Building inland waterway transport in Vietnam, supporting the development of low carbon transport and connecting ethnic minorities and farmers to the Greater Mekong Subregion economic corridor are some of the significant achievements of the Australia-funded programme Aus4Transport. After more than six years, the 30 million AUD (20 million USD) programme will be wrapped up at the end of this month.
The World Bank has approved a 107 million USD credit to enhance the capacity, efficiency, and safety of inland waterways in the southern region of Vietnam, while also aiming to reduce greenhouse gas emissions in the transport sector.
The number of air passengers reached 76.5 million in the first eight months of 2022, a year-on-year surge of 136%, and the August figure is estimated at 11.5 million, a jump of 473% from a year earlier, according to Tran Bao Ngoc, director of the Ministry of Transport’s Department of Transport, who further said the transport sector has seen positive signs, particularly in aviation.
Port infrastructure fees for imported and exported goods transported by inland waterways in and out of Ho Chi Minh City are halved from August 1, in accordance with a resolution approved by the municipal People’s Council.
A lack of investment in inland waterways has stunted the development of water-borne shipping and made Vietnam’s logistics sector heavily dependent on more expensive road transport.
More than 30 businesses from Vietnam and Japan were brought together at an event in the northern port city of Hai Phong on July 19 to seek stronger investment links.
Ways to reduce logistics costs and improve transport connectivity were the main topics of a national conference held in Hanoi on April 16 under the chair of Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc.
Deputy Prime Minister Trinh Dinh Dung has asked the Ministry of Transport to review transport planning in the Mekong Delta and seek better links among modes of transport in the region.
The National Traffic Safety Committee has announced 12 hotlines to receive complaints about traffic problems during the 2018 New Year holiday from December 30, 2017 to January 1, 2018.
