Deputy PM calls for sea port work
16/10/2008 10:44 pm
Laws/HCMC - Deputy Prime Minister Hoang Trung Hai said it was necessary to develop the infrastructure of sea ports as a premise to develop the economy and attract investment.
He made the statement yesterday while visiting Sai Gon Port in HCM City.
The port general director, Le Cong Minh, reported to Hai about the port’s recent business status. In the fist nine months of this year, the total of commodities transported via the port rose to 9.4 million tonnes, with a total revenue of VND866 billion (US$52.4 million). The port’s workers earned an average monthly income of VND5.5 million each.
The Government has decided to move the port out of the inner city. A new port – the Hiep Phuoc – is being built to replace it.
At present, the Hiep Phuoc Port covers 100ha, with a 1.8km-long wharf. It is expected to have an annual capacity of 18 million tonnes. The first stage of the port was planned to be put into use by the end of 2011.
Hai said the Government has focused on investment to develop the sea port system.
The decision to move ports out of HCM City inner areas was indispensable, but has been slowly implemented, he said.
He asked the Ministry of Transport and relevant offices to quickly boost projects that had been approved. He urged that Hiep Phuoc Port (first stage) should replace the Sai Gon port by the end of 2010.
Sai Gon Port is one of Viet Nam’s oldest ports, dating back to 1860. It is an international trade gate to HCM City and the southern region
He made the statement yesterday while visiting Sai Gon Port in HCM City.
The port general director, Le Cong Minh, reported to Hai about the port’s recent business status. In the fist nine months of this year, the total of commodities transported via the port rose to 9.4 million tonnes, with a total revenue of VND866 billion (US$52.4 million). The port’s workers earned an average monthly income of VND5.5 million each.
The Government has decided to move the port out of the inner city. A new port – the Hiep Phuoc – is being built to replace it.
At present, the Hiep Phuoc Port covers 100ha, with a 1.8km-long wharf. It is expected to have an annual capacity of 18 million tonnes. The first stage of the port was planned to be put into use by the end of 2011.
Hai said the Government has focused on investment to develop the sea port system.
The decision to move ports out of HCM City inner areas was indispensable, but has been slowly implemented, he said.
He asked the Ministry of Transport and relevant offices to quickly boost projects that had been approved. He urged that Hiep Phuoc Port (first stage) should replace the Sai Gon port by the end of 2010.
Sai Gon Port is one of Viet Nam’s oldest ports, dating back to 1860. It is an international trade gate to HCM City and the southern region
Source: VNS Việt Nam News
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