A large group of several hundred tourists are set to arrive at Sai Gon Port tomorrow as part of a Voyages of Discovery cruise.
Most of the 900 tourists are from England, and the group will spend eight days exploring Viet Nam.
The Cai Mep International Terminal received a call this week from CMA CGM's Laperouse, the largest container ship to call on a Vietnamese port, foreshadowing the wave of ultra large ships to be deployed on the Asia-Europe trade lane.
The operators of HCM City ports are unhappy with the city's ban on heavy vehicles during certain times of the day, and warn the severe losses this is causing could force some of them to close down.
Since established on August 2008 to present, the Passenger Cruise Terminal has always been the branch operating effectively in comparison with other branches of Saigon port. In the first ten months of 2011, the Passenger Cruise Terminal has received 30 domestic ship calls, 52 foreign ship calls and more than 26,000 passengers.
Ho Chi Minh City holds a ceremony to celebrate the opening of the Thu Thiem Tunnel and the 22 km East-West highway at 2 pm this afternoon (Nov 20), attended by thousands of citizens and high ranking dignitaries.
