At the inauguration ceremony (Photo: VNA)Long An (VNA) - The Dong Tam Group held an inauguration ceremony forthe first phase of the Long An International Port in Tan Lap commune, Can Giuocdistrict, the southern province of Long An on September 26.
Construction for the second phase of the port also began the same day.
The 147-hectare port is developed in three phases with total investment ofnearly 10 trillion VND (430.7 million USD). It is designed to have sevenwharves, which are able to receive ships of up to 70,000 DWT. More than 400,000square metres at the port were arranged to build warehouses, serving thetransportation of farm produce, steel, fertiliser, among others in the MekongDelta.
The portproject is key to reducing traffic congestion and logistics costsin Long An province and the Mekong Delta.
Constructionhas been completed for three wharves with total length of 630 metres. As of2019, Long An International Port received nearly 1,000 domestic andforeign ships (including many 50,000DWT ships), with about 1 milliontonnes of goods imported and exported through it.
This year, the Dong Tam Group are building wharves No.4 and 5, and striving to putthem into operation in 2021.
The projectinvestor is working on legal procedures to expand the port and build two otherwharves, at an undisclosed date, that would be able to receive100,000DWT ships.
This wouldincrease the total number of wharves to nine, and their combinedlength to 2,368 metres, making it one of Vietnam's longestinternational ports./.
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