HANOI, AUGUST 22 (Engineering Daily) -- The Ministry of Transport has just approved a detailed plan of seaport group 1 in the northern region by 2020 and vision till 2030.
According to the plan, the group 1 comprises four seaports namely Hai Phong, Quang Ninh, Thai Binh and Hai Thinh-Nam Dinh.
Of them, Hai Phong national seaport is expected to become the international gate for an estimated 109-114 million tons of goods by 2020 and will increase to 178-210 million tons a decade later. The international passenger by sea to 2020 will be of 25.8 thousand /year; 46.9 thousand /year for 2030.
Quang Ninh national seaport will serve 65.5-75.5 million tons of cargo by 2020 and 121-142.5 million tons by 2030. The international passenger by sea to 2020 will be of 252.5 thousand /year; 723.2 thousand /year for 2030.
Thai Binh seaport is local general port (type II) including wharf Diem Dien and Tra Ly. The volume of goods via Thai Binh seaport will reach 2 million tons by 2020 and 6.25 million tons ten years afterward.
Hai Thinh-Nam Dinh seaport is local general port (type II) including wharf Hai Thinh and other wharf dedicated to thermal power plants of Nam Dinh. The Hai Thinh-Nam Dinh seaport will handle 0.5 million tons by 2020 and 6.25 million tons by 2030.
