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
Interasia Lines from Cai Mep to Laem Chabang
The VTI service links the Cai Mep deep-water terminals near Ho Chi Minh City with Laem Chabang every week, about two days at sea.
2 daysCai Mep → Laem Chabang
Weeklyfixed-day VTI service
May 2025first call at TCIT, Cai Mep
2,600–3,000 TEUvessel size on the service
About the line
A weekly link from Cai Mep to Thailand’s main port
Interasia Lines is a container line based in Taipei, Taiwan. In May 2025 it started the VTI service, which calls at Tan Cang – Cai Mep International Terminal (TCIT) in Ba Ria – Vung Tau and at Laem Chabang, and continues to Malaysia and India. The same service is also listed under Wan Hai Lines in schedule databases.
Cai Mep is a deep-water port and an alternative to Cat Lai for cargo from our factory. For steel bound for the Eastern Seaboard estates through Laem Chabang, VTI is a short and regular option. We name the line, vessel and sailing in your quotation.
Indicative transit times
From Vietnamese ports to Thai ports
- VNCai Mep – Thi Vai2 daysindicativeTHLaem Chabang Port
Vietnam → Thailand services
Interasia Lines 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| VTI | Laem Chabang › Cai Mep (TCIT) › Port Klang › Nhava Sheva › Mundra › Port Klang › Cai Mep (TCIT) | Cai Mep → Laem Chabang 2 days | Saigon Newport (TCIT) news, 2 May 2025; service schedule (WHLC:VTI) |
- Vietnamese port
- Thai port
Sources: Saigon Newport Corporation news on the first VTI call at TCIT (2 May 2025); VTI schedule in the Flexport Atlas service database. Days are computed from published port days and are indicative.
Thai ports called
Destination ports in Thailand
See the industrial estates around each port and how we deliver your steel structure to site.
From 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.
- 1
Fabricated and inspected
Made in our own factory in Tay Ninh, every piece checked against the ITP before packing.
- 2
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.
- 4
Documents before arrival
B/L, packing list, invoice and Form D (ATIGA) reach your customs broker before the vessel berths.
- 5
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
How long from Cai Mep to Laem Chabang on VTI?
About 2 days at sea, based on the published port days of the service.
Why ship from Cai Mep instead of Cat Lai?
Cai Mep is a deep-water port and an alternative to Cat Lai. We compare the sailings, and flat-rack space for long members, from both ports in the quotation.
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.
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.