Technical Report No. 8 PORT AND SHIPPING

3.4 Traffic Demand
Port Traffic Volume and Characteristics
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Vietnam National Transport Strategy Study (VITRANSS)
Technical Report No. 8
Shipping and Ports
The “Statistical Yearbook, 1997” shows the port traffic volume since 1991. Before
this year, it is believed that port traffic was greatly influenced by trade with
communist countries. Therefore data after 1991 is reasonable for future
estimation. Since 1991 the annual growth rate has exceeded 10% in five
occasions while a minus growth was registered only once (1997). Overall,
Vietnamese port traffic is demonstrating smooth growth (see Table 3.4.1 and
Figure 3.4.1).
Table 3.4.1
Port Traffic in Major Ports
Port 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997
(tons)
1998
Hai Phong 2,433,400 2,378,200 2,706,300 3,249,000 4,515,000 4,809,000 4,600,000 5,442,000
Saigon 4,159,600 5,004,000 5,508,600 6,438,600 7,212,000 7,340,000 6,821,000 7,700,000
Quang Ninh 424,600 718,900 683,000 521,000 704,000 813,000 820,000 1,011,300
Nghe An 126,200 132,900 182,200 305,500 310,000 462,000 480,000 473,600
Danang 260,500 313,300 371,900 666,700 830,200 847,900 882,000 829,000
Quy Nhon 300,400 335,000 411,800 403,000 447,000 554,700 838,000 953,900
Nha Trang 148,000 154,500 181,000 214,000 343,400 426,000 424,000 485,000
Can Tho n.a n.a n.a 65,800 125,900 183,200 202,000 332,300
TOTAL 7,852,700 9,036,800 10,044,800 11,863,600 14,487,500 15,435,800 15,067,000 17,227,100
Growth
Rate (%/yr)
15% 11% 18% 22% 7% -2% 14%
Sources: Statistical Yearbook, 1997 and Annual Report by VINAMARINE, 1999
Ton
18,000.0
16,000.0
14,000.0
12,000.0
10,000.0
8,000.0
6,000.0
4,000.0
2,000.0
0.0
Figure 3.4.1
Cargo Volume in Major Ports
Year
Total
Foreign
Export
Import
Domestic