Quy Nhon seaport (Photo: Nguyen Dung)
Seaports are an important part of maritime infrastructure, socio-economic infrastructure, identified as one of the three strategic breakthroughs and need to be given priority in investment to ensure socio-economic growth and national defense - security and social security, climate change adaptation and that will contribute to maintaining the independence and sovereignty over the sea and islands, strengthening international cooperation on the sea, maintaining a peaceful, stable and sustainable environment.
The objectives of the seaport plan up to 2030 are as follows: To develop a synchronous and modern seaport system with high-quality services, to meet the needs of socio-economic development, and to improve the competitiveness of the economy, contributing to turning our country into a developing country with modern industry and high middle income by 2030.
And a vision to 2050: To develop a synchronous and modern seaport system on par with the region and the world, meeting the green seaport criteria; fully and effectively meeting the country's socio-economic development needs, being the main pillar that plays the role of driving force, leading and successfully developing the maritime economy and that will contribute to turning our country into a strong nation with sea-based economy and a developed country with high income. Also, it is to increase the capacity of the seaport system to meet the demand of handling goods with an average growth rate of about 4% to 4.5%/year; passenger growth averaged from 1.2% to 1.3%/year.
Regarding the planning of the seaport system:
According to seaport classification, Vietnam's seaport system consists of 5 groups: seaport group No. 1 has 5 seaports (Hai Phong, Quang Ninh, Thai Binh, Nam Dinh and Ninh Binh); seaport group No. 2 has 6 seaports (Thanh Hoa, Nghe An, Ha Tinh, Quang Binh, Quang Tri and Thua Thien Hue); seaport group No.3 has 8 seaports (Da Nang, Quang Nam, Quang Ngai, Binh Dinh, Phu Yen, Khanh Hoa, Ninh Thuan and Binh Thuan); seaport group No. 4 has 5 seaports (Ho Chi Minh City, Dong Nai, Ba Ria - Vung Tau, Binh Duong and Long An); seaport group No.5 has 12 seaports (Can Tho, Dong Thap, Tien Giang, Vinh Long, Ben Tre, An Giang, Hau Giang, Soc Trang, Tra Vinh, Ca Mau, Bac Lieu and Kien Giang).
Binh Dinh seaport belongs to the group No.3 and it is planned as follows:
- Quy Nhon - Thi Nai - Dong Da wharf area: The planning scope is from the land and the water area upstream of Dong Da bridge to Quy Nhon cape. The functions are to serve the socio-economic development in Binh Dinh province and the Central Highlands region, there are container terminals, general cargo, bulk cargo, liquid/gas, and passenger terminals. Scale: container vessels, general, bulk cargo vessels of tonnage 50,000 DWT (vessels up to 70,000 DWT offload, combined with receiving passenger vessels); liquid/gas cargo ships of up to 10,000 DWT or bigger if qualified.
- Nhon Hoi wharf area: Planning from the land and the water area from Thi Nai bridge to the sea. With the function of serving Nhon Hoi Economic Zone, the area has container, general, bulk cargo, liquid/gas, passenger berths, which is developed in accordance with market demand and the investors’ capacity.
- Other wharf areas: The floating berths (liquid cargo) in Quy Nhon will be relocated to Dong Da seaport in accordance with the process of expanding Quy Nhon port. Phu My port serves economic and industrial zone (energy, metallurgy) and develops in line with local and regional socio-economic development needs and the investors' capacity.
- The anchorage areas for transshipment, sheltering from storms: The storm sheltering area at Thi Nai lagoon for ships of up to 3,000 DTW; anchorage, transshipment and storm shelter in Lang Mai bay and other eligible areas.
According to the classification of seaports, the scale and function of Vietnam's seaport system include 4 types: Special seaports (there are 2 seaports, namely Hai Phong and Ba Ria - Vung Tau seaports); Grade I seaports (there are 15 seaports including Quang Ninh, Thanh Hoa, Nghe An, Ha Tinh, Thua Thien Hue, Da Nang, Quang Nam, Quang Ngai, Binh Dinh, Khanh Hoa, Ho Chi Minh city, Dong Nai, Can Tho, Long An, Tra Vinh); Grade II seaports (there are 6 seaports, namely Quang Binh, Quang Tri, Ninh Thuan, Binh Thuan, Hau Giang, Dong Thap); and grade III seaports (there are 13 seaports including Thai Binh, Nam Dinh, Ninh Binh, Phu Yen, Binh Duong, Vinh Long, Tien Giang, Ben Tre, Soc Trang, An Giang, Kien Giang, Bac Lieu and Ca Mau).
According to the classification of wharves, there are 2 types: According to the type of cargo handling (general, container, bulk cargo, liquid/gas port and passenger terminals); and according to the scope of business activities (providing loading and unloading services and not providing loading and unloading services).
Regarding demand for land and water surface use: The total demand for land use under the master plan by 2030 is approximately 33,600 ha and the total demand for water surface use to develop the seaport system under the master plan by 2030 is approximately 606,000 ha.
In terms of investment capital demand: By 2030, about VND 313,000 billion (including only seaports providing cargo handling services), shall be mobilized mainly from non-state budget sources, corporate capital and other legal capital sources. The state budget capital shall be spent on public maritime infrastructure, key areas, which will create spread effects and attract investment.
Some solutions to implement the master plan: Solutions on mechanisms and policies, on mobilizing investment capital, on environment, science and technology, on human resource development, on international cooperation and supervision of the implementation of the plan.
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