Authorities in the northern port city of Hai Phong, one of the importantwaterway hubs in the region, have been stridently promoting sustainablegrowth and protection of the environment in sea port areas, in a bid toturn the locality into a “green port city” by 2020.
Hai Phong is now home to 34 ports and transhipment complexes, with 38 enterprises operating there.
Inrecent years, the volume of goods passing through ports in the cityrecorded a yearly average increase of between 15-20 percent, hitting 66million tonnes in 2014.
According to Nguyen Van Tien, GeneralDirector of the Vietnam Container Shipping JSC (VSC), local businessesare focused on investing in infrastructure development and improving thequality of services.
He said that almost all firmsworking in the locality have good awareness of maritime environmentprotection and do their utmost to prevent environmental pollution.
Thelocal port authority usually implements inspections to ensure thatcompanies strictly abide by the regulations in this area.
BuiVan Minh, Director of the Hai Phong Port Authority, said his agencyand relevant units are working to support ports improve theirinfrastructure system so as to meet environmental friendly standards.
Additionally, a modern international gateway port – the Lach Huyenport - with a capacity of handling ships with tonnage up to 100,000tonnes is to be completed in the city. This is expected to help the cityrealise its environmental targets, solidifying the National Strategy onGreen Growth.-VNA
Hai Phong is now home to 34 ports and transhipment complexes, with 38 enterprises operating there.
Inrecent years, the volume of goods passing through ports in the cityrecorded a yearly average increase of between 15-20 percent, hitting 66million tonnes in 2014.
According to Nguyen Van Tien, GeneralDirector of the Vietnam Container Shipping JSC (VSC), local businessesare focused on investing in infrastructure development and improving thequality of services.
He said that almost all firmsworking in the locality have good awareness of maritime environmentprotection and do their utmost to prevent environmental pollution.
Thelocal port authority usually implements inspections to ensure thatcompanies strictly abide by the regulations in this area.
BuiVan Minh, Director of the Hai Phong Port Authority, said his agencyand relevant units are working to support ports improve theirinfrastructure system so as to meet environmental friendly standards.
Additionally, a modern international gateway port – the Lach Huyenport - with a capacity of handling ships with tonnage up to 100,000tonnes is to be completed in the city. This is expected to help the cityrealise its environmental targets, solidifying the National Strategy onGreen Growth.-VNA
