Technical Report No. 8 PORT AND SHIPPING

Source: VINAMARINE Annual Report in 1999
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Vietnam National Transport Strategy Study (VITRANSS)
Technical Report No. 8
Shipping and Ports
Regarding throughput at ports, the total volume in 1998 was estimated at 56.558
million tons, 41% of which was liquid cargo, 45% dry and 16% transit. The
component share among the 10 main ports was about 42%, with Saigon handling
the largest volume (14%), followed by Hai Phong (10%) and New Saigon Port
(7%) (see Table 3.4.2).
Vietnamese import volume has been larger than export except in 1992. Foreign
trade volume has exceeded domestic trade volume except in 1991 at Haiphong
and HvHHHHHai Phong and 1996 at Can Tho (see Table 3.4.3).
Based on the trend of cargo handling at Saigon and Hai Phong ports, cement
and fertilizer are the commodities shipped to Saigon from Hai Phong and foreign
ports, while rice is the commodity that Hai Phong needs from Saigon.
Concerning general cargo, the volume handled (loaded and unloaded) at Hai
Phong port is greater than that of Saigon (refer to Table 3.4.4 and Figure 3.4.2)
Target
Table 3.4.2
Shipping and Port Traffic
1998 1999 Projection
%
000 tons
000 tons
1. Maritime transportation (total output) 12,845 13,872
• Foreign transportation 9,440 73 10,196
• Domestic transportation 3,405 27 3,670
• Liquid cargo 2,480 19 2,700
2. Throughput at ports 56,558 61,082
Liquid cargo 22,913 41 24,750
Dry cargo 25,599 45 27,650
Transit cargo 8,770 16 9,295
Container (TEU) 791 859
Passenger (No.) 44 60,000
3. Major Enterprises
• Transport enterprises of VINALINES 6,870 7,420
- Foreign transportation 4,877 5,267
- Domestic transportation 1,994 2,153
• Ports 5,442 10 5,832
- Hai Phong Port 7,700 14 7,992
- Saigon Port 1,011 2 1,082
- Quang Ninh Port 474 1 511
- Nghe Tinh Port 829 1 877
- Danang Port 954 2 1,045
- Quy Nhon Port 485 1 500
- Nha Trang Port 332 1 329
- Can Tho Port 4,199 7 4,250
- New Port Saigon 2,092 4 2,260
- Ben Nghe Port 12,845 13,872