Talking to Traffic Newspaper, Mr. Phung Xuan Ha, Chairman of Hai Phong Port Joint Stock Company said, this unit has just proposed the Vietnam Maritime Corporation to consider, approve and report the competent authorities on investment in construction of roads after berths 3 and 4 in Hai Phong international gateway port (Lach Huyen) to serve synchronous exploitation when these two wharves are invested and completed and put into utilization.
“According to the survey, the new road behind Lach Huyen harbor area is newly invested to serve the operation of berths 1 and 2 with a length of 750m (the end point of the route is downstream of the 2nd berth). Therefore, in order to ensure the efficiency of exploiting the ports of Lach Huyen area, the post-port route connecting from the end of the wharf No. 2 to No. 4 must be promptly invested in accordance with the investment schedule, ”said Ha and said, it is expected that the total investment of the new road will be about VND 1,000 billion. This amount is proposed from the surplus capital of component A project of Hai Phong international gateway port in the inception phase.
Regarding the progress of investment in two container terminals of No. 3, 4 of Lach Huyen port, Hai Phong port representative said that at present, the draft decision approving the investment policy has been approved by the Ministry of Planning and Investment. collecting opinions of related ministries and agencies and being synthesizing and finalizing and submitting them to the Prime Minister for consideration and approval.
Previously, a proposal for an investment project to build two container terminals No. 3 and 4 international gateway ports of Hai Phong was approved by the Department of Planning and Investment of Ho Chi Minh City. Hai Phong (investment registration agency), the Ministry of Planning and Investment appraises and reports to the Prime Minister for consideration and approval (5/2018).
In January 2019, the Government Office issued a document No. 174 conveying the opinion of Deputy Prime Minister Trinh Dinh Dung requesting the Ministry of Planning and Investment to assume the prime responsibility and coordinate with the State Capital Management Committee at enterprises. , Vietnam Maritime Corporation and related agencies finalize the appraisal report on the pre-feasibility report of the project. On that basis, completing the draft Decision of the Prime Minister approving the project investment policy.
Two berths 3 and 4 of Lach Huyen port will have a total length of 750m, capable of receiving ships with a capacity of up to 100,000 DWT (8,000 TEU), with a capacity of between 1 and 1.1 million TEU with a total level of investing nearly VND 7,000 billion. Expected wharves will be completed in the second quarter of 2021.
Two terminals No. 1 and No. 2, which have been handed over and put into use from May 5, 2018, serve container ships and general ships with a tonnage of up to 50,000 DWT and 100,000 DWT to reduce the load and capacity of about 1.1 million teu / year.
Reportedly, the two starting berths (No. 1 and 2) of the international gateway port of Hai Phong were originally researched by Vinalines. However, in order to focus on restructuring, Vinalines transferred Tan Cang Corporation to research and invest in construction.
According to baogiaothong.vn