On the morning of April 25, Da Nang City People's Committee coordinated with a consortium of investors including Hateco Group, Hateco Seaport Co., Ltd. and APM Terminals B.V. (Netherlands) to organize the groundbreaking ceremony for the overall construction investment project of Lien Chieu container port.
Attending the ceremony were Politburo Member, Standing Deputy Prime Minister Pham Gia Tuc; Central Party Committee members: Government Inspector General Nguyen Quoc Doan, Governor of the State Bank of Vietnam Pham Duc An; along with leaders of Da Nang city and central ministries and sectors.
Lien Chieu container port project has a scale of more than 172ha, with a total investment of about 45.268 billion VND. The project planning includes 8 container wharves with a total pier length of 2,750m, capable of receiving ships with a tonnage of up to 18,000 TEU or 200,000 DWT. Design capacity reaches 5.7 million TEU per year (equivalent to about 74 million tons/year). The project has a implementation schedule of 10 years, from 2026 to 2036.
Speaking to direct at the ceremony, Standing Deputy Prime Minister Pham Gia Tuc requested the investor to properly implement commitments according to bidding documents and contracts, focus resources on constructing the project safely, quality and on schedule. In particular, the project must be built according to the "Green Port - Smart Port" model, maximizing the protection of the Lien Chieu Bay marine ecosystem. The comrade emphasized that international partners need to strengthen the transfer of modern management and operation technology to the Vietnamese side.
According to Mr. Nguyen Manh Hung - Chairman of Da Nang City People's Committee, the project is a strategic lever for the city to break through, complete a modern logistics ecosystem and reduce transportation costs for businesses. Representative of the investor consortium, Chairman of Hateco Group Tran Van Ky committed to implementing the project with the highest standards, applying Internet of Things (IoT) technology and artificial intelligence (AI) in management and exploitation.
It is expected that after 3 years of putting phase 1 into operation, output at the port will reach about 4 million TEUs per year. The project implementation contributes to realizing the strategy of sustainable development of Vietnam's marine economy to 2030, with a vision to 2045 in the spirit of the Central Resolution.
