Issue 01
Members longer than a container
How we handle it
Flat-rack or open-top containers, or bolted splices designed so members fit standard 40 ft boxes when that is cheaper.
Shipping lines · Vietnam → Thailand
CMA CGM, CNC and APL between Vietnam and Thailand
The CMA CGM group runs several Asia services that call at Vietnamese ports and at Laem Chabang and Bangkok. Here is what each one offers for steel structures shipped from Vietnam to your site in Thailand.
4services calling at both countries in the July 2026 booklet
5 daysChu Lai → Laem Chabang (CNC JTVS)
≈ 8 daysHai Phong → Laem Chabang / Bangkok (APL RBH)
2Thai ports: Laem Chabang and Bangkok
About the line
A global carrier with two intra-Asia brands
CMA CGM is a container shipping group based in Marseille, France. In Asia it sells many regional services under two group brands: CNC, focused on intra-Asia trades, and APL.
Between Vietnam and Thailand the group’s services are mostly long loops that link Japan, Korea, China and Southeast Asia. Some call at Vietnam first and then Thailand, which suits cargo from Hai Phong or central Vietnam. Others call at Thailand first and Vietnam after, which suits the return direction.
For steel structures from our factory near Ho Chi Minh City we usually take a direct southern service with a shorter transit (see the transit table). We name the line, vessel and sailing in your quotation.
Indicative transit times
From Vietnamese ports to Thai ports
- VNHai Phong5–8 daysindicativeTHLaem Chabang Port
- VNHai PhongAbout 8 daysindicativeTHBangkok Port (Khlong Toei)
- VNChu Lai (Quang Nam)5 daysindicativeTHLaem Chabang Port
Vietnam → Thailand services
CMA CGM services calling at Vietnam and Thailand
As published by the line. Transit times are indicative; the actual vessel, sailing and transit time are confirmed in every quotation.
| Service | Rotation (port order) | Vietnam → Thailand | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| CNC JTVS | Tokyo › Yokohama › Nagoya › Kobe › Busan › Gwangyang › Kaohsiung › Chu Lai › Laem Chabang › Ho Chi Minh City › Tokyo | Chu Lai → Laem Chabang 5 days | Booklet 9 Jul 2026 (service update 2 Jun 2026) |
| APL RBH | Shekou › Nansha › Laem Chabang › Bangkok › Laem Chabang › Hai Phong › Shekou | Hai Phong → Laem Chabang / Bangkok about 8 days, via Shekou and Nansha (from port days) | Booklet 9 Jul 2026 (service update 13 Sep 2024) |
| CNC CT8 | Shanghai › Ningbo › Laem Chabang › Hai Phong › Yangpu › Shanghai | Thailand first: Laem Chabang → Hai Phong 5 days. Hai Phong → Laem Chabang goes round the loop (about 16 days) | Booklet 9 Jul 2026 (service update 23 Apr 2026) |
| CNC NKT | Incheon › Gwangyang › Busan › Hong Kong › Shekou › Laem Chabang › Bangkok › Laem Chabang › Ho Chi Minh City › Incheon | Thailand first: Laem Chabang → Ho Chi Minh City 2 days | Booklet 9 Jul 2026 (service update 11 Dec 2024) |
- Vietnamese port
- Thai port
Source: CMA CGM “Service Details” booklet, 9 July 2026. Transit days are indicative and can change with each schedule; we confirm the actual sailing in your quotation.
Thai ports called
Destination ports in Thailand
See the industrial estates around each port and how we deliver your steel structure to site.
CIF
Chonburi · Gulf of Thailand
Laem Chabang Port
Thailand’s main deep-sea container port in Chonburi, gateway to the EEC estates – our default CIF port.
Explore the port
CIF
Bangkok · Chao Phraya River
Bangkok Port (Khlong Toei)
The river port in central Bangkok – our CIF port for Bangkok and Samut Prakan sites in standard containers.
Explore the portFrom our factory to your site
How your steel structure travels
The sea leg is one part of the trip. We plan the whole route from our factory to your plot.
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Fabricated and inspected
Made in our own factory in Tay Ninh, every piece checked against the ITP before packing.
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Packed by erection zone
Bundled and tagged in erection sequence; long members go in flat-rack or open-top containers.
- 3
The sailing that fits your programme
We pick a direct service that matches your foundation schedule and name the vessel and sailing date in the quotation.
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Documents before arrival
B/L, packing list, invoice and Form D (ATIGA) reach your customs broker before the vessel berths.
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Delivered to site
CIF to the Thai port, or DDP with clearance, duty and trucking to your site.
Steel structure by sea
What we settle when shipping structural steel
Issue 02
Free time at the port
How we handle it
Shipments go out by erection zone, timed to your foundations, so containers leave the terminal straight away.
Issue 03
Duty preference and documents
How we handle it
Every shipment carries a Form D for the ATIGA tariff, with invoice, packing list and HS codes that match line by line.
Issue 04
Salt air near the coast
How we handle it
Sites close to the sea get a paint system for a higher corrosion category, from our paint systems range.
Related topics
More on delivery to Thailand
FAQ
Questions Thai clients ask us
Does CMA CGM sail direct from Ho Chi Minh City to Thailand?
In the July 2026 booklet the group’s services from Ho Chi Minh City reach Thailand only after a long loop; the direct calls go from Thailand to Ho Chi Minh City. For cargo from the south we usually use another line’s direct service, with a transit of about 1–2 days to Laem Chabang.
How long from Hai Phong to Laem Chabang with CMA CGM?
About 8 days on the APL RBH service, which calls at Shekou and Nansha on the way. MSC’s Saola service is faster at about 5 days. We compare both in the quotation.
Can long rafters and columns go on these services?
Yes. Members up to about 12 m fit a 40 ft container; longer members go in flat-rack or open-top containers when the line has space, or we design bolted splices.
Do you choose the shipping line, or can we?
Under CIF we book the line and sailing that best fits your programme. If you prefer a specific line, tell us and we quote on that line.
Other lines
Other shipping lines between Vietnam and Thailand
Line names are trademarks of their owners. World Steel is not an agent of any shipping line. Data from published schedules and subject to change.
Planning to ship a steel building to Thailand?
Send us your site location and building size. We reply with a concept design, a CIF price to the nearest Thai port and a sailing that fits your programme.