On March 1st, Economy - Budget Committee of provincial People's Council worked with International Port SP-PSA about operation and investment during previous years and upcoming years.

Developing deep-water and container seaports is key to spurring on the development of Viet Nam's marine economy. Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung called on the Ministry of Transport (MoT), in conjunction with the Viet Nam Marine Department, to make every effort in building deep-water seaports, complete with effective centres for cargo distribution and logistics services, in Lach Huyen-Hai Phong, Cai Mep and Ben Dinh-Vung Tau during the next five years in order to help support economic development.

With average annual growth of 25 percent and an important contribution to the country's gross domestic product (GDP), the marine economy as well as seaport development is serving a vital role in Vietnam’s economy.

Concerns about delays in the dredging of the Soai Rap channel in Ho Chi Minh City have been raised by investors in the Saigon Premier Container Terminal project. The project is backed by Dubai-based DP World and Tan Thuan Industrial Promotion Company (IPC).

It turns out to be not an easy thing for Vietnam to import coal, because it needs big tonnage ships and deep water ports, while the supply remains limited.

Maersk Line's intra-Asia specialist carrier MCC Transport is amending the rotation on one of its services linking Northeast and Southeast Asia, the line said this week.

Since its establishment five years ago, the Vung Ang Economic Zone (EZ) have attracted 103 businesses, including 24 foreign investors with a total registered capital of nearly US$12 billion.

Cai Mep is riding the crest of Vietnam's economic wave - having grown to hub status from a feeder port in two short years, but it is already having to make the most of its efficiency.

With the advantage of river systems and canals to trade with the seaport, the Thi Vai River is the ideal conditions for the formation of deep water port to ship out to tens of thousands of tons.

The Prime Minister has recently asked the Ministry of Transport (MoT) and the Vietnam Maritime Administration to concentrate resources to deal with a serious shortage of deep-water ports, which forces Vietnam 's import-export goods to transit other countries.