A cargo ship docks at Da Nang's Tien Sa Port. (Photo: VNA)Da Nang (VNS/VNA) - The central city ofDa Nang has officially put into operation the second stage of Tien Sa portafter two years of construction, bringing its total capacity to 12 milliontonnes of cargo per year.
General Director of Da Nang Port Joint StockCompany Nguyen Huu Sia said that the second stage at Tien Sa Port had cost morethan 1 trillion VND (44.2 million USD), of which 36 percent was funded by thecompany.
He said the second stage, which included twopiers, would allow access to 70,000DWT (deadweight tonnage) ships, 4,000TEU(twenty-foot equivalent units) container ships, and 150GT (gross tonnage)cruise ships.
Sia said the port was a key hub in central Vietnamand met international logistics standards in the region connecting theEast-West Economic Corridor that links Laos, Thailand, Myanmar and Vietnam.
According to the latest report, the Tien Sa port,10km from the city centre, handled four million tonnes of cargo in the firstsix months this year, a 6.14 percent increase in comparison with the sameperiod last year.
The port received on average 23 ships from 15shipping agencies per week. The expanded port will help build it into a leadinginternational commercial gateway in the ASEAN region by 2025.
The Tien Sa port upgrading is the city’s secondinvestment project which did not use official development assistance (ODA)funds after the Hoa Lien Water refused non-refundable ODA funds from Japan.
According to the Ministry of Transport, the city’sport system, including Tien Sa, Lien Chieu and Son Tra, would handle 29 milliontonnes of cargo by 2030.
The city and the port of Kawasaki in Japan havebeen planning to open a shipping route connecting the two ports.
The Tien Sa port will become a ‘valley’ oflogistics, warehouses, transport and digital customer clearance services,besides housing representative offices of shipping companies and banks.
The port has operated as a limited company underthe ownership of Vietnam National Shipping Lines (Vinalines) since 2008.-VNS/VNA
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