THE PRIME
MINISTER OF VIETNAM
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THE SOCIALIST
REPUBLIC OF VIET NAM
Independence-Freedom-Happiness
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No. 442/QD-TTg
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Hanoi, May 22,
2024
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DECISION
APPROVING AMENDMENTS
TO MASTER PLANNING FOR DEVELOPMENT OF VIETNAM’S SEAPORT SYSTEM IN 2021 - 2030
PERIOD, WITH A VISION BY 2050
THE PRIME MINISTER OF VIETNAM
Pursuant to the Law on Government Organization
dated June 19, 2015; the Law on Amendments to the Law on Government
Organization and the Law on Local Government Organization dated November 22,
2019;
Pursuant to the Maritime Code of Vietnam dated
November 25, 2015;
Pursuant to the Law on Planning dated November
24, 2017;
Pursuant to the Law on amendments to some
Articles concerning planning of 37 Laws dated November 20, 2018;
Pursuant to the National Assembly’s Resolution
No. 61/2022/QH15 dated June 16, 2022 on increase of efficiency and validity of
policies and laws on planning and certain solutions for dealing with
difficulties to accelerate the formulation process and improve quality of
plannings for the 2021-2030 period;
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Pursuant to the Government’s Decree No.
37/2019/ND-CP dated May 07, 2019 on elaboration of the Law on Planning and the
Government’s Decree No. 56/2019/ND-CP dated June 24, 2019 on elaboration of
some Articles concerning transport of the Law on amendments to some Articles
concerning planning of 37 Laws;
At the request of the Ministry of Transport of
Vietnam under the Statement No. 4783/TTr-BGTVT dated May 06, 2024 regarding
approval of amendments to master planning for development of Vietnam’s seaport
system in 2021 - 2030 period, with a vision by 2050.
HEREIN DECIDES:
Article 1. The following amendments to the
Prime Minister’s Decision No. 1579/QD-TTg dated September 22, 2021 approving
the master planning for development of Vietnam’s seaport system in 2021 - 2030
period, with a vision by 2050 are herein approved.
1. The first en dash and
the second en dash of Section I.2a of Article 1 are amended as follows:
“-Regarding capacity: meet demands for export
and import of goods, transactions between regions/areas in the country and
transport of goods transshipped or in transit for countries in the region as
well as demands for domestic and international passenger transport. The
seaport system is capable of meeting the movement of 1.249 - 1.494 million
tonnes of goods (including 46,3 - 54,3 million TEU of containerized goods,
excluding international goods in transit), and 17,4 - 18,8 million passenger
arrivals.
- Regarding infrastructure: prioritize the development
of international gateway terminals, including Lach Huyen (Hai Phong) and Cai
Mep (Ba Ria - Vung Tau), and the construction of Can Gio international
transshipment terminals (Can Gio - Ho Chi Minh City international transshipment
port); formulate appropriate mechanisms and policies for gradual development of
the international transshipment port at Van Phong (Khanh Hoa) to exploit
potentials of natural conditions and geographic location; determine
orientations for development of Tran De terminal (Soc Trang) which is dedicated
to Mekong Delta and will be constructed when capable; large-scale seaports
serving the national or inter-regional socio-economic development;
international passenger terminals associated with potential areas for tourism
development; large-scale terminals serving economic zones and industrial parks;
terminates in island districts serving socio-economic development in
association with national defense and security, and protection of sea and
island sovereignty.”.
2. The second en dash of
Section I.2b of Article 1 is amended as follows:
“-Improve capacity of seaport system to meet
the movement of goods and passengers with an average growth rate of about 4,2 -
4,8%/year and about 1,2 - 1,3 %/year respectively.”.
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“-Class-I seaports (15 seaports), including:
Quang Ninh, Thanh Hoa, Nghe An, Ha Tinh, Thua Thien Hue, Da Nang, Quang Nam,
Quang Ngai, Binh Dinh, Khanh Hoa, Ho Chi Minh City, Dong Nai, Can Tho, Long An
and Tra Vinh. The following seaports, including Thanh Hoa, Da Nang, Khanh Hoa,
and Ho Chi Minh City, are expected to become special-class seaports.”.
4. Section II.4 Article 1
is amended as follows:
“a) Seaport group 1
Expected capacity of movement by 2030: 322 - 384
million tonnes of goods (including 13 - 16 million TEU of containerized goods),
and 281.000 - 302.000 passenger arrivals.
Vision by 2050: improve the capacity of group-1
seaports to meet the movement of goods and passengers with an average growth
rate of about 5,0 - 5,3%/year and about 1,5 - 1,6 %/year respectively;
complete investment in Lach Huyen and Cai Lan terminals, and relocation
of terminals along Cam River in conformity with the development planning of Hai
Phong City; make investment in wharves of Nam Do Son - Van Uc, Cam Pha and Hai
Ha terminals.
b) Seaport group 2
Expected capacity of movement by 2030: 182 - 251
million tonnes of goods (including 0,4 - 0,6 million TEU of containerized
goods), and 374.000 - 401.000 passenger arrivals.
Vision by 2050: improve the capacity of group-2
seaports to meet the movement of goods and passengers with an average growth
rate of about 3,6 - 4,5%/year and about 0,4 - 0,5 %/year respectively;
complete investment and development of Nghi Son - Dong Hoi, Vung Ang and
Son Duong - Hon La seaport clusters.
c) Seaport group 3
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Vision by 2050: improve the capacity of group-3
seaports to meet the movement of goods and passengers with an average growth
rate of about 4,5 - 5,5%/year and about 1,7 - 1,8 %/year respectively;
complete investment in Lien Chieu terminal (Da Nang) and establishment of
seaports serving international transshipped cargo at Van Phong (Khanh Hoa).
d) Seaport group 4
Expected capacity of movement by 2030: 500 - 564
million tonnes of goods (including 29 - 33 million TEU of containerized goods,
excluding international goods in transit), and 2,8 - 3,1 million passenger
arrivals.
Vision by 2050: improve the capacity of group-4
seaports to meet the movement of goods and passengers with an average growth
rate of about 3,5 - 3,8 %/year and about 0,9 - 1,0 %/year respectively;
complete investment in Cai Mep Ha terminals; continue making investment
in Can Gio - Ho Chi Minh City international transshipment terminals to
establish a large-scale international transshipment terminal cluster meeting Asian
regional standards and international ones at Cai Mep estuary (including Cai Mep
and Can Gio terminals); complete relocation of terminals along Sai Gon river,
and continue doing research on relocation of other terminals in conformity with
urban development of Ho Chi Minh City.
dd) Seaport group 5
Expected capacity of movement by 2030: 86 - 108
million tonnes of goods (including 1,3 - 1,8 million TEU of containerized
goods), and 10,5 - 11,2 million passenger arrivals.
Vision by 2050: improve the capacity of group-5
seaports to meet the movement of goods and passengers with an average growth
rate of about 5,5 - 6,1 %/year and about 1,1 - 1,25 %/year respectively;
establish a gateway seaport of Mekong Delta region.
(Details of infrastructure scale of seaports
and terminals by 2030 are provided in the Appendix enclosed herewith).”.
5. Section III of Article 1
is amended as follows:
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6. Section V of Article 1
is amended as follows:
“Total investment in terminals providing
cargo loading and unloading services of the seaport system by 2030 is about VND
313.000 billion (only including investment capital in terminals providing cargo
loading and unloading services, excluding investment capital in Can Gio
international transshipment terminals), and is mainly mobilized from
out-of-budget sources, enterprises and other lawful sources. Funding derived
from state budget shall be used mainly for investment in public maritime
infrastructure, and in areas of dominant influence and attracting investment.”.
7. Section VI.2 Article 1
is amended as follows:
“Continue making investment in wharves of
Lach Huyen terminal; start construction of wharves of Nam Do Son terminal (Hai
Phong); wharves of Cai Mep - Thi Vai terminal (Ba Ria - Vung Tau); Can Gio
international transshipment terminals (Ho Chi Minh City); main terminals of
class-I seaports; international terminals connected to potential areas for
tourism development; large-scale terminals serving power, coal, gas, petroleum
and metallurgy centers; terminals serving coastal economic zones; call for
investment in terminals of Van Phong and Tran De potential seaports.”.
8. Some contents on "Infrastructure scale of
seaports and terminals, and public maritime infrastructure” in the Appendix
enclosed with the Decision No. 1579/QD-TTg dated September 22, 2021 of the
Prime Minister are amended: detailed amendments are provided in the Appendix
enclosed herewith.
Article 2. This Decision comes into force
from the date on which it is signed.
Article 3. The Minister of Transport of
Vietnam, Ministers, Heads of ministerial-level agencies, Heads of Governmental
agencies, Chairpersons of People’s Committees of provinces and
central-affiliated cities and heads of relevant authorities and units shall
implement this Decision.
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APPENDIX
INFRASTRUCTURE
SCALE OF SEAPORTS AND TERMINALS, AND PUBLIC MARITIME INFRASTRUCTURE
(Enclosed with Decision No.
/QD-TTg dated May…….., 2024 of the
Prime Minister of Vietnam)
1. Section I.3b is amended
as follows:
“- Planning scope: land area and waters of
Tra Ly estuary.
- Functions: directly serving coastal service
establishments, industrial establishments, and ship building and repair
facilities in Thai Binh economic zone; consisting of multipurpose terminal,
terminal for bulk cargo, containerized cargo, liquid/gas cargo serving Thai
Binh LNG gas-power center in conformity with the master planning for energy
development and power development planning.
- Sizes of ships: general ships, bulk cargo ships,
and container ships with a deadweight tonnage of up to 2.000 tonnes, or 5.000
tonnes, if capable; ships carrying liquid/gas cargo with a deadweight tonnage
of up to 150.000 tonnes.”.
2. Section II.2c is
amended as follows:
“- Planning scope: land area and waters from
Dong Hoi cape (bordering Thanh Hoa province) to the North of Dau Rong cape
(Chay mountain).
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- Sizes of ships: bulk cargo ships and general
ships with a deadweight tonnage of 50.000 - 70.000 tonnes; ships carrying
liquid/gas cargo with a deadweight tonnage of up to 150.000 tonnes.”.
3. Section II.4.dd is
added as follows:
“dd) Terminals, anchorage and transshipment
areas serving mining activities in Le Thuy District will be developed in
conformity with regional conditions and investor’s capacity.”.
4. Section II.6a is
amended as follows:
“- Planning scope: land area and waters of
Chan May bay (within Chan May - Lang Co Economic Zone).
- Functions: directly serving Chan May - Lang Co
Economic Zone and adjacent areas, serving the transport of goods for Lao
People's Democratic Republic and northeastern Thailand; consisting of
multipurpose terminal, container terminal, and terminals for liquid/gas cargo
and international passenger ships.
- Sizes of ships: general ships, bulk cargo ships
with a deadweight tonnage of up to 70.000 tonnes; container ships with a
capacity of up to 4.000 TEU, or more, if capable; international passenger ships
with a capacity of up to 225.000 GT; ships carrying liquid/gas cargo with a
deadweight tonnage of up to 150.000 tonnes, or more, if capable and conformable
with national power and energy plannings.”.
5. Section II.6c is amended
as follows:
“- Planning scope: coastal land area and
waters in Phong Dien District.
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- Sizes of ships: general ships and bulk cargo
ships with a deadweight tonnage of up to 50.000 tonnes; ships carrying
liquid/gas cargo with a deadweight tonnage of up to 150.000 tonnes or more, if
capable.”.
6. Section III.6a is
amended as follows:
“- Planning scope: land area and waters in
the North of Van Phong bay.
- Functions: serving inter-regional socio-economic
development; these terminals shall be developed into international
transshipment terminals, consisting of container terminal, multipurpose
terminal, bulk cargo terminal and international passenger terminal.
- Sizes of ships: container ships with a deadweight
tonnage of up to 24.000 TEU (250.000 tonnes), general ships and bulk cargo
ships with a deadweight tonnage of up to 100.000 tonnes, or more, if capable;
international passenger ships with a capacity of up to 225.000 GT.”.
7. Section III.8a is
amended as follows:
“- Planning scope: land area and waters of
Vinh Tan Commune, Tuy Phong District.
- Functions: directly serving Vinh Tan Power
Center, socio-economic development of Binh Thuan Province, and partial
transport of goods for central highlands area; consisting of multipurpose
terminal, container terminal, bulk cargo terminal and liquid cargo terminal.
- Sizes of ships: ships with a deadweight tonnage
of up to 100.000 tonnes.”.
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“-Ke Ga terminal: Planning scope: offshore
waters of Ke Ga area. Functions: serving Ke Ga LNG-to-power plant in conformity
with the power development planning. Sizes of ships: this terminal shall be
developed to meet demands and capacity of investors.
- Tuy Phong terminal: Planning scope: land area and
waters of Tuy Phong District, Binh Thuan Province. Functions: serving Hoa Phu
oil and LPG depot. Sizes of ships: ships with a deadweight tonnage of up to
20.000 tonnes or more, if capable.
- Offshore terminals (Hong Ngoc, Su Tu Den, Su Tu
Vang, and Thang Long - Dong Do mines) are oil terminals which shall be
developed to serve mining activities.
- Phan Thiet, Phu Quy terminals serve local
socio-economic development and routes from the mainland to islands, are capable
of receiving passenger ships and cargo ships with a deadweight tonnage of up to
5.000 tonnes.”.
9. Section IV.1a is amended
as follows:
“- Planning scope: land area and waters on
Dong Nai river, from the confluence of Ong Nhieu channel to the upstream of the
confluence of Saigon Peninsula.
- Functions: serving socio-economic development of
the Southern region, inter-regions and the whole country, and transport of
goods for Kingdom of Cambodia; consisting of container terminal, multipurpose
terminal, bulk cargo terminal and liquid cargo terminal which shall operate
according to their existing scale, and shall be neither expanded nor upgraded.
- Sizes of ships: ships with a deadweight tonnage
of 30.000 tonnes and up to 45.000 tonnes partially loaded, depending on
existing conditions of shipping lanes and clearance heights of river-crossing
structures.”.
10. Section IV.1dd1 is
added as follows:
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- Planning scope: land area and waters at Cai Mep
estuary (on the left side of Vung Tau - Thi Vai lane).
- Functions: serving transshipment of international
containers; being developed in conformity with the capacity to attract
transshipped international containerized goods; combined with Cai Mep terminals
to establish a large-scale international transshipment terminal cluster at Cai
Mep estuary serving the transshipment of goods for domestic seaports and
seaports of other countries in the region.
- Sizes of ships: ships with a capacity of up to
24.000 TEU (250.000 tonnes) or more, if capable.”.
11. Section IV.2g is
amended as follows:
“- Planning scope: land area and waters of
Ben Dam area.
- Functions: a central terminal serving
transactions with the mainland and serving socio-economic development of island
district; consisting of multipurpose terminal, liquid cargo terminal, passenger
terminal, marina, and terminals for national defense - security tasks.
- Sizes of ships: ships with a deadweight tonnage
of 2.000 ÷ 5.000 tonnes, or more, if capable; international passenger terminal
shall be developed in conformity with the planning for island district development.”.
12. Section IV.3c is
amended as follows:
“- Planning scope: land area and waters on
the right side of Dong Nai lane (in the downstream of Dong Nai bridge).
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- Sizes of ships: ships with a deadweight tonnage
of up to 5.000 tonnes.”.
13. Section IV.5b is
amended as follows:
“- Planning scope: land area and waters along
Vam Co river, from the confluence of Soai Rap river to the downstream of My Loi
bridge.
- Functions: directly serving industrial parks;
consisting of multipurpose terminal, container terminal, bulk cargo terminal,
and liquid/gas cargo terminal.
- Sizes of ships: ships with a deadweight tonnage
of up to 20.000 tonnes, depending on operating conditions of Vam Co river
lane.”.
14. Section V.1c is
amended as follows:
“- Planning scope: land area and waters on
the left side of Dinh An - Can Tho lane, from the downstream of Can Tho bridge
to Cai Cui channel.
- Functions: serving socio-economic development of
Mekong delta and transport of goods for Kingdom of Cambodia on Hau river lane;
consisting of multipurpose terminal, container terminal, liquid/gas cargo
terminal and passenger terminal.
- Sizes of ships: ships with a deadweight tonnage
of up to 20.000 tonnes.”.
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“- Functions: serving socio-economic
development of Phu Quoc City; consisting of multipurpose terminal, liquid/gas
cargo terminal, coastal ferry, and marina.
- Sizes of ships: ships with a deadweight tonnage
of up to 3.000 tonnes.”.