Port projects implemented slowly: Wait for capital and road!
29/01/2009 11:30 am
CA/Vũng Tàu - Currently, there are 14 port projects started construction, 5 projects on progress of moving ports, 19 projects are implemented steps for preparation of investment. With the rapid development of industrial zones, needs of transport services, increase in goods import and export, it requires to expand and develop port system. However, the worrying issue is the progress of construction deployment of port is still behind schedule...
Recently, the volume of goods through ports in the region rapidly increases, it is expected the output of goods through ports of Ba Ria - Vung Tau reaches approximately 124 million tons / year by 2020. The province presently has 14 ports being exploited, including 12 specialized ports and 2 general ports. To improve ability of services and transport of goods, meet demands of industrial development for the Southern key economic zone, the Government has planned the Thi Vai - Cai Mep area in the port complex No. 5 of the port development strategy till 2020. Accordingly, in recent years, Ba Ria - Vung Tau has planed and invested construction of 33 ports.
In addition to the subjective factor from investors, another subjective factor, which causes the delay in deployment of port projects, is the asynchronous traffic infrastructure of the port area. Although the scale and total investment capital of port projects in Ba Ria - Vung Tau are very large, the transport infrastructure after the port serving the progress of construction, exploitation of seaports later has almost nothing, has not met needs of investors yet, unconformity with commitment of investment outside the port fence. System of road has not been built and upgraded; this makes implementation of investment difficult and slow down the progress of project implementation.
The route of Thi Vai - Cai Mep port is invested by the provincial budget, until now it has only completed about 5.3 km in total length of about 21km. The route No.965 invested by the Project Management 85, the Ministry of Transport, connecting the Cai Mep area with the National Road 51 with 8.5 km length, the total invested capital of VND1,031 billion of ODA capital has just started in late 2008. Apart from the network of road traffic, the waterway of Vung Tau-Thi Vai port system is implemented too slowly, has not met the progress of exploitation of the port as planned. Particularly, the flow from Phu My to Go Dau has no investment plan yet while most of the projects in this area will be started in early 2009.
Demands of goods transportation in the Southern key economic zone is under huge pressure that requires the transport sector and local authorities must have solution to speed up progress of movement and implementation of port projects. Delaying in construction is synonym with slowing down the industrial development of Ba Ria - Vung Tau and the surroundings.
Recently, the volume of goods through ports in the region rapidly increases, it is expected the output of goods through ports of Ba Ria - Vung Tau reaches approximately 124 million tons / year by 2020. The province presently has 14 ports being exploited, including 12 specialized ports and 2 general ports. To improve ability of services and transport of goods, meet demands of industrial development for the Southern key economic zone, the Government has planned the Thi Vai - Cai Mep area in the port complex No. 5 of the port development strategy till 2020. Accordingly, in recent years, Ba Ria - Vung Tau has planed and invested construction of 33 ports.
In addition to the subjective factor from investors, another subjective factor, which causes the delay in deployment of port projects, is the asynchronous traffic infrastructure of the port area. Although the scale and total investment capital of port projects in Ba Ria - Vung Tau are very large, the transport infrastructure after the port serving the progress of construction, exploitation of seaports later has almost nothing, has not met needs of investors yet, unconformity with commitment of investment outside the port fence. System of road has not been built and upgraded; this makes implementation of investment difficult and slow down the progress of project implementation.
The route of Thi Vai - Cai Mep port is invested by the provincial budget, until now it has only completed about 5.3 km in total length of about 21km. The route No.965 invested by the Project Management 85, the Ministry of Transport, connecting the Cai Mep area with the National Road 51 with 8.5 km length, the total invested capital of VND1,031 billion of ODA capital has just started in late 2008. Apart from the network of road traffic, the waterway of Vung Tau-Thi Vai port system is implemented too slowly, has not met the progress of exploitation of the port as planned. Particularly, the flow from Phu My to Go Dau has no investment plan yet while most of the projects in this area will be started in early 2009.
Demands of goods transportation in the Southern key economic zone is under huge pressure that requires the transport sector and local authorities must have solution to speed up progress of movement and implementation of port projects. Delaying in construction is synonym with slowing down the industrial development of Ba Ria - Vung Tau and the surroundings.
Source: Baria Vungtau Newspaper
.:: Other news
• PPP mechanism implementation goes slowly, weakly (22/05/2012)
• When state agencies “forget” projects in calculating FDI (18/05/2012)
• Capital Mobilization: Awaiting Guidelines! (09/05/2012)
• Foreign investment projects ‘require careful evaluation' (08/05/2012)
• BOT infrastructure projects reach a deadlock (27/04/2012)
• Building wind power projects on land costs less: experts (20/04/2012)
• It's still unclear if Vietnam will license more IZ projects (11/04/2012)
• Bar raised on FDI projects (10/04/2012)
• Casino projects: foreign investors must follow Vietnamese rules of the game (05/04/2012)
• Time to rethink road strategy (22/03/2012)
• When state agencies “forget” projects in calculating FDI (18/05/2012)
• Capital Mobilization: Awaiting Guidelines! (09/05/2012)
• Foreign investment projects ‘require careful evaluation' (08/05/2012)
• BOT infrastructure projects reach a deadlock (27/04/2012)
• Building wind power projects on land costs less: experts (20/04/2012)
• It's still unclear if Vietnam will license more IZ projects (11/04/2012)
• Bar raised on FDI projects (10/04/2012)
• Casino projects: foreign investors must follow Vietnamese rules of the game (05/04/2012)
• Time to rethink road strategy (22/03/2012)