SEA FREIGHT SERVICE FROM VIETNAM TO CUBA AND VICE VERSA

Vestal Shipping Company

October 6, 2023

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I. INTRODUCTION SEA FREIGHT SERVICE FROM VIETNAM TO CUBA

According to the General Statistics of Vietnam, in 2021, the total trade turnover between Vietnam and Cuba reached about 335 million USD, of which, the export turnover of Vietnam to Cuba is about 296 million USD, Vietnam’s import turnover from Cuba is about 39 million USD. For Cuba, according to data from the General Statistics Office of Cuba, in 2020, the country’s total trade turnover is about 9.6 billion USD. Cuba exports mainly commodities such as crude oil, fiber and textiles, nickel and nickel-related products, medical products, alcohol and cigars. With the rapid and sustainable economic development between Cuba 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 Cuba.

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 Cuba’s port of discharges like Mariel, La Habana, Santiago De CuBa … and reverse.

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

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

OCEAN FREIGHT FROM VIETNAM TO CUBA	O/F		WEEKLY SCHEDULE	TRANSIT TIME
OCEAN FREIGHT FROM VIETNAM TO CUBA	20’FT	40’FT	WEEKLY SCHEDULE	TRANSIT TIME
Cat Lai port to Mariel port	5731 USD	5795 USD	TUE, WED, SUN	64 – 67 days
Cat Lai port to La Habana port	5990 USD	6050 USD	WED, FRI, SUN	61- 64 days
Cat Lai port to Santiago de Cu Ba port	6160 USD	6224 USD	TUE, WED, FRI, SUN	50 – 53 days
Hai Phong port to Mariel port	6231 USD	6395 USD	MON, WED, SAT	66 – 68 days
Hai Phong port to La Habana port	6490 USD	6350 USD	WED, FRI, SUN	65- 68 days
Hai Phong port to Santiago de Cu Ba port	6660 USD	6524 USD	TUE, WED, FRI, SUN	55 – 58 days
Danang port to Mariel port	7031 USD	7295 USD	TUE, WED, FRI, SUN	68 – 69 days
Danang port to La Habana port	7290 USD	7250 USD	MON, SAT, SUN	67- 68 days
Danang port to Santiago de Cu Ba port	7460 USD	7424 USD	MON, TUE, SAT, SUN	57 – 59 days

2. LCL SEA FREIGHT SERVICE FROM VIETNAM TO CUBA

OCEAN FREIGHT FROM VIETNAM TO CUBA	O/F (MIN 1 CBM)	WEEKLY SCHEDULE	TRANSIT TIME
Cat Lai port to Mariel port	98 USD/CBM	MON, WED, FRI, SUN	64 – 67 days
Cat Lai port to La Habana port	101 USD/CBM	MON, TUE, WED, FRI, SUN	61- 64 days
Cat Lai port to Santiago de Cu Ba port	104 USD/CBM	MON, WED, FRI, SUN	50 – 53 days
Hai Phong port to Mariel port	106 USD/CBM	MON, WED, FRI, SUN	66 – 68 days
Hai Phong port to La Habana port	106 USD/CBM	MON, WED, FRI, SUN	65- 68 days
Hai Phong port to Santiago de Cu Ba port	108 USD/CBM	MON, WED, FRI, SUN	55 – 58 days
Danang port to Mariel port	119 USD/CBM	TUE, SAT	68 – 69 days
Danang port to La Habana port	119 USD/CBM	MON, TUE, SAT, SUN	67- 68 days
Danang port to Santiago de Cu Ba port	121 USD/CBM	TUE, SAT	57 – 59 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 CUBA SEA PORTS: MARIEL PORT, LA HABANA PORT, SANTIAGO DE CU BA PORT

1. Cuba main international sea ports

Mariel port located in the north west of Cuba, approximately 40km west of Havana. Main cargoes handled by the port are cement, oil, bulk sugar and general goods with approximately 56 vessels visit the port annually.
Havana port situated on the north coast of Cuba, and is a natural sheltered harbour, is the capital and principal port of Cuba. The port has fourteen berthing facilities for all types of vessels with approx 270,000TEU and over 400 vessels handled annually.
Santiago port is situated on the south coast of Cuba in the Province of Oriente, 42nm west of Guantanamo Bay. The port consists of extensive berthage and storage facilities with approximately 40 vessels visit the port 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 CUBA BY VESTAL SHIPPING

1. FCL-Full Container Load from Vietnam to Cuba 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 Cuba 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 CUBA

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 CUBA

Vietnam-Cuba 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 Cuba’s port of discharge like Mariel, La Habana, Santiago de Cu Ba … and reverse for LCL and FCL mode.
Customs procedures in Cuba and Vietnam’s border: With Vestal shipping’s offices and branches spread of along Vietnam and Cuba 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 CUBA

1. EXPORT COMMODITIES

Machinery and spare parts – Garment and textiles – Computer and accessories – Coffee – Chemical – Rice – Building materials

2. IMPORT COMMODITIES

Vaccine – Medicine – Machinery and spare parts – Rubber – Metal

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

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 CUBA 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 CUBA

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

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

Vestal shipping provides multiple service from door to door, port to door, port to port from Cuba’s ports (Mariel, La Habana, Santiago de Cu Ba) 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 CUBA

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