Technical Report No. 8 PORT AND SHIPPING

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Vietnam National Transport Strategy Study (VITRANSS)
Technical Report No. 8
Shipping and Ports
Major recommendations:
(1) Basic Development Strategy in Central Vietnam
• To avoid possible adverse impacts from drastic and random development,
the target projects need to be critically selected.
• The development schedule should harmonize with local life and culture.
• The initial scale of target projects should be downsized as much as
possible so as not to jeopardize national and regional financial security.
• Private sector participation in development schemes is desirable in
principle but needs to be controlled carefully.
(2) Development of Tien Sa and Lien Chieu Areas at Danang Bay
• Tien Sa does not have enough room for future expansion, making the
development of a large-scale container port difficult from the viewpoint of
cost performance.
• The Tien Sa site is not convenient enough for cargo transportation
from/to the industrial zone of Danang City.
(3) Basic Development Concept of Chan May Port
• The development of a large-scale port in Chan May should be postponed
mainly to ease the current economic burden of the country and the
province. However, it should be noted that the proposed development
will lead to great benefits in the future and should thus be maintained.
(4) Basic Development Concept of Dung Quat Port
• This type of large industrial ports requires a corresponding scale of
exclusive port facilities for both private and public sectors for industrial and
general cargo traffic. To cope with this situation, the project needs to be
supported by public funds to an appropriate extent, so that the project
could be financially sustainable and the industrial location could be
successfully promoted.
5) Central Vietnam (France), September 1998
Name of the study: Transport Master Plan for the Central Region of Vietnam
Result of the study: Feasibility of port projects:
• Qui Nhon: feasible in the year 2004
• Vung Ang: feasible in the year 2010
Major recommendations:
• Assistance to VINAMARINE in developing market oriented management and
operation structures
• Assistance to MOT and VINAMARINE in order to set up private participation
in port construction/extension in Vung Ang and Qui Nhon.