Maersk, Hateco sign non-binding agreement on rail freight terminals in Vietnam
A man walks past a Maersk logo at the container shipping company's booth during the China International Supply Chain Expo (CISCE) in Beijing, China June 22, 2026. REUTERS/Florence Lo
(Corrects fourth bullet point to say the plan will bring the total investments in Vietnam by Maersk and Hateco to between $2.5 billion and $3.5 billion, not that this project alone would amount to "up to $3.5 billion")
HANOI, Oct 20 : APM Terminals, the ports arm of Denmark's A.P. Moller-Maersk, and Vietnam's Hateco Group signed a non-binding agreement to study the development and operation of railway freight terminals in northern Vietnam, the Vietnamese government said on Tuesday.
• The agreement was signed in the presence of Vietnam's General Secretary and President To Lam during his visit to Denmark
• The companies will study a railway freight terminal in Hai Phong, including cargo-handling and storage facilities, as well as three additional rail freight locations in northern Vietnam, according to a statement on the Vietnamese government portal
• The proposed network would connect industrial parks, logistics hubs and manufacturing centres with major transport gateways, forming an integrated rail freight system across northern Vietnam
• The plan signed on Tuesday will bring total investments in Vietnam by Maersk and Hateco to between $2.5 billion and $3.5 billion, Maersk said
• The project could help ease pressure on road transport, improve freight efficiency and expand options for import-export and cross-border trade, the Vietnamese government statement added
• In 2025, A.P. Moller-Maersk and Hateco opened the Hateco Hai Phong International Container Terminal, an around $400 million deep-water container port in northern Vietnam
