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Vietnam has marked its first docking at Cai Mep International Terminal (CMIT) by the world’s largest container vessel. The ship, the Margrethe Maersk, is about 399 meters long and has a deadweight of roughly 214,121 tons, with capacity of up to 20,000 TEU.
At nearly five times the length of an Airbus A380, the Margrethe Maersk underscores Vietnam’s port infrastructure readiness for ultra-large container ships. CMIT is a joint venture between Vietnam’s national shipping company, Saigon Port, and APM Terminals of Denmark.
The Cai Mep–Thi Vai port cluster spans more than 20 kilometers and currently accounts for about 30% of the country’s containerized trade. According to the CPPI 2024 ranking released by the World Bank and S&P Global Market Intelligence, CMIT ranks among the Top 7 globally out of more than 400 container ports.
CMIT operates eight international service lines connecting directly to Europe, the West Coast of the United States, the Mediterranean, and intra-Asia. The direct connections allow Vietnamese goods to reach major markets without transshipment, helping reduce transit time and logistics costs.
In the first 11 months of 2025, CMIT handled more than 350 calls by mainline vessels and over 8,000 feeder calls. Throughput exceeded 2 million TEU, including mainline vessel throughput of over 1.1 million TEU, up 28% year-on-year—marking a record for CMIT for the period.
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