Cambodia has reviewed the Comprehensive Intermodel Comprehensive Master Plan (CIT-MP) for the next decade, stressing that some 36.6 billion USD is needed for building prioritised infrastructure projects.
One of the critical factors helping attract impressive industrial investments to the Mekong Delta is a series of important infrastructure projects, according to Savills Vietnam.
A vast major economic zone covering 40,400 sq.km., the Mekong Delta boasts abundant advantages in agricultural production and investment attraction across a variety of fields. However, for years, the slow development transport infrastructure has hindered the development of the region.
The Vietnam Inland Waterways Administration (VIWA) has announced that from October 12, fees and charges for transporting on the Vietnam-Cambodia waterway route are paid according the tonnage rates when vehicles entering and leaving seaports.
The Ministry of Transport will propose a special mechanism to develop a fleet of river-sea vessels serving the country’s scheme to develop coastal transport, Minister of Transport Nguyen Van The told at a national teleconference on development of waterway and coastal transport logistics in Hanoi on October 14.
The northern coastal province of Quang Ninh has proposed a project on building the Van Ninh general port at total investment of 2,248.5 billion VND (99 million USD), which, if approved, is expected to start construction in the fourth quarter of 2021, according to the Vietnam Maritime Administration.
A ceremony was held at Tac Suat Terminal in HCM City’s Can Gio district on January 4 to officially launch a ferry service between the southern economic hub and Vung Tau city, the capital of neighbouring Ba Ria-Vung Tau province.
After several delays, a ferry service between Ho Chi Minh City’s Can Gio district and Vung Tau city in the southern province of Ba Ria-Vung Tau will be put into operation at the beginning of January 2021.
The Ministry of Transport has ordered continued suspension of passenger transport from/to Da Nang from 0:00 hour on August 12 in order to prevent the COVID-19 from spreading further after the central city reported new outbreaks late last month.
The numbers of traffic accidents, traffic-related deaths and injuries in the country all decreased in 2019, as compared to the previous year, heard a national teleconference held on December 28.
The Mekong Delta city of Can Tho plans to build concrete embankments in some of the city’s eroded areas, according to Chairman of the municipal People’s Committee Vo Thanh Thong.
Deputy Prime Minister Trinh Dinh Dung has asked the Ministry of Transport to review transport planning in the Mekong Delta and seek better links among modes of transport in the region.
The Vinalines Container Shipping Company, a subsidiary of the Vietnam Shipping Lines (Vinalines), on June 23 launched its first-ever waterway lighterage service in the northern region, focusing on the Hai Phong-Viet Tri route.
HCM City expects to launch the first river bus route as soon as early July, connecting the Bach Dang Wharf in District 1 with Thu Duc District, according to the municipal Department of Transport.
Experts have proposed the construction of five to seven dams along the Hong River to raise the water level, thus serving agricultural production and water transport without affecting flood drainage.
