The port call was realized as part of an export project for electric buses manufactured by Vietnamese automobile and bus manufacturer Kim Long Motor Hue Joint Stock Company (Kim Long Motor) and destined for Thailand. NYK plans to continue making calls at the port in support of the project. Headway Logistics, NYK’s local logistics partner in Vietnam, also supported project coordination.

Finished vehicle transport in Vietnam has traditionally been handled through Hai Phong Port in the north and Ho Chi Minh Port in the south, with no prior services available from the central region, including Chan May Port. This marks the first-ever PCTC call to central Vietnam for finished-vehicle exports.

To commemorate the occasion, Kim Long Motor, Chan May Port, and NYK jointly held a ceremony celebrating the opening of a new automotive logistics route in central Vietnam. Representatives from the Hue city government, along with stakeholders from the logistics industry and related businesses, attended the event.

Established in 2018, Kim Long Motor is a Vietnamese automobile manufacturer. The company operates a production facility near Hue City in central Vietnam and primarily manufactures buses while also planning to expand into the passenger vehicle segment.

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