1 suction ship cannot move to storm shelter number 3

Workers of Hai Phong Port TIL International Port Company Limited (HTIT) reinforce the crane system to prevent the impact of storm No. 3.

According to information from the Hai Phong Maritime Port Authority, as of 6:00 a.m. on July 21, there were 92 vehicles and ships anchored in the Hai Phong seaport waters. Of these, 17 were at anchorage areas, 59 at wharves, and 16 at shipyards.

For shipbuilding and ship repair facilities, Nam Trieu shipyard and Pha Rung shipyard each have 6 ships, Binh An shipyard has 2 ships, Bach Dang shipyard has 1 ship. All ships have reinforced mooring lines.

Notably, at the construction site of the Xuan Cau Industrial Park Infrastructure Investment and Construction and Non-Tax Project, a dredger could not move out of the construction site before the storm arrived. The reason was that the highest tide level on July 18-20 was only 2.6 m, the highest tide on the afternoon of July 21 was 3.1 m, while the required water level must be from 3.3 - 3.5 m to move.

To ensure the safety of people, vehicles and shipping routes, the Maritime Port Authority requires the investor to develop a storm prevention and shelter plan in place right in the construction area for the above ship.

* Also according to information from the Hai Phong Maritime Port Authority, as of 6:00 p.m. on July 20, there were 67,562 containers at ports in the city. Of which, Nam Dinh Vu port had 16,090 containers, Tan Vu port had 10,033 containers, TC-HICT port had 9,878 containers, Vip Green Port had 6,125 containers, HHIT port had 5,609 containers, Dinh Vu port had 3,373 containers, Nam Hai Dinh Vu port had 2,799 containers, Green Port had 2,714 containers, VIMC port had 2,258 containers, HTIT port had 1,651 containers, Nam Hai port had 922 containers...

There are currently 67,652 containers at the port in the city.

Implementing the direction of the Hai Phong Maritime Port Authority and ensuring the safety of people, equipment and assets from the impact of storm No. 3 (Wipha), from the afternoon of July 20, port operators have implemented a storm prevention and control plan. Enterprises have anchored loading and unloading equipment systems; forklifts, tractors and cranes have been moved to safe positions, locked brakes, increased lashings, lowered anchor pins and lowered container heights at the port yard. At the same time, strictly maintaining the on-duty force to ensure timely handling of incidents to minimize damage caused by rain and storms.

Previously, the Hai Phong Maritime Port Authority requested port operators to urgently inspect and safely arrange containers at the port yard. Containers with cargo are loaded in rows of 3 or 4 and the front and rear blocks are tightened; empty containers are loaded in rows of 2 or 3 to ensure safety.

PHAM CUONG

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