Vietnamese seaports plan for growth

To achieve this, Vietnam will focus on developing deep-water seaports, especially the Vân Phong international transhipment port in the central province of Khánh Hòa, which can handle container ships of up to 15,000 teu.

Between now and 2015, investment priority will be given to three ports – Vân Phong, the northern port of Lạch Huy in Hải Phòng, and at the Nghi SÆ¡n Petrochemical Complex in the central province of Thanh Hóa.

Plans are also in place to upgrade the Nha Trang seaport to accommodate vessels up to 100,000 GRT, and the Cần Thơ seaport to be able to handle vessels up to 20,000 DWT.