From January 1, 2024, Nghe An will receive policy documents to support container ships at Cua Lo port.

According to the above document, the People's Committee of Nghe An province assignedSoutheast Economic Zone Management BoardAdvise the Chairman of the Provincial People's Committee to approve internal procedures and electronic procedures for 2 administrative procedures, restructure the procedures, and develop electronic administrative procedure records.

Accordingly, the Southeast Economic Zone Management Board has the authority to handle the following two commercial procedures:support shipping lines to transport containersinternational and domestic to and from Cua Lo Port and support businesses with exported or imported goods transported by container to and from Cua Lo Port (Nghe An) according to Resolution No. 03/2023/HDND dated July 7, 2023 of the Provincial People's Council stipulating policies to support shipping lines transporting international and domestic containers, supporting businesses with exported or imported goods transported by container to and from Cua Lo Port, Nghe An.

Specifically, the Southeast Economic Zone Management Board is responsible for handling administrative procedures in the following commercial fields:

Support shipping lines in international container transportationand inland to Cua Lo Port.

Sequence:After the shipping lines have prepared a complete set of documents as prescribed and submitted them to the Provincial Public Administration Service Center, within 7 working days from the date of receiving the complete documents, the Southeast Economic Zone Management Board will consult with relevant parties and decide to pay the support costs to the shipping lines. In case the conditions for support are not met, the Southeast Economic Zone Management Board will notify the shipping lines in writing and state the reasons.

How to proceed:Shipping lines submit applications directly or by post toPublic Administration Service Centerprovince at No. 16, Truong Thi Street (Vinh City, Nghe An) or submit documents via online public services on the administrative procedure settlement information system at: https://dichvucong.nghean.gov. After completing the procedures, shipping lines receive support funds via bank accounts.

Components and quantity of documents include:The shipping company's request for support, the list of container ships arriving and departing from Cua Lo Port, confirmed by the port operator; if it is a foreign shipping company, there must be a written authorization for the branch or agent in Vietnam to receive the support funds. The processing time is 7 working days from the date of receiving all valid documents (not including the time for consulting with relevant agencies), the Southeast Economic Zone Management Board will consider and resolve the payment.

Requirements and conditions:For international container shipping companies, they must be licensed to operate container transportation business according to regulations, unloading or loading or both unloading and loading at Cua Lo Port. For domestic container shipping companies (including transshipment to international ships), the shipping company must be licensed to operate business according to regulations, unloading or loading or both unloading and loading at Cua Lo Port with a minimum frequency of 2 port calls/month, each month from the first day of the month to the last day of the month. Unloading or loading or both unloading and loading is counted as 1 port call.

Support businesses with export goodsor import and transport by container to and from Cua Lo Port is carried out in accordance with the order, time limit and method of submitting documents, the request for support of the enterprise with goods is similar to the requirements for container shipping lines. However, note the difference thatbusinesses with goodsThere must be an export or import declaration that has been cleared at the customs office where the declaration is opened.

In this document, the Provincial People's Committee also clearly stipulates that container ships and enterprises transporting goods to and from Cua Lo Port as above do not have to pay any fees or charges. Enterprises and transport companies only need to complete an application according to the prescribed forms and send it to the Provincial Public Administration Service Center to be transferred to the Southeast Economic Zone Management Board for consideration and resolution.

The Decision takes effect from January 1, 2024 to December 31, 2025.