PVGas and the PVC-DEC EPC contractor broke ground November 19 at the Thi Vai Gas Project Complex in the Cai Mep Industrial Zone in Phuoc Hoa commune, Tan Thanh district, Ba Ria-Vung Tau, marking the start of construction of the Thi Vai LPG Refrigerated Warehouse.

The Ho Chi Minh City Department of Transport November 26 commissioned the HCMC Infrastructure Investment Joint Stock Company to broaden a stretch of the Hanoi Highway between Saigon Bridge and the Tan Van Crossroad to more than 100 meters.

The HCM City People's Committee has instructed the Department of Transport to complete three key transportation projects by the end of this year to reduce city traffic jams.

Minister of Transport Ho Nghia Dung spoke to Lao dong (Labour) newspaper about the need to overhaul the national transport system.

Vietnam disbursed VND20.6 trillion ($1.15 billion) for transport infrastructure projects in the first ten months of this year, up 10% from a year earlier and fulfilling 80% of the full-year target, according to a Ministry of Transport official.

The building of a highway linking the capital city of Hanoi with the mountainous province of Thai Nguyen started on November 24 under the watchful eye of Vietnamese Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung.

The southcentral province of Khanh Hoa is expected to inaugurate Cam Ranh International Airport on December 12, 2009, opening up new opportunities for the province to develop its economy and tourism. The airport is located 30km from the coastal city of Nha Trang.

Zim Integrated Shipping Services Ltd. has announced rate increase in coming weeks on westbound shipments from Europe to the United States as well as westbound shipments from Asia to Europe.

State-owned Vietnam Shipbuilding Industry Group, also known as Vinashin, said about 15 percent of its contracts were canceled due to the financial crisis, causing many difficulties.

The Kien Giang Industrial Zone Management Board has recently ratified the planning of Kien Giang industrial zones from now to 2015 and vision to 2020.