VN’s sea transport on the move

VGP - A two-day international seminar on Việt Nam’s maritime transport and seaports took place in Hồ Chí Minh City on October 14 with the participation of officials from many countries.

October 15, 2010 10:22 AM GMT+7

Development of Việt Nam’s maritime industry 2007-2009
	2007	2008	2009
Volume of cargo (mil. tons)	63.4	69.3	81.6
Fleet (vessels) / total tonnage (mil. DWT)	1,199 / 4.4		1,598 / 6.3
Cargo volume through seaports (mil. tons)	181	197	251

The event aims at sharing experience of manging seaports and maritime transport in the post-crisis period.

To convert the maritime transport into the leading sea-borne economic sector by 2020, the Vietnamese Government has approved a national sea transport development plan to 2015.

Accordingly, by 2015 Việt Nam’s sea-going vessel fleet will have the total tonnage of 8.5-9.5 million DWT and transport 100-120 million tons of cargo. The respective figures for 2020 will be 11.5-13.5 million DWT, and 215-260 million tons of cargo.

The total volume of cargo going through Vietnamese seaports is expected to reach 500-600 million tons in 2015, 800-1,100 million tons in 2020, and 1,600-2,100 million tons in 2030.

By Ngọc Vân