Vietnam will need nearly VND400 trillion (US$16.08 billion) to upgrade its seaport system by 2030, heard a workshop held by the Ministry of Transport in Hanoi on November 8.

VOV.VN - Two local seaports have been named among the top 49 biggest & busiest container ports this year, as complied by World Shipping Council, a global organisation headquartered in Washington, Brussels, and Singapore.

VOV.VN - Ho Chi Minh City and the Netherlands’ Rotterdam city have agreed to augment cooperation in climate change adaptation.

A new general port with capacity to receive ships of up to 150,000 DWT will be built in the south-central coastal province of Binh Thuan.

A joint venture between India’s Adani Group and Vietnam’s Anh Phat Investment Construction & Trading JSC has been approved by authorities of Da Nang to start studying the development of a major seaport in the central city, according to Nhan dan (People) newspaper.

Cargo throughput across seaports nationwide hit 241 million tonnes in the first four months of 2022, rising 2% year-on-year, according to the Vietnam Maritime Administration.

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.