The enterprise proposes the Government of Vietnam and competent agencies to consider many mechanisms to form container transshipment ports in Can Gio.

Representatives of the Vietnam Maritime Corporation (VIMC) said that the Can Gio area is located at the beginning of Cai Mep – Thi Vai maritime flow, with high depth, less affected by conditions, waves, wind, located near the international maritime route.

Following the direction of the Prime Minister, Saigon Port and MSC shipping lines are accelerating the research and development of international container transshipment port in Can Gio area.

This seaport is oriented to invest with the capacity to receive mother ships of up to 250,000 dwt, the design capacity of 15 million TEUs, the total length of the main wharf is about 6.8km, the demand for land use is about 570ha ”, the leader of VIMC said and said, the establishment of a large-scale logistics service center will facilitate the development of economic activities in the locality; logistics development becomes the focal area of HO CHI MINH CITY.

Based on the analysis, VIMC representative said that the Prime Minister, People’s Committee of HO CHI MINH CITY, Ministry of Transport, State Capital Management Committee at enterprises and ministries and sectors were considered to support the policy of Saigon Port in cooperation with MSC/TIL to implement the investment project, operate international container transshipment port in Can Gio, Ho Chi Minh City.

At the same time, update and supplement the project into the planning, including the Master Plan for the development of Vietnam’s seaport system in the period 2021-2030, with a vision to 2050 to ensure the project implementation in accordance with the related planning.

In order to take advantage of the opportunity to cooperate with and attract the world’s leading potential foreign investors, VIMC also proposes to apply the form of contractor appointment to select investors in accordance with the Bidding Law or apply the form of investor selection in special cases as prescribed in Article 26 of the Bidding Law; proposes the Prime Minister to assign the People’s Committee of HO CHI MINH CITY to prepare a dossier of proposals to apply the investor selection plan in special cases and submit it to the Prime Minister for appraisal according to regulations.

Source: Bao Giao thong