Central Vietnam hub invites Dutch firms to invest in airport, seaports

Danang authorities called for Dutch enterprises to explore investment opportunities in the city's airport and seaport projects during their working trip to the Netherlands from October 3-4.

They met with the Amsterdam Smart City Project Management Agency to learn about the city’s smart urban development model.

At the meeting, Nguyen Duc Dung, Chairman of the minicipal People’s Council - the city's legislature, expressed hope that Amsterdam would continue to share its experience and provide consultancy to help turn Danang into a smart, modern, culturally distinctive and livable city.

At a working session with Naco - a Dutch company with extensive global experience in airport planning and long-standing cooperation in Vietnam, city leaders introduced the strategic projects in need of private investment, including upgrading Chu Lai International Airport.

Under the Government’s master plan, Chu Lai is designated as a 4F-class international airport. Danang plans to invite investment for this project in early 2026 under a public-private partnership (PPP) model.

A 4F-class airport is a top-tier airport designed to accommodate the largest aircraft, such as the Airbus A380 and Boeing 747.

The city is also studying the development of integrated complexes surrounding the airport, envisioned as urban areas combining commerce, logistics, and high technology, they noted.

Tran Nam Hung, Vice Chairman of the Danang People’s Committee, invited Naco to explore opportunities in designing the airport based on green, smart, energy-efficient, and sustainable principles that align with international standards.

He urged Naco to help connect Danang with reputable international investors in airport investment and operation.

The Danang delegation also met with Royal Bokalis Westminster N.V. under Royal Boskalis N.V. Group - a global leader in maritime infrastructure construction and maintenance.

They invited the company to explore cooperation opportunities to develop projects including the Lien Chieu port project, the Cua Lo channel dredging project in the Chu Lai Economic Zone, the Truong Giang River dredging project, and projects to build sea encroachment areas.

Royal Boskalis is already active in Vietnam, participating in the Cai Mep Ha logistics center operation and development project.

The coastal city of Danang, home to some beaches among Asia's most beautiful, and Quang Nam province, well known for the ancient town of Hoi An, were recently merged to form the new Danang.

Vietnam is developing an international financial center, located both in Ho Chi Minh City and Danang.

Vietnam's Standing Deputy Prime Minister Nguyen Hoa Binh on September 24 asked Binance, the world’s leading digital asset trading platform, to establish a headquarters in Danang.

Meeting with Binance CEO Richard Teng during his official visit to the United Arab Emirates (UAE), Binh suggested Binance cooperate with Vietnam's International Financial Center to deploy a crypto asset exchange.

Danang is zoning off land areas, building infrastructure, proposing policies, and actively seeking strategic investors to soon put its Free Trade Zone (FTZ) into operation. As Vietnam’s first FTZ, envisioned as a model to be replicated nationwide, the project has drawn significant attention.

Deo Ca Group, one of Vietnam’s leading transport infrastructure developers, is proposimg investing in a metro line linking two major tourism hubs within Danang.

According to its proposal sent to local authorities on September 10, Deo Ca said that the metro line connecting the beach area of Danang to the UNESCO-listed ancient town of Hoi An will be developed under the public-private partnership (PPP) model combined with transit-oriented development (TOD).