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- Vietnam Container Shipping Joint Stock Corporation (HOSE:VSC), commercially known as Viconship, is a Vietnam-based maritime logistics and seaport enterprise primarily engaged in container terminal operations, freight forwarding, warehousing, and integrated supply chain management services. Founded in 1985 and headquartered in Hai Phong, Vietnam, the company provides end-to-end maritime and inland logistics solutions structured across core business segments: Seaport and Terminal Operations, encompassing container stevedoring, berth allocation, vessel loading and discharge, cargo handling, and terminal management across major facilities including Green Port, VIP Green Port, and Nam Hai Dinh Vu Port; Container Yard and Depot Services, offering container freight station (CFS) cargo consolidation and deconsolidation, inland container depot (ICD) management, bonded warehousing, cold storage, and comprehensive container inspection, cleaning, maintenance, and repair; Multi-Modal Transportation and Logistics, providing containerized road haulage via a dedicated tractor-trailer fleet, coastal and river barge transportation, rail freight forwarding, domestic door-to-door distribution, and customs brokerage; and Shipping Agency and Maritime Services, comprising vessel husbandry, liner agency representation, ship brokerage, marine towing, and international supply chain coordination. The company primarily serves global container shipping lines, domestic and international cargo owners, manufacturing enterprises, and freight forwarders across Northern Vietnam and key domestic transport corridors. In recent corporate developments, Viconship completed the full acquisition of Nam Hai Dinh Vu Port in July 2024 by acquiring the remaining 65 percent equity interest following an initial 35 percent acquisition in 2023, creating a consolidated 1.6-kilometer continuous quay system and positioning the company as the largest port operator in the Hai Phong cluster with approximately 30 percent regional market share. To finance this strategic consolidation, the company executed an equity rights issuance to existing shareholders alongside structured bank credit facilities. Expanding its maritime freight capacity, the company acquired a 40.01 percent strategic equity stake in Vinaship Joint Stock Company in late 2024 and increased its investment holdings in Hai An Transport and Stevedoring Joint Stock Company in early 2025. Concurrently, Viconship executed strategic divestments from non-core assets, including the sale of its interest in the Hyatt Place hotel project in Hai Phong, to optimize capital allocation toward its core seaport infrastructure and logistics ecosystem.