Deputy Prime Minister Vuong Dinh Hue celebrates Tet at Nghe Tinh Port

Also attending were comrades: Thai Thanh Quy - Alternate member of the Party Central Committee, Secretary of the Provincial Party Committee, Chairman of the People's Committee of Nghe An province; Nguyen Canh Toan - Member of the Party Committee, Head of the Department of Organization and Personnel, State Capital Management Committee at Enterprises; Nguyen Canh Tinh - Acting General Director of Vietnam National Shipping Lines; leaders of a number of provincial departments and branches;... Photo: Thanh Duy

Nghe Tinh Port, formerly Ben Thuy Port, was established in 1955 under the General Department of Maritime, Ministry of Transport. In 1979, the Prime Minister permitted the construction of Cua Lo Port as an international seaport in the North Central region. In 2009, implementing the Prime Minister's decision, Nghe Tinh Port was transferred to the Vietnam National Shipping Lines.

By 2015, Nghe Tinh Port had been equitized to become Nghe Tinh Port Joint Stock Company with a charter capital of 215 billion VND, in which the state capital ratio held by the Maritime Corporation is 51% in accordance with the State's policy. Currently, Nghe Tinh Port has a total of nearly 500 officers and employees, operating mainly at Cua Lo Port and partly at Ben Thuy Port.

Deputy Prime Minister Vuong Dinh Hue delivered a New Year's greeting to the staff and workers of Nghe Tinh Port Joint Stock Company. Photo: Thanh Duy

Continuously over the years, along with the development of the province, goods passing through the Port have continuously grown, each year is always higher than the previous year.

In 2019, the port's cargo volume reached nearly 3.8 million tons, exceeding 26% of its design capacity, of which more than 40% were container cargo; revenue reached 183 billion VND. In 2020, the port is expected to reach an output of over 4 million tons; revenue of over 200 billion VND, profit of over 32.5 billion VND...

Speaking at the New Year's greetings to the staff and workers of Nghe Tinh Port Joint Stock Company, Deputy Prime Minister Vuong Dinh Hue acknowledged the unit's performance, especially praising the staff and workers for "staying on the production front to bring the first shipments of the year to the world and regional markets" despite the Tet holiday.

Deputy Prime Minister Vuong Dinh Hue presents New Year gifts to officials and employees of Nghe Tinh Port Joint Stock Company. Photo: Thanh Duy

Emphasizing the importance of seaports for local socio-economic development, the Deputy Prime Minister assessed the importance of the company's ports; and said that in the near future, the port will receive an investment of about 1,000 billion VND to dredge the channel.

Regarding government investment, the State Capital Management Committee at Enterprises will also calculate and call for both state capital and private investment to increase port capacity and invest in dredging channels.

In addition, he also suggested that the State Capital Management Committee, Vietnam National Shipping Lines, and Nghe Tinh Port Joint Stock Company calculate to reduce logistics costs and connect with other multimodal transport methods.

Comrade Thai Thanh Quy - Alternate member of the Party Central Committee, Secretary of the Provincial Party Committee, Chairman of the People's Committee of Nghe An province presented New Year gifts to the staff and employees of Nghe Tinh Port Joint Stock Company. Photo: Thanh Duy

The company also needs to continue to improve its corporate governance capacity, save costs, reduce transportation costs, increase revenue, and increase income for staff and workers.

The Deputy Prime Minister also requested that Nghe An province, Cua Lo town, Nghi Loc district, and relevant provincial agencies continue to pay more attention to supporting and creating the best conditions for Nghe Tinh Port Joint Stock Company to grow stronger.

And in the long term, the company's ports, together with Dong Hoi port, a specialized cement port, will be planned into an international port cluster in Nghe An, contributing to further socio-economic development of the province.

Deputy Prime Minister Vuong Dinh Hue and leaders of Nghe An province and Vietnam National Shipping Lines boarded the Atlantic Ocean to visit and wish the captain and crew a happy new year. Photo: Thanh Duy

He also suggested that Vietnam National Shipping Lines strive to increase operational efficiency through both maritime transport and port services, including Cua Lo port, an important seaport in the Central region.

Giving gifts and New Year wishes to the staff and workers of Nghe Tinh Port Joint Stock Company, Deputy Prime Minister Vuong Dinh Hue asked the unit to continue promoting its 65-year tradition, continue to strive to become a strong port unit in the port system of Vietnam and have more revenue and more profit.

Workers at Cua Lo port unloading goods on the first day of the Lunar New Year. Photo: Thanh Duy

Comrade Thai Thanh Quy - Alternate member of the Party Central Committee, Secretary of the Provincial Party Committee, Chairman of the People's Committee of Nghe An province presented gifts to congratulate the New Year of the Rat to officers and employees of Nghe Tinh Port Joint Stock Company.

On this occasion, Deputy Prime Minister Vuong Dinh Hue and leaders of Nghe An province and Vietnam National Shipping Lines boarded the Atlantic Ocean ship docked at Cua Lo port to visit and wish the captain and crew a Happy New Year.