Prime Minister attends Hai Phong container port ground-breaking

by VTV413 May 2016 Last updated at 07:34 AM

(Photo: VNA)
(Photo: VNA)

VTV.vn - Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc attended a ground-breaking ceremony for two container terminals on Cai Hai Island on Thursday.

The 230 million USD wharfs are 750 metres long and construction is expected to finish in 2018. They will be the north’s first deep-water berths that can receive large container ships.

Exports from Vietnam will be able to be shipped direct, meaning cargo routes will be faster and transportation costs significantly reduced.

Speaking at the ceremony, Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc stressed that the terminals would boost Vietnam’s foreign trade. He suggested the city focus on promoting agricultural-industrial production, and pouring more investments into services, especially tourism.

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