Hanoi (VNA) - The Vietnam NationalShipping Lines (Vinalines) has asked the Ministry of Transport to allow it to workwith Rent A Port of the Belgian Ackermans & Van Haaren Group to invest indeveloping ports in Lach Huyen – Hai Phong international port.
The two sides hope to develop a grain specialisedport, capable of receiving 100,000 DWT ships, and construct a 250 hectarelogistics centre opposite the grain port to facilitate the handling, storageand distribution of grain for the northern region.
The Belgian company has already hired aconsultant company to evaluate the financial situation and equtisation progressof Vinalines and set up a group of international maritime experts to examinethe infrastructure and logistics system of Vietnam’s leading marine firm.
Rent A Portwas established in 1885 specialising in port management. In Vietnam, it has injected more than 200 million USDinto the Deep-C industrial complex, and pledged to add more 250 million USD to port and industrial park projects in Hai Phong and Quang Ninh province.
Under the IPO plan, Vinalines is allowed to holda maximum of 65 percent of registered capital at key ports, including HaiPhong, Sai Gon and Da Nang.
Vinalinescurrently manages a fleet of off-shore vessels with total capacity of nearlytwo million tonnes, occupying some 25 percent of the national fleet’s capacity.
From now to 2020, Vinalines will focus ondeveloping and exploiting sea ports, which play important roles in thenorthern, central and southern areas of the country and are the lifeline of thenational transportation network.-VNA