Also on Jan. 1,the Cam Pha Port and Logistics Company and the Cua Ong Coal SortingCompany shipped its first batch of 15,400 tonnes of 9A coal dust to itsJapanese customer Sumitomo at Quang Ninh province’s Cam Pha port.
Meanwhile, General Director of the Sai Gon port Le Cong Minh issued anorder to load the first tonnes of cargo on the New Year.
The Sai Gon port plans to put into operation new ports in Hiep Phuoc (HCM City ) and Cai Mep-Thi Vai (the southern province of Ba Ria-VungTau ) and operate the Sai Gon port in the holding company model.
In 2009, the Sai Gon port handled more than 14 million tonnes of cargo,a year-on-year rise of 7 percent and achieved a turnover of more than 1trillion VND./.