HALVE PORT INFRASTRUCTURE FEES: HCM CITY TRANSPORT DEPT.
The HCM City Department of Transport has proposed a 50 per cent cut in port infrastructure fees for international trade goods transported by inland waterways.
HCM CITY LAUNCHES RENEWABLE ENERGY USE COMPETITION RENTED HOUSES
An annual award aimed at encouraging rental house owners to use rooftop solar power has been launched by Ho Chi Minh City. The “Rental houses using green energy” award will grant 280 prizes each worth 10 million VND (430 USD) every year.
USAID SUPPORTS EFFORTS TO REDUCE CONGESTION AT CÁT LÁI PORT
The United States Agency for International Development (USAID) and the General Department of Vietnam Customs (GDVC) released on Thursday an action plan for reducing congestion at Cát Lái Terminal in HCM City, Việt Nam’s busiest container port.
MINISTRY OF TRANSPORT ANNOUNCES 10 NEW SEAPORTS
Newly-added ports are Nosco port in Quảng Ninh seaport; Long Sơn general port belongs to Nghi Sơn seaport; Hải Hà – Quảng Trị petroleum port; Pacific Petro international petroleum port in Tiền Giang Province; Tân Cảng Giao Long port in Bến Tre province; Duyên Hải 2 thermal power plant port in Trà Vinh province.
SEAPORTS LAG BEHIND REGIONAL PEERS
Despite growing demands, Vietnam’s seaport development masterplan has been deemed inappropriate by experts, leaving much to be desired in the race to attain capital.
SUMMIT DISCUSSES TELECOMMUNICATIONS INFRASTRUCTURE, DIGITAL CONTENT SERVICES
The World Mobile Broadband and ICT Summit 2022 was held in Hà Nội on March 9 to discuss the modernisation of telecommunications infrastructure and digital content services toward the promotion of a digital economy and society.
VIETNAM AND ASEAN SEEK CLOSER COOPERATION IN MARITIME TRANSPORT
Representatives from the 10 ASEAN member countries are gathering at the 42nd meeting of the bloc's Maritime Transport Working Group (MTWG) hosted by Vietnam to discuss new innitiatives for closer cooperation.
VIETNAM’S LOGISTICS SECTOR ATTRACTS MORE FOREIGN INVESTMENT INFLOWS
Foreign investors will continue to pour money into Vietnam’s logistics sector to seize post-pandemic development opportunities, Lao Dong newspaper quoted Piyush Rathorenoi, General Director of the Transworld QBV ICD as saying.
