Nhân Dân
National Daily
30 June 2026 · Economy
Vietnam’s Opportunity to Move Deeper into the International Ship Trading Value Chain
The article examined how, in multi-million-dollar vessel transactions, risk lies not only in the market but inside the documentation and handover process — and how Vietnam can move beyond simple repair to become a technical reception, handover and completion point for international ship transactions. It cited the case of the container vessel ZBM, sold by a Chinese owner to a Turkish buyer, with inspection, handover, drydock and class renewal all carried out in Vietnam under continuous technical-commercial supervision.
“The problem is not that the market lacks vessels, but finding the right vessel, the right seller and the right real cost after taking delivery.”— Daniel Ho, Director of SVC Marine UAE, as cited by Nhân Dân
Ship Sale & Purchase
Technical Due Diligence
Drydock
Class Renewal
Vietnam Value Chain
Why it mattersCoverage in Vietnam’s national daily references Daniel Ho directly as an industry expert and records a real international transaction — a Chinese-to-Turkish vessel sale completed technically in Vietnam — as evidence of the country’s growing role in cross-border ship trading.
https://nhandan.vn/viet-nam-truoc-co-hoi-tham-gia-sau-vao-chuoi-gia-tri-mua-ban-tau-bien-quoc-te-post972349.html