Approval of seaport planning: Priority given to Can Gio international transit port

The Prime Minister has just approved the adjustment of the master plan for the development of Vietnam's seaport system in the 2021-2030 period, with a vision to 2050, prioritizing the development of Can Gio port, Ho Chi Minh City.

Can Gio International Transit Port is expected to be located in Con Cho Islet in Thanh An Commune, Can Gio District, Ho Chi Minh City. The port will be built synchronously, modernly, applying smart technology and automation in port management and operation - Source: Portcoast

Accordingly, the Prime Minister approved the planning of Vietnam's seaport system for the 2021-2030 period, with a vision to 2050, to meet the needs of import and export of goods, trade between regions and areas nationwide, and transit goods for countries in the region as well as domestic and international passenger transport needs...

Priority given to Can Gio port, potential to become a special seaport

The seaport system ensures the throughput of 1,249 to 1,494 million tons of goods (of which container cargo is from 46.3 to 54.3 million TEU, excluding international transit cargo); passengers are from 17.4 to 18.8 million. Regarding infrastructure, priority is given to developing international gateway port areas such as Lach Huyen (Hai Phong), Cai Mep - Thi Vai (Ba Ria - Vung Tau), and building an international transit port area in Can Gio (HCMC). In the group of 15 type 1 seaports, Thanh Hoa, Da Nang, Khanh Hoa, and Ho Chi Minh City seaports are planned to have the potential to become special seaports. At the same time, units will study appropriate policies and mechanisms to gradually develop an international transit port in Van Phong (Khanh Hoa) to exploit the potential of natural conditions and geographical location. Planning for the development of Tran De port (Soc Trang) to serve the Mekong Delta so that investment can be implemented when conditions are sufficient. In addition, it also focuses on creating conditions for large-scale seaports to serve the socio-economic development of the whole country or inter-regions; international passenger ports associated with dynamic tourism development areas; large-scale ports serving economic zones and industrial parks; ports in island districts to serve socio-economic development associated with national defense - security and sovereignty over seas and islands.

Forming an international transit port cluster at Cai Mep estuary

In addition, the Government also requires the capacity of the seaport system to meet the demand for goods with an average growth rate of 4.2 - 4.8%/year; passengers grow an average of 1.2 - 1.3%/year. The major goal in the future is to continue investing in the Can Gio international transit port area, forming a large-scale international transit port cluster of Asian and international stature at the Cai Mep estuary (including Cai Mep and Can Gio wharf areas). At the same time, complete the relocation of ports on the Saigon River, continue to study the relocation of other ports suitable for the development of Ho Chi Minh City's urban space. Also in this decision, the Government approved the adjustment of the investment capital demand for ports providing cargo handling services in the seaport system until 2030 to about 313,000 billion VND (including only ports providing cargo handling services, not including investment capital for the Can Gio international transit port area). Capital is mainly mobilized from non-budgetary capital, enterprise capital and other legal capital sources. State budget capital is focused on public maritime infrastructure; key areas to create spillover and attract investment. Previously, the Ministry of Transport submitted to the Prime Minister for approval a detailed plan for seaports, ports, wharves, buoys, water areas, and water regions for the period 2021 - 2030, with a vision to 2050. This plan supplements the demand for international transit goods through Can Gio international transit port of about 3.6 million TEUs by 2030, according to the "Research project on construction of Can Gio international transit port, Ho Chi Minh City", assigned by the Prime Minister to Ho Chi Minh City and according to the commitment of potential investors. This is also the forecast volume of goods through Can Gio port by 2030, according to the Can Gio port construction project.

"Super" Can Gio green, modern port

According to the Ho Chi Minh City Department of Transport, Can Gio international transit port is expected to be located in Con Cho Islet in Thanh An Commune, Can Gio District, Ho Chi Minh City. MSC/TIL Group, the world's largest container shipping line, is the unit proposing to invest in this "super" project. Recently, the Ho Chi Minh City People's Committee officially submitted to the Prime Minister a second project to build Can Gio port with the expected investment in 2 phases, in which phase 1 will invest in construction and exploitation of the port before 2030. The project aims to develop Can Gio international transit port in a synchronous and modern manner, applying smart technology and automation in port management and operation; ensuring factors of economic and social efficiency, environmental protection, especially protecting and preserving the ecosystem of the Can Gio mangrove biosphere reserve.

Expected capacity by 2030 is 4.8 million TEUs and by 2047 is 16.9 million TEUs.

Thu Dung - Tuoitre.vn

Source: https://tuoitre.vn/phe-duyet-quy-hoach-cang-bien-uu-tien-lam-cang-trung-chuyen-quoc-te-can-gio-20240523124332804.htm