Ferry operator Superdong loses $277,000 from falling Phu Quoc tourism
After three consecutive profitable quarters, ferry operator Superdong Kien Giang recorded a VND6.8 billion (US$277,211) loss last quarter due to bad weather and declining tourism demand to Phu Quoc island.
Vietnam’s state shipbuilding company faces bankruptcy
Vietnam’s state-owned shipbuilding company SBIC is facing bankruptcy, and the government has initiated plans to overhaul the corporation. This follows a resolution passed last month by Vietnam’s Political Bureau (Politburo), which gave a green light to declare SBIC and its…
Vietnam’s popular sailing junks face extinction
Traditional wooden vessels to be banned from famous Ha Long Bay due to accidents
US Aircraft Carrier to Visit Vietnam Amid South China Sea Tensions
The six-day friendship visit by the USS Ronald Reagan comes a year after Vietnam canceled a similar planned exchange.
Vietnam : le porte-avions américain «USS Ronald Reagan» en escale à Danang
Un navire de guerre américain est attendu ce dimanche dans le port de Danang, au Vietnam. Une escale symbolique visant à célébrer les relations entre Washington et Hanoï deux mois après la venue du secrétaire d’État, Anthony Blinken. Un partenariat…
Vietnam’s biggest high-speed boat cruises southern coast
A 77.46m long, 11m wide four-storied high speed boat has been launched on the Vung Tau-Con Dao route off Vietnam’s southern coast.
US helps Vietnam strengthen maritime security
The U.S. has handed over to the Vietnamese Coast Guard a fourth center for training personnel and maintaining ships and a drone.
At least 13 people dead after tourist boat sinks off Vietnam coast
Two children are among four people missing after the boat capsized as it was returning to Hội An
High-speed ferry to Con Dao Island set to resume service
A high-speed boat service from Vung Tau to Con Dao Island will resume operations soon after being suspended for more than nine months over the Covid-19 pandemic.
Vietnam seeks information from Iran about seized oil tanker
A Vietnamese oil tanker was seized at gunpoint by Iranian soldiers in the Gulf of Oman on October 24, for reasons that remain unclear.
Vietnam in talks with Iran over seized oil tanker
Vietnam has been in talks with Iranian authorities over the seizure last month of a Vietnamese oil tanker off the Iranian coast, in an effort to guarantee the safety of the crew, the Southeast Asian nation’s said on Thursday.
One more high-speed patrol vessel built with Indian assistance launched
The Ministry of National Defense Monday launched one high-speed patrol boat built with India technical and financial assistance and held the keel-laying ceremony for another.
New express boat link on Saigon River to enter service in July
The Ho Chi Minh City Department of Transport said on Thursday it was cooperating with its counterpart in neighboring Binh Duong Province to offer a new express boat service connecting the two provinces via the Saigon River from July.
Vietnam says cruise ships are welcome
Vietnam’s Deputy Prime Minister Vu Duc Dam admonished Quang Ninh Province authorities at the weekend for turning away a cruise ship that visited Halong bay.
Vietnam turns away two cruise ships over coronavirus fears
Vietnam has denied two cruise ships permission to dock due to fears of coronavirus infections on board, Vietnamese state media and a cruise operator reported on Friday.