Vietnam has 296 ports in updated transport ministry list

Vietnam has a total of 296 ports under a new list compiled by the Ministry of Transport that divides them by locality instead of region.

The new list removes several ports that have closed and absorbs some into a larger entity.

The Ha Long mechanical port, a border port in Hai Phong, the Tan Cang port, the Holcim Hiep Phuoc cement port and Ba Son shipbuilding port in Ho Chi Minh City have closed since the last list was prepared.

The VIMC Hau Giang general port (Hau Giang province) and the Lee & Man international specialized port are now part of the Hau Giang seaport rather than Can Tho seaport. The Superdong Tran De Port will be in the Soc Trang seaport area, rather than Can Tho city.

The new list has a number of new ports located at the Van Phong 1 BOT Thermal Power Plant (Khanh Hoa province); the Nghi Son 2 Thermal Power Plant; and the Gas and LNG Development Zone Project, and auxiliary types of Nghi Son petrochemical refinery (Thanh Hoa province). The Trung Nam Ca Na International Port (Ninh Thuan province) and Hoa Phat Dung Quat General Container Port (Quang Ngai province) are also new facilities in the list.

By locality

Quang Ninh has 14 ports; Hai Phong has 15; Nam Dinh, 3; Thai Binh, 2; Thanh Hoa, 10; Nghe An, 7; Ha Tinh, 6; Quang Binh, 4; Quang Tri, 2; Thua Thien Hue, 2; Da Nang, 8; Quang Nam, 3; Quang Ngai, 8; Binh Dinh, 4; Phu Yen, 1; Khanh Hoa, 17; Ninh Thuan, 3; and Binh Thuan, 6.

In the southern region, Ba Ria-Vung Tau has 47 ports; Binh Duong, 1; Dong Nai, 18; HCMC, 40; Long An, 3; Tien Giang, 2; Dong Thap, 3; Ben Tre, 1; Vinh Long, 3; Can Tho, 17; Hau Giang, 2; Soc Trang, 1; Tra Vinh, 2; An Giang, 1; Kien Giang, 4; and Ca Mau, 1.

The Vietnam Maritime Administration is in charge of coordinating and directing the management and exploitation of harbors in Vietnam's seaports in accordance with the rules. It will organize annual updates and submit them to the Ministry of Transport.