Lach Huyen port in Hai Phong city (Photo: VNA) Specifically, 78% of the capital would be reserved for developingports and the rest for public maritime infrastructure.
By 2024, the focus would be placed on upgrading Cai Mep - Thi Vai navigationalchannel to enable it to serve ships of up to 18,000 TEU, navigational channelsfor large ships to enter Hau, Van Uc and Chanh rivers.
In addition, investment would be poured into developing sea lights in islandsand archipelagos under Vietnam’s sovereignty and infrastructure for marinesafety, building coastal information stations, search and rescue centres and arepresentative office of Nha Trang Maritime Administration in Truong Sa.
By 2030, the investment would focus on the construction of breakwaters at Vung AngPort (Ha Tinh province), sand barrier system at Cua Viet and Cua Gianh as wellas upgrading Cam Pha, Ba Ngoi, Hon La, Tran De, Diem Dien and Van Uc channels.
The vessel traffic services (VTS) would be installed for Hon Gai – Cai Lanchannel and the channel into Hau river.
The Ministry of Transport said that it would call for investment into potentialports such as Van Phong and Tran De. By 2030, construction would be started fora port in Nam Do Son (Hai Phong) and ports in Cai Mep and Tran De.
As of October 2022, there were 296 ports with a total length of 107km (fivetimes the figure of 2000). Vietnam also established international gateway portsin the northern and southern regions with 34 shipping routes including 11routes in Asia, three to Europe and 20 to America, only after Malaysia andSingapore./.
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