Illustrative image (Photo: VNA)Saigon Newport Corporation, the port’s operator, said it was investing moreinto the port, including in 300 hectares of storage space, container terminalsand a general port.
About 10km from the city’s centre, the port is located at Hiep Phuoc IndustrialPark and close to client warehouses such as Lotte, Alpha, Dory warehouses andSaigon Food factories.
It is the only port operating container cargo in the south of the city, and isconsidered the best "extension arm" for Cat Lai and Cai Mep portclusters in Ba Ria-Vung Tau province.
With roads connecting to various industrial zones, the port connects thesezones with terminals in the Mekong Delta.
Located on the Soai Rap River, the port’s main berth length is 420 metres withtwo container berths and four barge berths, and is capable of receiving shipsof up to 50,000 DWT.
It receives vessels from seven international shipping routes and one domesticroute weekly.
It provides optimal time and cost advantages when bringing vessels into theport, such as no limit time for early dropping off, free storage, free bargingbetween TCHP and Tan Cang - Cat Lai (TCCL) Port, free barging for emptycontainers from TCCL to TCHP for stuffing and loading onto vessels at TCHP, andfree 12-hour operation charge for reefer containers dropped at TCHP thentransported and loaded at TCCL.
Additionally, its seven pairs of buoys on the river are capable of receivingvessels of 30,000-40,000 tonnes.
With modern equipment, the port also operates numerous bulk cargo and generalcargo services for items such as rice, seafood, fertilizers, iron and steel,gypsum, cement and OOG project (wind turbines), with a productivity of over350,000 tonnes per year for major consumers and partners.
Along with exports of Vietnam's essential products, it is becoming a hub ofgoods, a convenient place for goods clearance in the key southern economicregion and the Mekong Delta.
Due to the demands of the ocean freight market, it welcomes primary shippinglines such as COSCO, TSL, WANHAI, OOCL, and ONE.
As a robust backend for logistics activities in the south, the port contributesto leveraging breakthrough opportunities for urban economic growth in Nha Be district.
Furthermore, this is the company's vision for the potential development of NhaBe district into a "satellite city" from the perspective of a leadingport and logistics enterprise in the country.
This orientation aligns with the city’s development plan for the logisticsindustry by 2025 with a vision to 2030, the city's vision also follows theworld's trend in developing a logistics centre connecting port operations tomaximise the potential in the logistics chain.
The district plans to retain Hiep Phuoc Logistics Centre on a scale of morethan 250ha as a distribution hub for e-commerce and domestic goods.
According to the country’s master plan for seaport system development in theperiod of 2021-2030 with a vision to 2050, the development orientation ofseaports in the city is to shift the cargo flows out of the central area,connect the Mekong Delta and Cai Mep port cluster in Ba Ria-Vung Tau province,and develop large-scale ports to receive transhipment flows from neighbouringregions.
With a convenient location on the world's maritime route, HCM City is workingon a logistics development strategy that would make the city a major logisticshub of the country and Southeast Asia.
It aims to develop three logistics centres: one each in its south and north andone for aviation. The former two are expected to be at least 40 hectares insize by 2025, expanding to 70ha by 2030.
It also targets annual growth of 25% for the logistics industry and for it toaccount for around 10% of its economy./.
VNA
