Nghe An is about to have another wharf to receive ships with a capacity of 30,000 DTW.

Ship receiving cargo at Cua Lo port. Photo: Thanh Duy

According to information from the People's Committee of Nghe An province, up to now, the investor has completed the investment in wharf No. 5 and completed the procedures to announce the opening of the port. On July 20, 2018, the Vietnam Maritime Administration also issued Decision No. 1155/QD - CHHVN on announcing the opening of wharf No. 5 - Cua Lo Port.

According to this Decision, Wharf No. 5 can receive general cargo ships and containers with a capacity of 30,000 DWT with reduced load. It is expected that the investor will put Wharf No. 5 into operation in the near future and continue to develop Wharf No. 6.

For the Vissai Seaport project, in the Inland Port Area, the investor is currently synchronously constructing 3 wharves for ships with a capacity of up to 10,000 DTW. On May 19, 2018, Song Lam Cement Joint Stock Company sent a document requesting to continue constructing 4 wharves for ships with a capacity of 10,000 DTW. The Southeast Economic Zone Management Board advised the People's Committee of Nghe An province to send a document to the Ministry of Transport and the Vietnam Maritime Administration to request agreement on location and technical specifications for the investor to continue investing in construction.

Vissai seaport project in Nghe An consists of 2 wharf areas: International wharf area with 3 wharfs and Inland wharf area with 7 wharfs. On October 21, 2017, Song Lam Cement Joint Stock Company held a ceremony to announce the opening of seaports No. 1 and No. 2 of the International wharf area to receive 70,000-ton ships and officially put Vissai seaport into operation and exploitation of phase 1.