The Investment Promotion Agency (IPA) of Da Nang has offered investment opportunities to businesses from Bremen, Germany, in seaport, logistics and information technology (IT) during a recent working visit by representatives of Bremen.

Ten new ports have been added to the list of Vietnamese seaports, bringing the total number nationwide to 296.

Vietnam’s seaports have handled an estimated 180 million tonnes of goods in the first quarter of 2022, the Vietnam Maritime Administrative (VMA) reported.

Construction of a railway linking Vientiane with the Vung Ang seaport in Vietnam’s central Ha Tinh province is expected to begin in November, the Vientiane Times reported, quoting an investor involved in the project.

Investors currently have many opportunities to participate in maritime projects worth more than VND300,000 billion after Vietnam’s master plan on seaport system development is approved.

The planning of Vietnam's seaports for the next decade sets a target of creating a breakthrough in the seaport system and the attraction of more foreign investment.

The Vietnam Maritime Corporation (VIMC) had great performance in 2021, earning around VND3.75 trillion (US$165 million), according to Nguyen Canh Tinh, general director of the shipping giant.

Under a plan on developing Vietnam’s seaport network, the Cai Mep - Thi Vai seaport cluster in the southern province of Ba Ria-Vung Tau is to become one of two special seaports in the country - an international gateway and an international trans-shipment port.

VOV.VN - Vietnam wishes to explore opportunities and strengthen cooperation with Belgium’s Antwerp province in potential fields such as seaports, renewable energy, climate change adaptation and education.

The Vietnam Railway Project Management Board under the Ministry of Transport has submitted to the ministry a project with total investment of over VND2.2 trillion (US$95.88 million) to improve railway connections between Vietnam's Lao Cai Station and China's North Hekou Station.