and delivered on 30 November 2011 to Vina
Vietnamese container port volumes have recovered strongly from their extended lockdowns at key cities that started in July 2021 and ended only in early October 2021. Port volumes were badly hit during the lockdown period..