THE Vietnam Maritime Administration is to submit a plan to the transport ministry to divert cargoes from the congested Ho Chi Minh City port to the underutilised Cai Mep-Thi Vai deepwater port complex.
Under the plan a limit will be placed on the amount of goods that will be able to go through ports in Ho Chi Minh City, hence diverting some ships to the larger, nearby port complex, reported the Seatrade Maritime News.
The plan will be handed to the National Assembly for approval, according to Bui Thien Thu, deputy chief of Vietnam Maritime Administration, cited the Saigon Times Online.
He said the transport ministry has been trying to encourage shipping lines to move to Cai Mep-Thi Vai, Vietnam's largest port complex opened in May 2009, but severely underutilised due mainly to the lack of connecting hinterland facilities.
The official said that the VND40 trillion (US$1.8 billion) port complex consisting of seven container terminals has been operating at just 15 per cent of its designed capacity since it opened in 2009. Each terminal can handle about 1 million TEU annually, giving the port complex an annual handling capacity of 7 million TEU.
At Ho Chi Minh City port, congestion is particularly glaring at Cat Lai in District 2, according to Mr Thu, and the plan is expected to alleviate the problem. The lack of deepwater draft at Ho Chi Minh City port is also a push factor for operators to divert to Cai Mep-Thi Vai, which can accommodate containerships of up to 10,000 TEU.
PORTS
27 October 2015 - 22:00
Plan to move cargo from congested Ho Chi Min to underutilised Cai Mep-Thi Vai
THE Vietnam Maritime Administration is to submit a plan to the transport ministry to divert cargoes from the congested Ho Chi Minh City port to the underutilised Cai Mep-Thi Vai deepwater port complex.
PORTS
27 October 2015 - 22:00
Plan to move cargo from congested Ho Chi Min to underutilised Cai Mep-Thi Vai
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