DP World and VIMC Lines launch Mekong Express connecting South Vietnam

This reduces transit times by 70%.

DP World and VIMC Container Lines Joint Stock Company have launched the Mekong Express, a domestic sea-river transport route connecting the Can Tho and Cai Mep ports.

In a statement, DP World said Mekong Express operates twice a week, reducing transit times from 48 hours to 15 hours.

Mekong Express was designed to support dry and cold chain logistics. It can transport up to several hundred twenty-foot equivalent units (TEU) per voyage and is capable of handling a large number of refrigerated containers.

Equipped with real-time digital cargo tracking and carbon monitoring, DP World and VIMC Lines expect the service to achieve net-zero carbon emissions by 2026.

The parties plan to expand the route to include a call at the Saigon Premier Container Terminal and a call at Saigon Hiep Phuoc Port.

DP World currently operates the Saigon Premier Container Terminal in Ho Chi Minh City, with an annual capacity of 400,000 TEUs and the only roll-on/roll-off port in Southern Vietnam.