Accordingly, Tan Cang - Cat Lai Port's ratio of uncleared containers is now back to the normal 85 percent, and it is again fully capable of receiving goods as the economy recovers, Saigon Newport Corporation, its operator, said.
The waiting time for a ship to dock is now under eight hours. Companies that have been shut down due to COVID-19 will have their cargo transported to inland container depots for free.
Tan Cang- Cat Lai Port stopped accepting imports by businesses that have suspended production so that it can clear a huge backlog of containers that have piled up since early August.
In an announcement on August 2, the Tan Cang Sai Gon Corporation said the pileup has been caused by firms reducing or suspending production since the city’s lockdown began. The port also faced a shortage of employees, with the number halving to 250, exacerbating the pileup.