Hai Phong, Feb. 18 -- The Vietnam Maritime Corporation (VIMC) partnered with Guangxi Beibu Gulf Port Group of China on February 18 to launch a new container shipping route connecting China's Beibu Gulf, Vietnam's Hai Phong and India's Kolkata.

The first public container shipping service between Beibu Gulf Port and Hai Phong Port is poised to facilitate seamless trade among China's Guangxi, northern Vietnam, eastern India and even Bangladesh. It will see the export of Chinese goods such as glass, paper products, and energy storage batteries, while imports comprise wood chips, starch, spices, sandstone, and food products.

VIMC Deputy General Director Le Quang Trung hailed the launch as an important milestone for the regional maritime indu...