Approved investment in Lien Chieu Container Port project of 45,268 billion VND

Investing in 8 wharves in 3 phases

The project has the form of selecting investors in the form of bidding to select investors according to the provisions of Point c, Clause 7, Article 29 of Decree No. 31/2021/ND-CP dated March 26, 2021 of the Government (amended and supplemented by Clause 2, Article 68 of Decree No. 115/2024/ND-CP dated September 16, 2024 of the Government).

The project's objective is to invest in the overall construction of 8 Lien Chieu container ports and auxiliary works, technical infrastructure to ensure synchronization, modernity, meeting green port standards, international transit ports in accordance with the Detailed Planning of seaports, ports, wharves, buoys, water areas, and water regions for the period 2021-2030, with a vision to 2050 in Decision No. 140/QD-TTg dated January 16, 2025 of the Prime Minister .

Maximize the advantages of natural conditions and strategic geographical location to contribute to promoting the socio-economic development of Da Nang city in particular, and the North Central and Central Coast regions in general; at the same time, ensure security, defense and national sovereignty of Vietnam.

Planning of Lien Chieu Port in Da Nang

In terms of scale, the project has an implementation area of about 172.6 hectares (not including the connecting water area, shipping channel, turning basin used in common with other ports in Lien Chieu port area). Of which, the planned land area is about 146.84 hectares; including the construction area of the container port construction area of 136.71 hectares; the railway warehouse and concentrated parking area of 9.26 hectares; the connecting railway section of 0.6 hectares; the technical infrastructure area of 0.27 hectares. The project's water area (water area in front of the port) is about 25.76 hectares.

The overall design capacity of the project is about 5.7 million Teus/year (equivalent to about 74 million tons/year). Of which, the capacity by 2030: 14.25 - 36.3 million tons/year.

Regarding the scale of project investment, for the hydraulic works, it will be planned to build 8 container terminals with a total wharf length of 2,750 m, receiving container ships up to 18,000 teus. The planning orientation of container terminals with modern loading and unloading technology, high level of automation to ensure fast ship clearance capacity, high cargo loading and unloading productivity, promoting the efficiency of land use and port infrastructure.

Arrange to build barge terminals to receive ships and barges up to 5,000 tons to serve the consolidation/division of goods for container terminals from/to other seaports and inland waterways nationwide, helping to reduce the load on roads, reduce logistics costs, and effectively connect sea routes and inland waterways.

For the port's rear area, build a system of warehouses and container yards located right after the berthing area, including: container yards with goods, empty containers, refrigerated containers, special containers, inspection yards, loading and unloading yards, etc. In addition, invest in the construction of other auxiliary works such as executive offices, service houses, repair workshops, auxiliary works, technical infrastructure areas, etc.

In addition, investment in construction of a yard for gathering and loading goods for railway services to directly connect Lien Chieu wharf area with the national railway network; a concentrated parking area for waiting to complete procedures at the port; a technical infrastructure area planned to be used as a road and parking support area for waiting to complete procedures at the port; a railway line connecting to Kim Lien Station about 1.5 km long.

Regarding progress, in phase 1 (from the fourth quarter of 2025 - the fourth quarter of 2028): Invest in construction and put into operation at least 2 ports (No. 1, 2) and the port rear system, synchronous auxiliary works; leveling to make a railway yard, centralized bus station; invest in connecting railway sections, railway yard and technical infrastructure area; dredge the water area in front of the wharf and the connecting water area. Expected to be completed and put into operation and exploitation from the fourth quarter of 2028.

In phase 2 (from the first quarter of 2029 - the fourth quarter of 2032): Investing in the construction of ports 3 and 4 and a synchronous system of auxiliary works; Dredging the water area in front of the port. Expected to be completed and put into operation and exploitation from the first quarter of 2033.

In phase 3 (from the first quarter of 2033 - the fourth quarter of 2035): Invest in the construction of the remaining wharves (from wharf number 5 to wharf number 8), the barge wharf area and a synchronous auxiliary infrastructure system; Dredging the water area in front of the wharf and the connecting water area; Complete construction of the railway and bus station areas. Expected to be completed and put into operation from the first quarter of 2036.

Total preliminary investment 45,268 billion VND

The total initial investment of the project is expected to be 45,268 billion VND; equivalent to 1.757 billion USD. Of which, the contributed capital for project implementation is 9,053.6 billion VND, and the loan capital from credit institutions is 36,214.4 billion VND.

The People's Committee of Da Nang City assigns the investor (after being selected through bidding) to implement the project according to the provisions of the decision approving the investment policy, the decision recognizing the winning bid results, the contract, investment laws, land laws and other relevant legal provisions.

Responsible for reviewing and completing the documents in the project feasibility study report preparation step, fully accepting the recommendations of central ministries, specialized agencies, relevant local units and the Appraisal Report dated August 15, 2025 of the Department of Finance of Da Nang City...

In addition, the People's Committee of Da Nang City also assigned relevant departments, branches and units according to their assigned functions and tasks to be responsible for guiding and resolving administrative procedures to implement investment projects in accordance with legal regulations. In particular, the Management Board of Priority Infrastructure Investment Projects of Da Nang City is assigned to perform the duties of the bidding party to advise the City People's Committee on applying the law on bidding to organize the selection of investors among those who have submitted valid documents.

Assign the Department of Finance to coordinate with the Management Board of Priority Infrastructure Investment Projects of Da Nang City to carry out bidding procedures to select investors to implement the project in accordance with the provisions of the law on bidding.

It is known that the Lien Chieu Container Port Overall Construction Investment Project was proposed by investors including Hateco Group Joint Stock Company, Hateco Seaport Company Limited and APM Terminals BV (Netherlands) in the investment project implementation proposal submitted on May 29, 2025 to the Ministry of Finance.

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