MSC is planning to bring large ships into the Saigon Port International Container Terminal – SSA (SSIT) for cargo handling, instead of several medium-sized ships belonging to the existing Sentosa service line.

The Vietnam Maritime Administration has just sent a document to the Ministry of Transport to comment on the receipt of ships with a tonnage of 200,148 DWT entering and leaving Saigon – SSA International Container Terminal (SSIT), Ba Ria – Vung Tau province.

According to the State management agency specializing in maritime, SSIT Wharf was announced by the Vietnam Maritime Administration to open to receive ships with a tonnage of up to 160,000DWT in June 2021; The Ministry of Transport has approved the policy of allowing the study and preparation of a plan to receive ships with a tonnage of 200,000DWT in November 2017.

On that basis, the investor shall coordinate with the consulting unit to organize the inspection and assessment of the port structure, be appraised by the Construction Investment Management Department, and notify the results of the assessment of the ability to receive important load ships 199,273DWT.

The Ministry of Transport also has the largest platform owner system allowing to organize a trial to receive 199,273DWT container ships entering and leaving SSIT Wharf in October 2022; Vietnam Maritime Administration has approved the plan to ensure maritime safety for container ships from 166,000DWT to 199,273DWT entering and leaving SSIT Wharf at the end of November 2022.

For the request to receive the MSC JADE vessel with a tonnage of 200,148DWT entering and leaving SSIT Wharf, the Vietnam Maritime Administration said that currently, at Cai Mep container terminal, the Ministry of Transport allows research and further organization continuing to test many ships with a load weight of up to 214,121 DWT that are safely unloaded at Cai Mep International Terminal (behind the upstream of SSIT Wharf).

In addition, the Ministry of Transport has issued Document No. 5667/BGTVT-KHDT dated June 16, 2021, supporting the policy of adjusting the planning of Cai Mep Gemadept Port – Terminal Link to receive ships up to 250,000 DWT and Document No. 2008 /BGTVT-KCHT dated 3/2/2023 The largest platform system allows OOCL SPAIN with a tonnage of 232,495DWT to enter and exit the port.

Currently, the Vung Tau – Thi Vai navigational channel route through SSIT Wharf has been announced with a bottom elevation of -14.0m (Natogram).

On February 18, 2023, the Ministry of Transport kicked off the construction investment project to raise the Cai Mep – Thi Vai channel route from buoy number “0” to Cai Mep container terminal, where the passage through SSIT Wharf has regulations dredging to an elevation of -15.5m (Natogram), a channel width of 350m, construction is expected to be completed in 2024 and suitable for ships with a tonnage of up to 200,000 DWT/18,000 TEU of large tonnage or larger. meet marine safety conditions) one-way operation.

According to the report of Saigon Port International Container Service Joint Venture Company – SSA, the investor has distributed a specialized consulting unit to monitor, calculate and evaluate the responsiveness of the results. port infrastructure structure and compare with the above-approved plan to ensure maritime safety.

Accordingly, the ship MSC JADE has a size of 398.45x59m, but when entering, the axle only carries a reduced load less than the tonnage of the ship 199.273DWT.

It is known that Cai Mep container terminal is a seaport of Vietnam that welcomes the world’s largest container ships today to travel long distances (Europe, America) and has been studied in detail by ships. the safe conditions of the channel, and wharf before deciding to put the ship to the test.

Against improving the features of Vietnam’s container wharf with different wharves in the region and effectively exploiting the wharf infrastructure, the Vietnam Maritime Administration supports the policy with a proposal for research and testing. ship MSC JADE reduces load, and enters SSIT Wharf.

To be sure to receive the MSC JADE ship, the investor needs to coordinate with the specialized consulting unit and related units to review and implement the plan to ensure maritime safety, the plan to tow and return, and the plan for monitoring, monitoring, and handling the port structure… Ensuring the safety of ships entering, leaving, anchoring, and handling goods at the port.

“In case approved by the Ministry of Transport, the Vietnam Maritime Administration will be responsible for guiding relevant agencies and units in the process of implementing and operating the provisions of the law, as stipulated in Decree No. 58 /2017/ND-CP dated October 5, 2017, of the Government “Detailing several articles of the Vietnam Maritime Code on the management of maritime activities” Objectives to ensure maritime safety, maritime security Navy, fire and explosion prevention and environmental pollution prevention,” said the Vietnam Maritime Administration.

Source: Bao Dau tu