SEA FREIGHT SERVICE FROM VIETNAM TO ARGENTINA AND VICE VERSA

Vestal Shipping Company

October 6, 2023

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I. INTRODUCTION SEA FREIGHT SERVICE FROM VIETNAM TO ARGENTINA

The economy of Argentina is Latin America’s third-largest, and the second largest in South America with a diversified industrial base, and an export-oriented agricultural sector. According to the General Department of Customs, Vietnam’s export turnover to Argentina reached $756.6 million, up 8.2% over the same period in 2021, while imports reached $3.44 billion, up 12%. With the rapid and sustainable economic development between Argentina and Vietnam, Vestal shipping is confident to be a top transporter to bring to Vietnam’s companies the best service in exporting and importing commodity between Vietnam and Argentina. How does Vestal shipping support your shipment?

With more than 20 experienced years in shipping multi- commodity such as rubber, machinery and spare parts, computer, electric components, garment & textiles, foodstuff, agricultural products,… with full service like inland trucking, customs clearance, export/import documents… Vestal shipping is proud to be a top logistics company specializing in providing cost-saving sea freight and on time schedules at Vietnam’s port of loading like Cat Lai, Hai Phong, Danang, Caimep and Argentina’s port of discharges like Buenos Aires, Concepcion Del Uruguay, Corrientes, La Plata, Ushuaia, Zarate, Puerto Deseado, Puerto Quequen … and reverse.

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II. SEA FREIGHT PRICE QUOTATION AND ESTIMATED SCHEDULE FROM VIETNAM TO ARGENTINA

1. FCL SEA FREIGHT SERVICE FROM VIETNAM TO ARGENTINA FOR 20’/40’

OCEAN FREIGHT FROM VIETNAM TO ARGENTINA	O/F		WEEKLY SCHEDULE	TRANSIT TIME
OCEAN FREIGHT FROM VIETNAM TO ARGENTINA	20’FT	40’FT	WEEKLY SCHEDULE	TRANSIT TIME
Cat Lai port to Buenos Aires port, La Plata port, Puerto Deseado port, Puerto Quequen port	2810 USD	3760 USD	TUE, WED, SUN	38 – 43 days
Hai phong port to Buenos Aires port, La Plata port, Puerto Deseado port, Puerto Quequen port	3010 USD	4060 USD	MON, WED, SAT	38 – 43 days
Danang port to Buenos Aires port, La Plata port, Puerto Deseado port, Puerto Quequen port	3210 USD	4260 USD	TUE, WED, FRI, SAT	40 – 45 days

2. LCL SEA FREIGHT SERVICE FROM VIETNAM TO ARGENTINA

OCEAN FREIGHT FROM VIETNAM TO ARGENTINA	O/F (MIN 1 CBM)	WEEKLY SCHEDULE	TRANSIT TIME
Cat Lai port to Buenos Aires port, La Plata port, Puerto Deseado port, Puerto Quequen port	54 USD/CBM	MON, WED, FRI, SUN	38 – 43 days
Hai phong port to Buenos Aires port, La Plata port, Puerto Deseado port, Puerto Quequen port	56 USD/CBM	MON, WED, FRI, SUN	38 – 43 days
Danang port to Buenos Aires port, La Plata port, Puerto Deseado port, Puerto Quequen port	59 USD/CBM	TUE, SAT	40 – 45 days

Carrier: OOCL, PIL, EMC, MAERSK, APL, HAPAG LLOYD, SM LINE, COSCO, CMA, MSC Pls contact us for weekly updated detailed quotation and schedules

III. OVERVIEW OF VIETNAM SEA PORTS: HOCHIMINH PORT, HAIPHONG PORT, DANANG PORT AND ARGENTINA SEA PORTS: BUENOS AIRES PORT, CONCEPCION DEL URUGUAY PORT, CORRIENTES PORT, LA PLATA PORT, USHUAIA PORT, ZARATE PORT

1. Argentina main international sea ports

Buenos Aires port situated on the south shore of the River Plate at Km 0, all distances seaward are calculated from this point, is the principal maritime port in Argentina. Approx 2,200 vessels, 11,800,000t of cargo, 1,150,000TEU, and 1,000,000 passengers are handled annually.
Concepcion del Uruguay port is situated at 184.3km up on the west bank of the River Uruguay, in the Province of Entre Rios, 236 km. from Buenos Aires. Approx 100 ocean going vessels, 100 coastal vessels, 60,000 eucalyptus logs, 34,000t of soya, 74,000t of bagged rice, 70,000t of citrus and 264,000t of domestic cargo are handled annually.
Corrienetes port located on the left bank of the Paraná river and up river from the General Belgrano bridge which connects Corrientes with the province of Chaco, in the Northeast Argentina, has good depth alongside and is easy to access making it a good option the year round. With two mobile cranes 120 and 140 tons capacity, forklifts and a tractor plus one transtainer for container storage, 23.800 tons of cargo are handled annually.

La Plata port is situated on the left bank of the estuary of the River Plate from seaward, 6 n.m. from La Plata city and 30 n.m. south of Buenos Aires. The port of La Plata consists of 2 main berthing areas, Gran Dock and the Puerto Ingeniero Rocca Berth with approx 3,000,000t of cargo handled annually.
Ushuaia port is located on the S side of the island of Tierra del Fuego in the Beagle Channel, the southernmost port of Argentina and the South American Continent. Each year, approx. 175 passenger vessels and 57,000 passengers are handled.
Zarate port located 240km upstream from Buenos Aires, on the River Parana, is the first South American port specially designed as a car terminal, operated by Auto Terminal Zarate SA.

2. Viet Nam main international sea ports

Cat Lai port is the biggest and most modern container port in Vietnam. It is linked to the National Highway No.1, the Inner and Outer Belt Highways, HCM – Long Thanh – Dau Giay Highway via the Inter-province Highway 25 which allows vehicles with loading capacity of up to 30 tons. Nowadays, this is the hub for export-import of goods in south Vietnam – the economic hub of the nation, which accounts for more than two-thirds of Vietnam’s economy.
Hai Phong port is a port with the largest cargo throughput in the North of Vietnam. With a system of modern equipment and complete & safe infrastructure, Hai Phong port is always a convenient location, ensuring safety and suitable for transport purposes international commercial transactions.
Da Nang port is a major port system located in Central Vietnam and lies at one end of the East–West Economic Corridor, an economic corridor connecting Vietnam with Laos, Thailand, and Burma. Despite the fact that the port’s infrastructure is not specifically designed to accommodate cruise ships, the number of large cruise ships docking at Danang Port has increased in recent years.

IV. SEA FREIGHT SERVICE FROM VIETNAM TO ARGENTINA BY VESTAL SHIPPING

1. FCL-Full Container Load from Vietnam to Argentina and reverse

Vestal shipping has long year experience in handling all types of container: 20DC, 40DC, reefer container, flat container with international commercial service as below:

Door to door service for FCL, trading according to EXW, FCA, DAP, DDP term that means shipment is transported from seller’s nominated address to buyer’s warhouse.
Port to door service for FCL, trading according to FAS, FOB term that means shipment is transported from port of loading to buyer’s warehouse.
Port to port service for FCL, trading according to FAS, FOB term excluded customs procedure, inland trucking that means shipment is transported from port of loading to port of discharge.

2. LCL-Less than container load from Vietnam to Argentina and reverse

Vestal shipping has consolidation service with dimension from 1-16 CBM with multi-modes:

Door to door service for LCL: trading according to EXW, FCA, DAP, DDP term that means shipment is transported from seller’s nominated address, gathered at container yard then delivered to buyer’s warehouse.
Port to door service for LCL, trading according to FAS, FOB term that means shipment is transported from container yard to buyer’s warehouse.
Port to port service for LCL, trading according to FAS, FOB term excluded customs procedure, inland trucking that means shipment is transported from port of loading to port of discharge.

V. TYPES OF CONTAINER – CONTAINER SPECIFICATION SEA FREIGHT FROM VIETNAM TO ARGENTINA

Dry container with 20 feet (20DC), 40 feet(40DC), 45 feet(45GP) and Dry high cubes container 40HC: suitable for dry, non-oversized, non-perisable commodity.

Type	Length(meter)	Width(meter)	Height(meter)	Cube (m3)
Container 20DC	5.898	2.352	2.395	33.2 m3
Container 40DC	12.032	2.35	2.392	67.6 m3
Container 45GP	12.023	2.352	2.698	76.3 m3
Container 45HC	13.556	2.340	2.597	83.0 m3

Reffer container 20 feet (20RF), 40 feet (40RF): suitable for fresh and freezed commodity

Type	Length(meter)	Width(meter)	Heighth (meter)	Cube (m3)
Reefer Container 20 feet	5.485	2.286	2.265	28.4 m3
Reefer Container40 feet	11.572	2.296	2.521	67.0 m3

Open top container – Plat rack container – Tank container

VI. VESTAL SHIPPING’S TOP SEA FREIGHT SERVICE FROM VIETNAM TO ARGENTINA

Vietnam – Argentina transportation by sea and reverse: all goods can be handled by Vestal shipping excepted prohibited commodity. Vestal shipping has transportation service with cost-saving sea freight and on time schedules from Vietnam’s port of loading like Cat Lai, Hai Phong, Danang, Caimep to Argentina’s port of discharge like Buenos Aires, Concepcion Del Uruguay, Corrientes, La Plata, Ushuaia, Zarate, Puerto Deseado, Puerto Quequen… and reverse for LCL and FCL mode.
Customs procedures in Argentina and Vietnam’s border: With Vestal shipping’s offices and branches spread of along Vietnam and Argentina country, all your shipments are handled in the most convenient and fastest way.
Other related services: export & import license, Certificate of Origin, Certificate of phytosanitary, Veterinary Certificate, Certificate of fumigation, Certificate of quality, Certificate of Comformity, Certificate of Food Hygiene and Safety.

VII. TOP COMMODITIES EXPORT & IMPORT FROM VIETNAM TO ARGENTINA

1. EXPORT COMMODITIES

Mobile and accessories – Electronic components – Machines and equipment – Garment & textiles – Foodstuff – Woody products – Seafood

2. IMPORT COMMODITIES

Machinery and spare parts – Forage and raw materials – Flowers – Animal oil – Foodstuff – Frozen products

VIII. MUST-HAVE DOCUMENTS IN CUSTOMS CLEARANCE IN VIETNAM AND ARGENTINA

E-customs declaration – Conmercial Invoice – Sales Contract – Packing List – Bill of Lading – Certificate of Origin
Other documents: Certification Origin, Fumigation, Material Safety Data Sheet (MSDS), export license, import license…

IX. INFORMATION PROVIDED TO GET QUOTATION AND PROCEED SHIPPING

The information for quotation and handling provided by shipper

1. Full container Load-FCL, shipper need supply to Vestal shipping

MSDS for gas/liquid/powder commodity
Type of container
Volume/Weight/Dimension
Port of loading-POL/Port of discharge-POD

2. Less container load-LCL shipper need supply to Vestal shipping:

MSDS for gas/liquid/powder commodity
Volume/Weight/Dimension of carton
Port of loading-POL/Port of discharge-POD

X. HANDLING PROCESS OF EXPORTING/IMPORTING COMMODITY FROM VIETNAM TO ARGENTINA AND REVERSE

Step 1: Check information for commodity

Check if the commodity is prohibited to export/import in Portugal and Vietnam or not
Check if the commodity is taxed or not
Check whether the commodity have any special transport requirements or not
Check if the commodity is oversized, liquid, dangerous or not

Step 2: Sign the contract, prepare the commodity for ready export

After step 1, seller and buyer need to sign a commercial contract, prepare quality, quantity and other specifications of commodity, pack and label them.

Step 3: Buy insurance for the commodity

The advantage of buying insurance for commodity is to reduce risks and losses in transportation.

Step 4: Booking

According to commercial contract, Incoterm, need clarify:

Whether seller or buyer book space on vessel for shipment
What is the mode of transportation optimized in cost-saving, time-saving like inland trucking, multiple transportation by air, sea, truck, rail
Delivery conditions such as FOB, CFR, DDU, DDP …

Step 5: Customs procedures

It is obligate to make customs clearance for export import commodity. Following below steps:

Customs declaration with the correct and detail charater of commodity
Packing commodity orderly to be convenient for inspection
Compliancing the custom’s decision

Step 6: On boarding

Giving the carrier shipping instruction
Knowing the time that commodity is carried on vessel by dispatcher
Receiving bill of lading from carrier

Step 7: Payment

After seller gives buyer bill of lading, buyer must arrange payment according to payment term showed in commercial contract such as LC, TTR, DP, DA, …

XI. THE NOTES OF SEA TRANSPORTATION FROM VIETNAM TO ARGENTINA

Checking to make sure the commodity is enough standard to be imported into Argentina
Checking export tax in Vietnam
Making sure that Argentina buyer has import license for commodities such as foodstuff, medicine, plant, live stock
Completing Certificate of Origin-CO from Vietnam seller to be preferential tax by Argentina buyer
Having Certificate of phytosanitary for livestock and plant
Having Certificate of fumigation for woody commodity
Packing commodity firmly
Choosing the trust Argentina -Vietnam transpoter

XII. VESTAL SHIPPING IS ONE OF LEADING VIETNAM – ARGENTINA TRANSPOTERS

Vestal shipping provides multiple service from door to door, port to door, port to port from Argentina’s ports (Buenos Aires, Concepcion Del Uruguay, Corrientes, La Plata, Ushuaia, Zarate, Puerto Deseado, Puerto Quequen) to Vietnam (Hai Phong, Cat Lai, Da Nang) and reverse. Vestal shipping is your best choice with:

Fast quote: It takes 15-30 minutes for us to offer you quotation, vessel schedule and trace your shipment.
On time customs clearance: It takes 1-2 days in customs clearance at port of loading and port of discharge
Commitment: Vestal shipping has a good relationship with agents in Portugal, so we guarantee to support the best freight rates, stable schedules, ensure commodity delivered to businesses quickly and safely
Force of staff: Vestal shipping’ staff presents at Vietnam and Portugal ports for supporting anytime to your shipment
Office and branch: Ha Noi, Hai Phong, Long An, Ho Chi Minh, Dong Nai, Binh Duong, Cat Lai, Da Nang, Quang Ngai

XIII. VESTAL SHIPPING’S AGENT SYSTEM IN VIETNAM AND ARGENTINA

Vestal shipping have cooperated with reputable carriers in all provinces and cities of Argentina such as Blue Sky Logistics Argentina, TB Cargo SA, Trade and Logistic Company Argentina S.A., DHL in Argentina, FEDEX LOGISTICS in Argentina, UPS LOGISTICS in Argentina
Vestal shipping has signed long-term contracts with shipping lines: OOCL, PIL, EMC, MAERSK, APL, HAPAG LLOYD, SM LINE, COSCO, CMA, MSC, …
Vestal shipping has experienced, proactive, felixible staffs in handling shipment.

Therefore, we will help to optimize your supply chain in terms of financial, operational and information flows. We provide a comprehensive range of services delivering your efficiency and the best satisfaction.