SEA FREIGHT SERVICE FROM VIETNAM TO GREECE AND VICE VERSA

Vestal Shipping Company

October 6, 2023

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I. INTRODUCTION SEA FREIGHT SERVICE FROM VIETNAM TO GREECE

Greece is a developed country with a high standard of living and a high ranking in the Human Development Index. Greece is also one of the member states of the European Union (EU) and the euro area. The trade turnover between Greece and Vietnam is quite small, according to data from the General Statistics Office of Vietnam in 2020, the two-way trade turnover between the two countries is about 241 million USD, of which exports to Greece about 189 million USD and imports from Greece about 52 million USD. With the rapid and sustainable economic development between Greece 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 Greece.

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 Greece’s port of discharges like Piraeus, Thessaloniki, Patras, Heraklion… and reverse.

For more, consult :

SEA FREIGHT SERVICE FROM VIETNAM TO CANADA

SEA FREIGHT SERVICE FROM VIETNAM TO FRANCE

SEA FREIGHT SERVICE FROM VIETNAM TO INDONESIA

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

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

OCEAN FREIGHT FROM VIETNAM TO GREECE	O/F		WEEKLY SCHEDULE	TRANSIT TIME
OCEAN FREIGHT FROM VIETNAM TO GREECE	20’FT	40’FT	WEEKLY SCHEDULE	TRANSIT TIME
Cat Lai port to Piraeus port	2062 USD	2683 USD	TUE, WED, SUN	31 – 33 days
Cat Lai port to Thessaloniki port	2147 USD	2743 USD	WED, FRI, SUN	30 – 34 days
Cat Lai port to Patras port	2262 USD	2783 USD	TUE, WED, FRI, SUN	33 – 36 days
Cat Lai port to Heraklion port	2257 USD	2703 USD	TUE, WED, FRI, SUN	32 – 33 days
Hai Phong port to Piraeus port	2462 USD	3083 USD	MON, WED, SAT	40 – 45 days
Hai Phong port to Thessaloniki port	2547 USD	3143 USD	WED, FRI, SUN	47- 51 days
Hai Phong port to Patras port	2662 USD	3183 USD	TUE, WED, FRI, SUN	38 – 42 days
Hai Phong port to Heraklion port	2657 USD	3103 USD	TUE, WED, FRI, SUN	42 – 47 days
Danang port to Piraeus port	2662 USD	3283 USD	TUE, WED, FRI, SUN	41 – 43 days
Danang port to Thessaloniki port	2747 USD	3343 USD	MON, TUE, SAT, SUN	45- 50 days
Danang port to Patras port	2862 USD	3383 USD	MON, TUE, SAT, SUN	40 – 44 days
Danang port to Heraklion port	2857 USD	3303 USD	MON, TUE, SAT, SUN	43 – 45 days

2. LCL SEA FREIGHT SERVICE FROM VIETNAM TO GREECE

OCEAN FREIGHT FROM VIETNAM TO GREECE	O/F (MIN 1 CBM)	WEEKLY SCHEDULE	TRANSIT TIME
Cat Lai port to Piraeus port	38 USD/CBM	MON, WED, FRI, SUN	31 – 33 days
Cat Lai port to Thessaloniki port	39 USD/CBM	MON, TUE, WED, FRI, SUN	30 – 34 days
Cat Lai port to Patras port	40 USD/CBM	MON, WED, FRI, SUN	33 – 36 days
Cat Lai port to Heraklion port	39 USD/CBM	MON, WED, FRI, SUN	32-36 days
Hai Phong port to Piraeus port	40 USD/CBM	MON, WED, FRI, SUN	40 – 45 days
Hai Phong port to Thessaloniki port	41 USD/CBM	MON, WED, FRI, SUN	47- 51 days
Hai Phong port to Patras port	42 USD/CBM	MON, WED, FRI, SUN	38 – 42 days
Hai Phong port to Heraklion port	41 USD/CBM	MON, WED, FRI, SUN	42 – 47 days
Danang port to Piraeus port	43 USD/CBM	TUE, SAT	41 – 43 days
Danang port to Thessaloniki port	44 USD/CBM	MON, TUE, SAT, SUN	45- 50 days
Danang port to Patras port	45 USD/CBM	TUE, SAT	40 – 44 days
Danang port to Heraklion port	44 USD/CBM	MON, TUE, SAT, SUN	43 – 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 GREECE SEA PORTS: PIRAEUS PORT, THESSALONIKI PORT, PATRAS PORT, HERAKLION PORT

1. Greece main international sea ports

Piraeus port lies on the Saronikos Gulf towards the southeast of the mainland, is the major port in Greece and is the port for Athens, handling most cargoes and large number of cruise/ferry passengers. Approx 25,100 vessels visit the port, 11,706,200t of cargo including 513,400TEU and 20,336,500 passengers are handled by the port annually.
Thessaloniki port located on the north west shore of the Thermaicos Gulf, is a Free Zone and serves the transit trade of Central and southeast Europe. The main cargoes handled are grain, iron, tin, rice, tobacco, ores, minerals, fertilisers, timber, cement, chemicals, crude oil and refined products with approx 3,000 vessels visit the port, 16,000,000t of cargo including 7,000,000t of dry cargo and 9,000,000t liquid fuel cargo, 370,000TEU, 220,000 passengers handled annually.
Patras port situated on the northern shore of Peloponnesus, on the Greek mainland, is a hub port for interisland ferries of the southern Ionian Sea. The port consists of three basins handling merchant and passenger vessels with approx 4,000,000t of cargo, 2,400TEU, 2,700 vessels and 1,300,000 passengers handled annually.
Heraklion port is located on the north side of the island of Crete. It consists of 2 areas, the small inner port and the new outer port with approx 3,000 vessels visit the port with 2,000,000 passengers, 3,000,000t of cargo, and 22,000TEU 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 GREECE BY VESTAL SHIPPING

1. FCL-Full Container Load from Vietnam to Greece 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 Greece 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 GREECE

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 GREECE

Vietnam-Greece 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 Greece’s port of discharge like Piraeus, Thessaloniki, Patras, Heraklion … and reverse for LCL and FCL mode.
Customs procedures in Greece and Vietnam’s border: With Vestal shipping’s offices and branches spread of along Vietnam and Greece 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 GREECE

1. EXPORT COMMODITIES

Machinery and spare parts – Garment and textiles – Mobile accessories – Coffee – Woody furniture – Cashew – Agricultural products

2. IMPORT COMMODITIES

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

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

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 GREECE 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 GREECE

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

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

Vestal shipping provides multiple service from door to door, port to door, port to port from Greece’s ports (Piraeus, Thessaloniki, Patras, Heraklion) 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 GREECE

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