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
KMTC from Ho Chi Minh City to Laem Chabang and Bangkok
KMTC’s Korea – Vietnam – Thailand services call at Ho Chi Minh City and then Laem Chabang and Bangkok, one of the shortest sea legs from our factory to Thailand.
1–2 daysHo Chi Minh City → Laem Chabang
2–4 daysHo Chi Minh City → Bangkok Port
2services: KVT and VTS
2Thai ports: Laem Chabang and Bangkok
About the line
A Korean intra-Asia line with direct calls in Thailand
KMTC (Korea Marine Transport Co.) is a container line based in Seoul, Korea that focuses on intra-Asia trades.
Two of its services sail south from Korea through Hong Kong to Ho Chi Minh City, then on to Laem Chabang and Bangkok. For cargo from Vietnam this is the useful direction: the Thai ports come right after Ho Chi Minh City, so the sea leg is short.
Our factory is near Ho Chi Minh City, so these services suit steel for the Eastern Seaboard estates through Laem Chabang, or for Bangkok and the central plains through Bangkok Port. We name the line, vessel and sailing in your quotation.
Indicative transit times
From Vietnamese ports to Thai ports
- VNHo Chi Minh City (Cat Lai)1–2 daysindicativeTHLaem Chabang Port
- VNHo Chi Minh City (Cat Lai)2–4 daysindicativeTHBangkok Port (Khlong Toei)
Vietnam → Thailand services
KMTC 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| KVT | Gwangyang › Busan › Hong Kong › Ho Chi Minh City › Laem Chabang › Bangkok | Ho Chi Minh City → Laem Chabang 2 days · → Bangkok 4 days | Service schedule, port days (KMTU:KVT) |
| VTS | Busan › Gwangyang › Hong Kong › Ho Chi Minh City › Laem Chabang › Bangkok (southbound) | Ho Chi Minh City → Laem Chabang 1 day · → Bangkok 2 days | Service schedule, port days (KMTU:VTS) |
- Vietnamese port
- Thai port
Source: KMTC service schedules KVT and VTS as listed in the Flexport Atlas service database (port days of the loop). Days are computed from the published port days and are indicative; 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.
- 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 Ho Chi Minh City to Laem Chabang with KMTC?
About 1–2 days at sea on the VTS and KVT services, and about 2–4 days to Bangkok Port. Add trucking from our factory to the Vietnamese port and from the Thai port to your site.
Does KMTC call at Bangkok Port?
Yes. Both services call at Bangkok after Laem Chabang, which suits sites in Bangkok, Samut Prakan and the central plains.
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.