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Cosco and China Shipping expected in Sihanoukville in blow to neighbouring Vietnamese ports

Photo of Sam Chambers Sam ChambersJuly 22, 2015
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Hanoi: Vietnam’s phalanx of new boxports, already suffering huge losses from underutilisation, are set to take another pummelling with a sizeable chunk of important transhipment volumes from Cambodia set to disappear.

Both Cosco and China Shipping are expected to sign with Sihanoukville Autonomous Port (SAP) shortly to commence direct services from Cambodia to China, a route that hitherto has been transhipped via Vietnam.

Cambodian exporters are also expecting the two Chinese lines to link the kingdom onto some Asia-Europe services.
Cambodia has the strongest political ties with China in Southeast Asia. In 2014, bilateral trade between Cambodia and China stood at $3.77bn. By 2017, the two countries have pledged to boost this to $5bn.

SAP has laid out plans to extend its box handling capacity from 350,000 to 500,000 teu by 2017.

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Photo of Sam Chambers Sam ChambersJuly 22, 2015
30 1 minute read
Photo of Sam Chambers

Sam Chambers

Starting out with the Informa Group in 2000 in Hong Kong, Sam Chambers became editor of Maritime Asia magazine as well as East Asia Editor for the world’s oldest newspaper, Lloyd’s List. In 2005 he pursued a freelance career and wrote for a variety of titles including taking on the role of Asia Editor at Seatrade magazine and China correspondent for Supply Chain Asia. His work has also appeared in The Economist, The New York Times, The Sunday Times and The International Herald Tribune.
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