SEA FREIGHT SERVICE FROM VIETNAM TO CROATIA AND VICE VERSA

Vestal Shipping Company

October 6, 2023

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I. INTRODUCTION SEA FREIGHT SERVICE FROM VIETNAM TO CROATIA

Croatia’s economy qualifies as high-income with nominal GDP reached $67,84 billion, or $17.398 per capita for 2021. According to data from the General Statistics Office of Vietnam, in the first eight months of 2022, the total import-export turnover between the two countries reached 87.6 million USD, up 46.2% over the same period last year. Vietnam’s exports reached 58.1 million USD, up 76%. With the rapid and sustainable economic development between Croatia 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 Croatia .

How does Vestal shipping support your shipment? With more than 20 experienced years in shipping multi- commodity such as machinery and spare parts, garment & textiles, computer, mobiles, electronic components, seafood, woody 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 Croatia ’s port of discharges like Rijeka, Ploce, Split, Zadar, Dubrovnik … and reverse.

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

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

OCEAN FREIGHT FROM VIETNAM TO CROATIA	O/F		WEEKLY SCHEDULE	TRANSIT TIME
OCEAN FREIGHT FROM VIETNAM TO CROATIA	20’FT	40’FT	WEEKLY SCHEDULE	TRANSIT TIME
Cat Lai port to Rijeka port	2117 USD	3080 USD	TUE, WED, SUN	30 – 34 days
Cat Lai port to Ploce port	2417 USD	3685 USD	WED, FRI, SUN	33 – 37 days
Cat Lai port to Split port	2150 USD	3113 USD	TUE, WED, FRI, SUN	30 – 34 days
Hai Phong port to Rijeka port	2417 USD	3480 USD	MON, WED, SAT	33 – 34 days
Hai Phong port to Ploce port	2617 USD	3985 USD	WED, FRI, SUN	36 – 37 days
Hai Phong port to Split port	2350 USD	3413 USD	TUE, WED, FRI, SUN	32 – 33 days
Danang port to Rijeka port	2417 USD	3580 USD	TUE, WED, FRI, SUN	35 – 38 days
Danang port to Ploce port	2717 USD	4185 USD	MON, TUE, SAT, SUN	36 – 39 days
Danang port to Split port	2170 USD	3613 USD	MON, TUE, SAT, SUN	32 – 34 days

2. LCL SEA FREIGHT SERVICE FROM VIETNAM TO CROATIA

OCEAN FREIGHT FROM VIETNAM TO CROATIA	O/F (MIN 1 CBM)	LỊCH TÀU	TRANSIT TIME
Cat Lai port to Rijeka port	44 USD/CBM	MON, WED, FRI, SUN	30 – 34 days
Cat Lai port to Ploce port	53 USD/CBM	MON, TUE, WED, FRI, SUN	33 – 37 days
Cat Lai port to Split port	44 USD/CBM	MON, WED, FRI, SUN	30 – 34 days
Hai Phong port to Rijeka port	46 USD/CBM	MON, WED, FRI, SUN	33 – 34 days
Hai Phong port to Ploce port	55 USD/CBM	MON, WED, FRI, SUN	36 – 37 days
Hai Phong port to Split port	46 USD/CBM	MON, WED, FRI, SUN	32 – 33 days
Danang port to Rijeka port	49 USD/CBM	TUE, SAT	35 – 38 days
Danang port to Ploce port	58 USD/CBM	MON, TUE, SAT, SUN	36 – 39 days
Danang port to Split port	49 USD/CBM	TUE, SAT	32 – 34 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 CROATIA SEA PORTS: RIJEKA PORT, PLOCE PORT, SPLIT PORT, ZADAR PORT, DUBROVNIK PORT

1. Croatia main international sea ports

Rijeka port is a seaport in Rijeka, Croatia, located in the north of the Adriatic Sea in Kvarner Bay. All types of vessels are handled at a total of 39 berths including tankers, bulk carriers, container carriers, general cargo, passenger and Ro-Ro vessels with approx 9,300,000t of cargo and 145,000TEU handled annually.
Ploce port is a natural port located on the east coast of the Adriatic Sea at the mouth of the Neretva River and approx 70km northwest of Dubrovnik on the Dalmatian coast. It is an important port with excellent road, rail and air links that serves neighbouring non coastal countries, such as Bosnia Herzegovina, along with countries of Central Europe with approx 400 vessels and 963,000t of cargo handled annually.
Split port is the largest port in Dalmatia, lies approx midway along the Adriatic coastline of Croatia close to Sibenik. Due to deep protrusion in island area, the access to the port is enabled by coastal or internal access waterways through Drvenik, Šolta and Brač channel and “Splitska vrata”. Approx 4,000,000 passengers are handled annually.
Zadar port lies on a peninsula on the northern part of the Adriatic coast. The port of Zadar consists of 2 areas: Luka Zadar and Luka Gazenica. Each year, this port handles approx 550,000t of cargo and 197 vessels.
Dubrovnik port is situated in the southernmost part of the Republic of Croatia, approx 220km from Split. It offers a sheltered harbour with facilities for tankers, general cargo vessels, Ro-Ro and container vessels with approx 215,000t of cargo, 550 cruise vessels and 550,000 passengers handled annually.

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 CROATIA BY VESTAL SHIPPING

1. FCL-Full Container Load from Vietnam to Croatia 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 Croatia 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 CROATIA

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 CROATIA

Vietnam-Croatia 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 Croatia ’s port of discharge like Rijeka, Ploce, Split, Zadar, Dubrovnik … and reverse for LCL and FCL mode.
Customs procedures in Croatia and Vietnam’s border: With Vestal shipping’s offices and branches spread of along Vietnam and Croatia 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 CROATIA

1. EXPORT COMMODITIES

Machinery and spare parts – Garment and textiles – Electronic components – Agricultural products – Seafood

2. IMPORT COMMODITIES

Garment and textiles – Medicine – Machinery and spare parts – Rubber – Metal

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

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 CROATIA 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 CROATIA

Checking to make sure the commodity is enough standard to be imported into Croatia
Checking export tax in Vietnam
Making sure that Croatia 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 Croatia buyer
Having Certificate of phytosanitary for livestock and plant
Having Certificate of fumigation for woody commodity
Packing commodity firmly
Choosing the trust Croatia -Vietnam transpoter

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

Vestal shipping provides multiple service from door to door, port to door, port to port from Croatia ’s ports (Rijeka, Ploce, Split, Zadar, Dubrovnik) 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 CROATIA

Vestal shipping have cooperated with reputable carriers in all provinces and cities of Croatia such as DHL Express in Croatia, FEDEX LOGISTICS in Croatia, UPS LOGISTICS in Croatia.
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.