VN to have 13 dry ports by 2020

The North will house five dry ports in the coastal economic region, the Hà Nội-Lào Cai economic corridor; the Hà Nội-Lạng Sơn economic corridor; the North West economic zone of Hà Nội; and the South East economic zone of Hà Nội.

Five dry ports will be located in the Central and Central Highlands regions including the Nghi Sơn economic zone; Road 8 and Road 12A economic corridor; Road 9 economic zone; the Đà Nẵng-Huế economic zone; and Road 19 economic corridor.

The South will have three dry ports in the North East economic zone; the South West economic zone of Hồ Chí Minh City; and the Mekong Delta economic zone.

Under the scheme, the dry port system will handle around 6 million TEU per year; the North, 1.2 million TEU; the Central region, 600,000 TEU and the South, 4.2 million TEU./.

By Khánh Phương