Network of ICD Port and Transportation in Vietnam
- Author Pham Thi Thanh Xuan
- Co-Author Vu Hai Nam
- DOI
- Country : Vietnam
- Subject : Transport
Keywords : ICD port, transportation network, development planning, orientation
Abstract
Vietnam seaport system is now divided into 6 groups with 45 ports with a total of 272 ports including: 2 grade seaports (international gateway ports); 12 Type I seaports (regional general port); 18 seaports of class II (local general ports) and 13 seaports of class III (offshore oil ports). Vietnam seaport owns about 92.2 km long wharf, with a total capacity of over 550 million tons / year. Compared to 2000 - the first year of implementing the plan, Vietnam's seaport system has increased by 4.4 times to the length of the port. Inland Waterways Department said that in 2017, only about 50% of the inland waterway transportation network in kilometers could be easily navigated. It means that only about half of the 19,000km of waterways are convenient to travel, so many shippers in Vietnam only choose to go to waterways if goods are large such as coal, construction materials, fertilizers and cement. . Referring to infrastructure, a recent report by the World Bank (WB) pointed out that most of the transport is done on 7,000km of nationally managed inland waterways. However, less than 30% of this network is suitable for barges with a tonnage of over 300 tons. This is a very modest rate compared to the successful commercial waterway transport network in the world. The size of boats in Vietnam is not large due to the shallow depth of the canal, the small size of the navigation channel and low bridge clearance. Many ports have outdated facilities and low mechanization or poor maintenance, poor domestic connectivity.
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