SHIPPING HUB
Ho Chi Minh City / Cai Mep
Vietnam
Ho Chi Minh City is Vietnam's largest commercial center, served by the Cat Lai port and the deep-water Cai Mep–Thi Vai terminals. Yards in the city and around Vung Tau and Dong Nai build and repair offshore support vessels, tugs, and commercial ships for domestic and regional owners.
- Transit time
- ~5–8 days
- Common class societies
- NK, KR, DNV, BV
- Packaging standard
- Export seaworthy
- Incoterms
- CIF (FOB / CFR)
How steel moves from our mill to Ho Chi Minh City / Cai Mep
- 1
Inland origin — Wuhan, Hubei
Wuhan sits on the Yangtze, about 1,000 km inland. It has no deep-sea berth of its own, so every export shipment starts with an inland leg.
- 2
Coastal transfer — Shanghai or Ningbo
Plate moves by Yangtze barge or road to Shanghai or Ningbo, where it is loaded onto an ocean-going vessel FOB. This first leg is identical for every destination we ship to.
- 3
Ocean leg to Ho Chi Minh City / Cai Mep — ~5–8 days
Typical transit time from Shanghai to Ho Chi Minh City / Cai Mep, based on general ocean-freight experience on this lane. Actual time varies with carrier routing, transshipment and season. The exact schedule is confirmed at booking and is not a commitment for any specific vessel.
Classification society compatibility
Shipyards and repair yards in Vietnam commonly work with NK, KR, DNV, BV, among others. A vessel's classification society is chosen by its owner or yard, regardless of the port it calls at. The WISCO mill holds works approval from all nine major classification societies (CCS, ABS, DNV, GL, BV, LR, RINA, KR and NK), so whichever society your project uses is covered.
View classification society certificatesGet a CIF quote to Ho Chi Minh City / Cai Mep
Send us the grade, thickness, and tonnage — we will quote CIF Ho Chi Minh City / Cai Mep with ocean freight and marine insurance already included.