A ground-breaking ceremony for a 200 billion VND (9.4 million USD) habour has been held in the Go Dau Port area in Long Thanh district, the southern province of Dong Nai.

Once operational in September 2015, the harbour is able to receiving 30,000 tonne ships, meeting the increasing needs on good handling of enterprises in Dong Nai and the southeastern region.

Nguyen Thi Bach Mai, General Director of the Dong Nai Port Co. Ltd, the construction of the harbour will take full advantage of the province’s natural features and pave the way for the Dong Nai port to become one of the country’s 10 most important ports.

The Dong Nai port system comprises Long Binh Tan Port and Go Dau Port with a total area of 443,000m2. Both ports are set to apply modern technology.

As set out in the master plan approved by the Prime Minister, the Dong Nai port system will be designated a national port.-VNA