Official announcement of planning for Cua Lo international port cluster to 2030

Ships over 10,000 tons dock at Cua Lo port. Photo: PV

On the morning of March 7, at Nghi Thiet commune, Nghi Loc, Nghe An Provincial People's Committee coordinated with the Management Board of Dong Nam Economic Zone to organize a ceremony to announce the detailed planning of Cua Lo seaport area, Nghe An province for the period up to 2020, with orientation to 2030 and after 2030.

According to the Decision approving the planning, Cua Lo Port will be 5,125 hectares wide, of which the land planning area is about 782.3 hectares; the water planning area is about 4,342.7 hectares.

Attending the event were representatives of the Southeast Economic Zone, leaders of Nghi Loc district and representatives of people in the communes of the planning area. Photo: Van Truong

The specialized wharf area has a general and container port for ships with a capacity of 30,000 - 50,000 tons (in the future, it will receive general and container ships with a capacity of up to 100,000 tons and international passenger ships with 3,000 - 5,000 seats when conditions permit).

Detailed planning of Cua Lo seaport area, Nghe An province until 2020, orientation to 2030 and after 2030. Photo: Van Truong

Ports specialized in exporting bulk cargo for cement, clinker, and importing coal for ships with a capacity of 70,000-100,000 tons on international routes; ports specialized in importing coal, additives, exporting cement, clinker... for ships with a capacity of up to 30,000 tons for domestic and international routes; ports specialized in importing liquid goods such as gasoline, oil, asphalt, and post-petroleum products for ships with a capacity of up to 50,000 tons.

For the area south of Cua Lo: General port area, container for ships with a capacity of up to 30,000 tons; By 2030 and after 2030, the design capacity will be over 10 million tons/year.

Mr. Le Quang Hoa, Deputy Head of the Southeast Economic Zone, presented the planning map to representatives of the communes in the planning area. Photo: Van Truong

To ensure the above goal, the Southeast Economic Zone will mobilize capital sources in each phase according to the plan, such as socializing investors, enterprises and other legal capital sources for construction.

Vissai Port (Nghi Thiet - Nghi Loc) put into operation in October 2017. Photo: Manh Hung

The planning and construction of Cua Lo port area is of great significance for the socio-economic development of the province and neighboring provinces. The seaport will help to circulate goods for the entire Southeast economic zone of over 21,000 hectares, thereby creating conditions for businesses to increasingly develop, contributing to promoting socio-economic development in the area.

At the same time, people in the planning area benefit from the economic structure, creating jobs for local children in the planning area to participate in industrial services in the area.

Nearly 3 million tons of goods passed through Cua Lo port

(Baonghean.vn) - Many factories in the Southeast Economic Zone have gone into stable production, which is the reason why the volume of goods through Cua Lo port increased in the first 11 months of the year.

Why is the project of anchoring ships at Cua Lo Port slow?

(Baonghean.vn) - More than 40 offshore fishing boats of Cua Lo have no place to anchor, which is a reality that fishermen have long desired. It is not only a place to anchor boats and avoid storms, but more importantly, a fishing port to sell products as well as facilitate fishing logistics.

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