Can Tho will have a new seaport

TPO - Can Tho is focusing and has high expectations on building waterway ports to serve the transportation of goods. By the end of this year, the city will complete the planning of the port system, including O Mon port.

TPO - Can Tho is focusing and has high expectations on building waterway ports to serve the transportation of goods. By the end of this year, the city will complete the planning of the port system, including O Mon port.

The information was stated by Mr. Nguyen Van Hieu - Secretary of Can Tho City Party Committee - at a working session with Can Tho City Customs Department on October 24.

Can Tho City Party Secretary Nguyen Van Hieu speaks at the meeting.

Can Tho Customs Department said that as of October 15, the unit had collected 2,280 billion VND in budget revenue (exceeding the estimate by 3%), with Can Tho alone collecting more than 339 billion VND (exceeding the estimate by 6%). In the coming time, Can Tho Customs will focus on facilitating the circulation of goods and preventing budget losses.

Mr. Nguyen Van Hieu - Secretary of Can Tho City Party Committee - said that at the recent conference on removing difficulties and promoting transport infrastructure in the Mekong Delta, the Prime Minister emphasized the development of waterway transport, including the system of seaports, river ports, and dry ports. Therefore, the City is focusing and has high expectations on the construction of ports to serve the transportation of goods in the coming time. By the end of the year, Can Tho will complete the planning of the port system, including O Mon port - a newly established port.

"Until now, we have always said that Can Tho is the center of the Mekong Delta, but there has not been any port planning. Cai Cui has a wharf only 180m long, Thot Not port has a wharf only 120m long and only has one wharf. Although the cargo traffic is bustling, there is no room for one ship to enter. So how can we circulate goods quickly and reduce logistics costs?", Mr. Hieu said.

According to the Secretary of the Can Tho City Party Committee, each barge can currently carry 150-200 containers of goods and can operate in shallow waters where large tonnage ships cannot enter. Using barges to transport goods from Can Tho to ports in Ho Chi Minh City will reduce transportation costs, fuel, and human resources compared to road transport. This is the green transport that many countries in the world are applying, very convenient for the Mekong Delta region.

Based on the reality of the ports in Can Tho, Mr. Hieu suggested that the City People's Committee direct relevant departments and units to soon complete the planning of the city's ports. After that, land will be recovered and auctioned to select port investors. When the port is put into operation, Can Tho Customs will coordinate to establish Customs Sub-Departments at the port to facilitate the circulation of goods through the port.

Can Tho has about 60km of Hau River flowing through the area.

Previously, O Mon port (O Mon district) was approved by Can Tho City to consider a new open planning, inviting investors, with the function of a general cargo and container seaport. This port will contribute to helping Can Tho take advantage of the river to develop the economy, including industrial activities and port services, logistics, forming businesses serving import and export activities...

With a central location in the Mekong Delta region, with about 60km of Hau River flowing through the area, Can Tho City has seaports such as Cai Cui port, Hoang Dieu port, Tra Noc - O Mon port, Thot Not port. The volume of goods passing through seaports in Can Tho in 2023 will reach 4.48 million tons.

Canh Ky

Source: https://tienphong.vn/can-tho-se-co-cang-bien-moi-post1685264.tpo