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Dong Nai Seaport focuses on serving intra-Asia and domestic transportation

On May 12, a delegation of the Ministry of Transport led by Deputy Minister Nguyen Xuan Sang came to work in Dong Nai to develop a detailed plan of Dong Nai Seaport in the coming time. Receiving and working with the delegation were Member of the Party Central Committee, Secretary of the Provincial Party Committee Nguyen Hong Linh; Vice Chairman of the Provincial People's Committee Nguyen Thi Hoang and leaders of relevant departments, branches and localities.


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Surveying mission at a petroleum port in Nhon Trach District

In the morning, the delegation had a field trip at the actual seaports in the province at the rivers of Dong Nai, Dong Tranh, Long Tau, Thi Vai in the territory of two districts of Long Thanh and Nhon Trach.

At the meeting, the consultant unit said that Dong Nai Seaport belongs to the group of seaports No. 4, this is also the largest group of seaports in Vietnam and also the most important group of seaports, accounting for 43% of the total cargo volume through the nationwide seaport system.

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Field trip of ports along Thi Vai River

According to the consulting unit, Dong Nai seaport planning is a seaport serving inter-regional socio-economic development (type I), including: Phuoc An, Go Dau, and Phuoc Thai wharves (on Thi Vai River) serving the socio-economic development of the Southeast provinces and the Central Highlands; have general berth, container, bulk cargo, liquid/gas cargo. Receiving ships up to 60,000DWT downstream of Phuoc An Bridge and up to 30,000DWT upstream of Phuoc An Bridge to Go Dau, Phuoc Thai, suitable for the conditions of exploitation of navigational routes and the clearance under the works crossing the rivers.

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Field trip at Go Dau Port

Nhon Trach wharf area also serves the socio-economic development of the Southeast provinces, has a general wharf, bulk cargo, liquid/gas cargo. Here, ship sizes up to 45,000DWT or more can be accepted or reduced in accordance with the conditions of the operation of the navigational channel and the clearance of river crossing works.

 

Long Binh Tan wharf area (on Dong Nai River) is a satellite wharf area, a focal point for seaports in the region and serving local socio-economic development, with a general wharf, containers, and liquid cargo. /gas. Receiving ships of up to 5,000DWT.

 

The consulting unit has also proposed to the Provincial People's Committee to review the projects of seaports and inland ports behind schedule; Planning of general and container wharves concentrated in Nhon Trach District, Dong Nai River, Phuoc An in association with logistics centers behind the port and a synchronously connected transport system. Selecting the investors with the qualified capacity to invest, operate seaports, synchronize logistics in accordance with the forecast of goods demand go by.

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Secretary Nguyen Hong Linh of the Provincial Party Committee speaks at the meeting

Implement investment in Nhon Trach and Phuoc An inter-port roads in sync with the progress of port construction. To improve navigational channels, specifically Cai Mep - Thi Vai channel (in which Phuoc An and My Xuan areas for ships of 60,000DWT; Go Dau and Phuoc Thai zones for ships of 30,000DWT); Clearing the shallow strip of Ba Xang Island on Dong Nai river channel for ships of 5,000DWT, increase the clearance of Dong Nai Bridge to meet the demand for container transport from Dong Nai, Binh Duong to Cai Mep - Thi Vai and the Ho Chi Minh City area.

Planning and publicizing the dredging waste disposal area to serve the implementation of projects on port construction, maintenance and dredging of the water area in front of the port and the navigational channel according to the planning.

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Vice Chairperson Nguyen Thi Hoang of the Provincial People's Committee speaks at the meeting

Speaking at the meeting, Secretary of the Provincial Party Committee Nguyen Hong Linh shared that with the existing system of seaports and inland ports, Dong Nai possesses very important resources to promote the regional economy in general and of the region. However, the seaports of the province are subject to great competition from the seaports of Ho Chi Minh City and Binh Duong. That's why it takes a lot of effort. In order for seaports to function well and prosper, leaders of the Provincial Party Committee believe that there must be a well-connected transport system, thereby reducing costs and reducing transportation time.

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Deputy Minister Nguyen Xuan Sang discusses at the meeting

Talking at the meeting, Vice Chairperson Nguyen Thi Hoang of the Provincial People’s Committee said that, in the three planned port areas, the development of the wharf area in Nhon Trach currently depends on the direction of the construction of Cat Lai Bridge. The bridge has not yet determined the official construction location. Therefore, the consulting unit should pay attention when planning. At the same time, the consultant also needs to update the Bien Hoa – Vung Tau Railway line in the planning.

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​​Mr. Le Quang Binh, Director of Department of Transport reports at the meeting

 

Deputy Minister Nguyen Xuan Sang said that currently, the Ministry of Transport has assigned the Vietnam Maritime Administration to develop detailed plans for seaport groups, including detailed planning for seaport group No. 4 including Dong Nai Seaport; detailed planning of land areas and seaport waters of Dong Nai Province and planning of national inland ports, including the system of inland ports in the province. As planned, these plans will be completed and submitted to the Government for approval by the end of this year. Orientation to develop the province’s seaport system will focus on welcoming small tonnage ships for intra-Asia and domestic transportation.

 Quoc Khanh

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