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Da Nang invests big in ports
In the central coastal Da Nang City, a new plan is calling for the Tien Sa port to be transformed into a modern container port alongside changes being made to the Song Han port.
According to General Director Nguyen Thu of Da Nang port, from 2008-2011 VND29 billion (US$1.7 million) will be poured into Tien Sa port's warehouses, including the construction of two wharves, while the Son Tra port will be built at a cost of VND586 billion ($34.5 million).
Da Nang port asked city authorities to pave the way for the development of its infrastructure facilities, hoping to turn Da Nang into a gateway into the east-west economic corridor, linking central Vietnam with central Laos and northeastern Thailand and Myanmar.
It also proposed to allow trucks to enter Song Han port and allow Da Nang port to make use of land to establish a navigation development centre and tourism service in the central region.
In the first eight months of the year, Da Nang port welcomed 34 ships with more than 20,730 tourists, a year-on-year rise of 13.83 per cent, and earned a turnover of VND118.5 billion ($7 million). The total volume of cargo handled through the port in the reviewed period is estimated at more than 3 million tonnes.
Da Nang port will reduce navigation insurance fees by 25 per cent, as well as fixed container prices, with the hope of attracting more container ships.
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