Inland port opens in southern Vietnam province Tay Ninh, set to become border logistics hub

The 16.5-hectare Tan Cang-Moc Bai inland port in Tay Ninh province, southern Vietnam has been opened, offering logistics services and handling customs clearance for imports and exports.

A Ministry of Construction decision dated October 20, 2025 announced the opening of the port, located in the Moc Bai Border-Gate Economic Zone.

The VND550 billion ($20.88 million) port is developed by Tan Cang-Tay Ninh JSC, a member of Saigon Newport Corporation - a leading port operator in Vietnam.

Under the decision, the port will operate in accordance with the Government's Decree No. 38/2017/ND-CP dated April 4, 2017 on the investment, construction, management, and operation of inland ports.

The Vietnam Maritime and Waterways Administration has been assigned to oversee the operations of the port in line with the decree and other relevant documents.

Construction of the project began in November 2023, and its first phase has now been completed, allowing customs clearance, warehousing, and transshipment of import and export containers right at the border.

The port is expected to significantly shorten clearance times, ease congestion at the Moc Bai international border gate, and optimize logistics costs for businesses.

According to Saigon Newport Corporation, the port is equipped with container yards, warehouses, and modern handling equipment. It can handle a large volume of cargo from Cambodia and is directly connected to Ho Chi Minh City’s seaport network, forming a key cross-border logistics corridor in Vietnam’s southeast region.

With its strategic location along the East-West Economic Corridor, the port is expected to become a Vietnam-Cambodia border logistics hub, contributing to the development of the Moc Bai Border Gate Economic Zone and boosting trade, services, and investment in the border area in the time ahead.

Tay Ninh was merged with neighboring Long An province on July 1 to form the new Tay Ninh province that now borders HCMC, Dong Thap and Dong Nai. It also shares a 374-kilometer land border with Cambodia.

As of July 1, Long An ranked third nationwide in industrial park development, with 51 parks spanning 12,433 hectares planned through 2030, positioning it to rise to the second place in terms of industrial land area. Tay Ninh, meanwhile, aimed for its industry and construction sector to account for 51-52% of the provincial economy in 2025.

The new Tay Ninh province has four international border gates - Moc Bai, Xa Mat, Tan Nam, and Binh Hiep - along with four national border gates - Ka Tum, Chang Riec, Phuoc Tan, and My Quy Tay - and 13 auxiliary ones.

In the first nine months of 2025, Tay Ninh’s gross regional domestic product (GRDP) expanded by about 9.52%, the highest in the southeastern region and among the fastest-growing provinces nationwide.