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
Maersk between Thailand and Vietnam
Maersk’s IA10 service links Bangkok and Laem Chabang with Ho Chi Minh City. It runs Thailand first, Vietnam after, which matters for steel going the other way.
4–5 daysBangkok / Laem Chabang → Ho Chi Minh City
21 daysIA10 round trip
2Thai ports: Bangkok and Laem Chabang
1–2 daysVietnam → Laem Chabang on direct southern services (other lines)
About the line
A Thailand-first loop through Vietnam and North Asia
Maersk is a container shipping and logistics company based in Copenhagen, Denmark. Its intra-Asia IA10 service sails from Sihanoukville to Bangkok and Laem Chabang, then to Ho Chi Minh City, the Philippines, Taiwan and South China, and back.
Because IA10 calls at Thailand before Vietnam, cargo from Vietnam to Thailand would stay on board for most of the 21-day loop. For steel structures from our factory near Ho Chi Minh City we therefore use direct southern services, which reach Laem Chabang in about 1–2 days.
If you work with Maersk through a global contract, tell us: we can ship on a Maersk routing and quote it side by side with a direct service.
Indicative transit times
From Vietnamese ports to Thai ports
Vietnam → Thailand services
Maersk 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| IA10 | Sihanoukville › Bangkok › Laem Chabang › Ho Chi Minh City › Batangas › Taichung › Xiamen › Hong Kong › Shekou › Nansha › Sihanoukville | Thailand first: Laem Chabang → Ho Chi Minh City 4 days. Vietnam → Thailand goes round the loop | maersk.com, IA10 route page |
- Vietnamese port
- Thai port
Source: Maersk IA10 route page (port days from Sihanoukville: Bangkok day 2, Laem Chabang day 3, Ho Chi Minh City day 7). Days 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.
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 port
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 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
Can we ship our steel structure from Vietnam to Thailand with Maersk?
Yes, on request, but IA10 calls at Thailand before Vietnam, so the transit is long. Direct southern services reach Laem Chabang in about 1–2 days; we quote both if you ask.
We have a contract with Maersk. Can you use it?
Yes. Tell us in your quotation request; under FOB your forwarder can also book the sailing on your contract.
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.