On January 30, the Ho Chi Minh City People's Committee issued a decision approving the investment policy and approving the investor of the Cai Mep Ha general port and container port project.
The project has the participation of 3 investors including: Geleximco Group - Joint Stock Company; International Transport and Trading Joint Stock Company; State Capital Investment and Trading Corporation - Limited Liability Company.
According to the decision, the project uses a total land area of about 351.2 ha.
In which, the container port area accounts for 222.4 ha (including about 121 ha of sea encroachment), invested in a modern wharf system with a total length of nearly 7.5 km. The wharves are capable of receiving container ships with a tonnage of up to 250,000 DWT (equivalent to 24,000 TEUs), container ships of 120,000 DWT, feeder ships and a system of barges serving coastal and inland waterway transport.
In addition, the project also invests in a synchronous system of container yards, warehouses (cold warehouses, cool warehouses, CFS warehouses...), irradiation areas, along with auxiliary works and technical infrastructure, ensuring smooth port operation.
The water area in front of the wharf has an area of about 121.8 ha, serving ships to anchor and turn around, ensuring maritime safety during exploitation.
The project is implemented in 3 phases. Phase 1 is expected to be put into operation from the fourth quarter of 2028; phase 2 will be put into operation from the first quarter of 2035; phase 3 will be put into operation from the first quarter of 2045.
After completing all stages, the project achieves a maximum capacity of 10.8 million TEUs per year.
The total investment capital of the project is 50,820 billion VND, equivalent to about 1.97 billion USD. Of which, the investor's contributed capital is about 7,623 billion VND (accounting for 15%), the remaining more than 43,197 billion VND (accounting for 85%) is mobilized capital.
The main services of the project include: loading, unloading, storage, packing and customs clearance of goods; international container transshipment; container transport by road, sea and inland waterways; maritime agents, delivery; cleaning, quality inspection, maintenance and repair of containers,...
According to the Ho Chi Minh City People's Committee, the investment in building Cai Mep Ha general port and container is in line with the national seaport development orientation and the strategy for Vietnam's marine economic development to 2030, with a vision to 2045.
The project not only contributes to improving logistics capacity, increasing competitiveness for import and export goods, but also creates more jobs, promotes socio-economic development in the Southern key economic region, and increases revenue for the State budget.
