Sea Transport Development Strategy to Be Well Implemented

Deputy PM Hoang Trung Hai has assigned the Ministry of Transport to implement the national plan on developing sea transport till 2020, with orientation to 2030.

 

The Deputy PM has also assigned the ministry to take effective measures to prevent the congestion of cargoes at seaports. 

 

Under the plan approved by the Prime Minister in 2009, Vietnam’s shipping fleet will handle 110-126 million tons of cargoes and 5 million passengers by 2015; about 215 - 260 million tons and 9-10 million passengers by 2020. The respective figures in 2030 will increase by 1.5-2 times and 1.5 times against 2020.

 

Việt Nam will focus on developing specialized blue sea vessels, such as container ships and oil tankers, and heavy ships. Its fleet will have total tonnage of 8.5-9.5 million DWT by 2015, and 11.5-13.5 million DWT by 2020.

 

The country also plans to build some international transshipment ports, ports in key economic zones and some deepwater ports specialized in handling containers.