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
ONE from Ho Chi Minh City to Laem Chabang
Ocean Network Express runs the TE2 service, which leaves Cat Lai and calls at Laem Chabang on its way to Singapore, Malaysia and East India.
Cat Lai → LCBdirect call on the TE2 service
Apr 2025first TE2 sailing from Cat Lai
1Thai port: Laem Chabang
1–2 daystypical Ho Chi Minh City → Laem Chabang leg (other lines)
About the line
A global line with a Vietnam – Thailand – India loop
ONE (Ocean Network Express) is a container line based in Singapore. In April 2025 it started TE2 (“Thailand Vietnam East India 2”), whose rotation starts at Ho Chi Minh City (Cat Lai) and calls next at Laem Chabang.
ONE did not publish a transit time for this leg in its announcement. On other lines the Ho Chi Minh City → Laem Chabang leg is about 1–2 days, which is the range we use for planning until the sailing is confirmed.
From Laem Chabang your steel reaches the Eastern Seaboard estates by truck. 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
Vietnam → Thailand services
ONE 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| TE2 | Ho Chi Minh City (Cat Lai) › Laem Chabang › Singapore › Port Klang › Chennai › Visakhapatnam › Port Klang › Singapore | Direct call Ho Chi Minh City → Laem Chabang; transit not published | PortNews, 4 Apr 2025 |
- Vietnamese port
- Thai port
Source: ONE’s TE2 announcement as reported by PortNews (4 April 2025). We confirm the actual sailing and transit 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.
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 Ho Chi Minh City to Laem Chabang with ONE?
ONE has not published the transit for this leg. Lines with published schedules take about 1–2 days on the same leg; we confirm the actual sailing in the quotation.
Does ONE call at Bangkok Port on this service?
No, TE2 calls at Laem Chabang. For Bangkok and the central plains we truck from Laem Chabang or use a line that calls at Bangkok.
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.