HCM CITY DEVELOPS NEW ECONOMIC ZONE FOR MARINE SECTOR
[05-05-2015] HCM City is developing its first special economic zone in the south of the city, encompassing districts 7, Nha Be and part of Binh Chanh and Can Gio with a focus on marine economy. The special economic zone covers the Hiep Phuoc Port, Phu My Hung urban area, industrial parks and other new urban areas, according to Hoang Minh Tri, deputy head of HCM City Research and Development Institute.
HCM CITY DEVELOPS SEAPORT SYSTEM
[04-05-2015] HCM City is developing a system of seaports to facilitate trade activities between the city and its vicinity. The city is currently home to 38 seaports with a total length of nearly 13 kilometres, including Tan Cang – Cat Lai, Saigon , and Saigon Premiere Container Terminal (SPCT).
ONE-STOP-SHOP CUSTOMS MECHANISM TO BE LAUNCHED AT SEA PORTS IN MAY
[22-04-2015] Viet Nam Customs will officially launch the one-stop-shop customs mechanism at 9.00 am on May 6, 2015 at international seaports in the provinces of Quang Ninh, Hai Phong, Ba Ria-Vung Tau, Da Nang City and Ho Chi Minh City.
HANDLING BACKLOGGED COMMODITIES AT SEAPORTS
[24-03-2015] Seaports of Haiphong City had 5,060 backlogged containers of commodities as of August 2014, according to the Haiphong Department of Customs. Reportedly, as many as 2,796 contained used rubber and tyres; 183 containers of machines and equipment carried the name of recipients as Vietnam National Shipping Lines (Vinalines) and Shipbuilding Industry Corporation (SBIC); and 2,081 contained used clothing, scrap plastic, scrap iron, used electronic devices, agricultural by-products and overdue frozen goods. Generally, as it is hard to find owners of those low-valued containers, the handling is quite difficult.
RESTRUCTURING SCHEMES FOR MAJOR PORTS MAY CHANGE
[13-03-2015] The Ministry of Transport has sent the Government its plans to sell majority State stakes at Saigon and Haiphong ports to Vingroup Joint Stock Company (Vingroup) and if they are approved, the restructuring and equitization plans for Vietnam National Shipping Lines (Vinalines) and Saigon Port would change considerably.
