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Deputy Minister of Transport Nguyen Nhat has emphasised the need to give priority to developing key seaports and seaport clusters in the next ten years.

Ho Chi Minh City will continue to move its ports to its outskirts to ease congestion on roads outside them and build new ones under a national port master plan for 2020-2030.

Vietnam is situated within the most dynamic maritime transport network in the world. With a coastline of over 3,200 km, the country boasts huge potential for the development of sea transport and other maritime services.

Substantial amounts of domestic and foreign capital are being poured into major logistics projects in the south of Vietnam.

There is a trend of real estate developers moving their investments from big cities of Hanoi and Ho Chi Minh City to other localities, experts have said.

Seaport companies still reported positive earnings despite the impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic.

The construction of a series of seaports in the south-central region is expected to drive its maritime economic development, according to local government leaders.

Investment in industrial parks (IPs) and economic zones (EZs) has become a new driver of growth in the northeastern province of Quang Ninh, with local authorities issuing various policies to attract investors.

Once being put into operation, the complex will apply smart technology, which will help speed up cargo handling, towards sustainable development.

A ground-breaking ceremony was held on August 25 for the first phase of Ca Na Seaport Complex project in Thuan Nam district of the south central province of Ninh Thuan.

Seaport enterprises have proposed raising stevedoring service costs by 10 percent in 2021 and 2022, saying it is necessary for them to reinvest in infrastructure and improve service quality.

Container loading and unloading service charges should be increased to approach the regional level so investors would not feel hesitant when pouring money into developing seaports.

Border guards of Ho Chi Minh City on May 2 morning rescued a US citizen in distress on the Saigon River.

The Ministry of Transport (MoT) has rejected a proposal of cutting container loading and unloading service fees at seaports by 30 percent, chief of the ministry’s office Nguyen Tri Duc has said.

Cambodia is planning to build a new container seaport in Preah Sihanouk province with financial assistance from Japan, Minister of Public Works and Transport Sun Chanthol said last week.

The novel coronavirus has caused problems to most of the roadway logistics firms, however at sea it is having a mixed affect.

Vinalines will devise a number of measures to further promote growth of its three key sectors of seaport, shipping industry and maritime services towards joining in the Global Shipping Alliances (GSA)

Vietnam will develop a seaport master plan for 2021-30, with an aim to enhance infrastructure connectivity, reduce logistics costs and promote marine economic development.

The Customs Bureau of Ho Chi Minh City has proposed that city authorities collect infrastructure fees at seaports to increase revenue for the city.

Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc joined leaders of other ASEAN member states and President of the Republic of Korea (RoK) Moon Jae-in at the second session of the ASEAN-RoK Commemorative Summit in Busan on November 26.