A vast major economic zone covering 40,400 sq.km., the Mekong Delta boasts abundant advantages in agricultural production and investment attraction across a variety of fields. However, for years, the slow development transport infrastructure has hindered the development of the region.
The Ministry of Transport has released plans to overhaul waterway transport links across the country by 2030, to attract business and investment into transport infrastructure.
The Vietnam Inland Waterways Administration (VIWA) has announced that from October 12, fees and charges for transporting on the Vietnam-Cambodia waterway route are paid according the tonnage rates when vehicles entering and leaving seaports.
The Ho Chi Minh City Department of Transport has proposed reopening a high-speed boat and water-bus route that connects the city with Ba Ria-Vung Tau, Binh Duong and Tien Giang provinces from October 20.
Ho Chi Minh City’s first waterway transport service officially resumed operations on October 16 after being suspended for nearly four months as part of social distancing measures to curb the spread of COVID-19.
The Ministry of Transport will propose a special mechanism to develop a fleet of river-sea vessels serving the country’s scheme to develop coastal transport, Minister of Transport Nguyen Van The told at a national teleconference on development of waterway and coastal transport logistics in Hanoi on October 14.
The northern coastal province of Quang Ninh has proposed a project on building the Van Ninh general port at total investment of 2,248.5 billion VND (99 million USD), which, if approved, is expected to start construction in the fourth quarter of 2021, according to the Vietnam Maritime Administration.
A ceremony was held at Tac Suat Terminal in HCM City’s Can Gio district on January 4 to officially launch a ferry service between the southern economic hub and Vung Tau city, the capital of neighbouring Ba Ria-Vung Tau province.
After several delays, a ferry service between Ho Chi Minh City’s Can Gio district and Vung Tau city in the southern province of Ba Ria-Vung Tau will be put into operation at the beginning of January 2021.
The Mekong Delta province of Kien Giang has earmarked 680 million VND (29,300 USD) to provide relief for households affected by natural disasters in five districts so far this year.
The Ministry of Transport has ordered continued suspension of passenger transport from/to Da Nang from 0:00 hour on August 12 in order to prevent the COVID-19 from spreading further after the central city reported new outbreaks late last month.
The numbers of traffic accidents, traffic-related deaths and injuries in the country all decreased in 2019, as compared to the previous year, heard a national teleconference held on December 28.
The Mekong Delta city of Can Tho plans to build concrete embankments in some of the city’s eroded areas, according to Chairman of the municipal People’s Committee Vo Thanh Thong.
The World Bank made public a report on improving Vietnam’s land transport and a strategy on sustainable development of inland waterway transport in the country at a workshop in Hanoi on March 28.
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.
The Ho Chi Minh City People’s Council and the Radio Voice of Ho Chi Minh City People (VOH) held a dialogue with the municipal authorities on July 28 to discuss measures to further develop its tourism.
The Vietnam Inland Waterway Administration has proposed the Ministry of Transport consider and invest in three waterway transport projects in the Mekong Delta under public-private-partnership (PPP) form.
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