The Ministry of Finance has asked the HCMC government to amend a resolution on collecting fees from users of infrastructure facilities and public services at seaport terminals in the city to help enterprises and the economy recover.

It has been 30 years since the Prime Minister issued Decision No.55/QD-TTg approving the master plan of the Cai Mep - Thi Vai deep-water seaport system.

Investors currently have many opportunities to participate in maritime projects worth more than 300,000 billion VND after Vietnam’s master plan on seaport system development is approved.

Three Vietnamese seaports have been named among the top 50 of the Container Port Performance Index (CPPI) launched by the World Bank and IHS Markit.

Development of major ports and port clusters will get priority in the new master plan for the country’s port system for 2021-2030, Deputy Minister of Transport Nguyen Nhat has said.

Despite some improvements, seaport joint ventures between foreign partners and state-owned shipping giant Vietnam Maritime Corporation continued to incur losses in the first quarter of this year, 

Seaports are bearing negative impacts from the COVID-19 pandemic as the major partners of Vietnam are reducing orders. However, experts still see positive prospects.

Seaports in all provinces and cities of the central region are focusing on cargo transport, but the central region is lacking large and professional production capacity.

Inland container depots (ICD) play an important role in connecting transport modes, sharing the burden with seaports.

VietNamNet Bridge - The fourth largest container carrier in the world is planning to provide an HCMC-Australia direct route in the near future.

VietNamNet Bridge - The high number of imports of input materials and exports of finished products by foreign invested enterprises (FIEs) has led to an increased growth rate for the seafood industry. 

 The Ca Mau People's Committee has petitioned Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung for permission to build a US$2.5 billion seaport in the southernmost province.

As planned by the Ministry of Transport, many seaports have been put up for sale and many buyers are owners of privately run businesses.

VietNamNet Bridge – The Ministry of Transport (MOT) has scrapped plans to build seaports and instead will expand several airports this year.

Under the new import/export tariff scheme effective as of January 1, 2015, a zero tax rate is applied to many import items, but most Vietnamese businesses say this has yet to affect their business.

VietNamNet Bridge – Importers complain that they now have to pay a higher storage fee because it takes agencies more time than before to have specialized examination.

VietNamNet Bridge – The recent initial public offerings (IPOs) of Vinalines all failed, with a modest ratios of shares sold on shares offered.

VietNamNet Bridge – Foreign investors are only eyeing large important seaports in Vietnam and are staying away from unprofitable seaports.

VietNamNet Bridge – Central coastal provinces are, to a certain extent, trapped by underdevelopment and poverty as well as poor infrastructure and economic connections, Deputy Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc said.