Ministry of Construction surveys seaport planning in Phu Quoc special economic zone

On the morning of July 18, Deputy Minister of Construction Nguyen Xuan Sang surveyed and worked with the People's Committee of An Giang province and the People's Committee of Phu Quoc special economic zone on the planning of seaports in Phu Quoc special economic zone. Vice Chairman of An Giang Provincial People's Committee Ngo Cong Thuc received the delegation.

Working scene

Speaking at the meeting, Deputy Minister of Transport Nguyen Xuan Sang emphasized that the An Giang provincial government and Phu Quoc special economic zone urgently developed a plan to effectively exploit An Thoi international passenger port - a key transport infrastructure project that has been handed over by the ministry.

The Deputy Minister expressed concern about maritime security, fire and explosion prevention, safety... in the port area and requested relevant agencies to review and rectify port operations, ensuring safety and security for vehicles and passengers.

Deputy Minister of Construction Nguyen Xuan Sang speaks at the meeting

Vice Chairman of the An Giang Provincial People's Committee Ngo Cong Thuc said that the province will focus on strengthening security forces for Phu Quoc special economic zone, including port areas. At the same time, he requested that Phu Quoc special economic zone continue to strengthen propaganda and raise people's awareness of maritime safety, especially at ports serving tourism and passenger transport...

Vice Chairman of An Giang Provincial People's Committee Ngo Cong Thuc spoke at the meeting.

According to the Department of Construction of An Giang province, Kien Giang seaport belongs to group 5 seaports. In Phu Quoc special zone, the planning includes Phu Quoc wharf area, the function is to serve the socio-economic development of Phu Quoc; there is an international passenger wharf combined with general cargo handling. The size of international passenger ships is up to 225,000GT, general cargo ships are up to 30,000 tons. An Thoi, Vinh Dam, Bai Vong, Mui Dat Do ports have general cargo, liquid and gas wharfs; passenger wharfs, sea ferries, marinas; ship sizes are up to 3,000 tons.

Deputy Director of An Giang Province Department of Construction Dao Huy Hiep reported at the meeting.

For the Phu Quoc International Passenger Port construction investment project, the total investment is over 1,644.7 billion VND. The Department of Construction Investment Management of the Ministry of Transport (now the Ministry of Construction) has inspected and accepted the completion of the project; completed the design review on fire prevention and fighting, completed dredging the channel and turning basin to the design depth, and installed a buoy system.

The project has been announced as a dedicated shipping channel by the Vietnam Maritime Administration. The Kien Giang Maritime Port Authority has put the maritime signal system into use, completed the oil spill response plan, and been approved by the Provincial People's Committee.

The project has completed the legal procedures for opening the port, the establishment of electronic charts has been assessed by the Vietnam Department of Surveying, Mapping and Geographic Information. However, the current difficulty is the requirement of shipping lines, electronic charts must be updated by the United Kingdom Hydrographic Office (UKHO).

Regarding Bai Vong port, on September 18, 2024, based on the approved compensation plan for the value of infrastructure assets of Bai Vong port tourist area, Hoa Binh Ham Ninh Joint Stock Company has paid the full compensation amount into the state budget account and carried out management and exploitation activities and prepared to invest in items according to the plan.

Deputy Minister of Construction Nguyen Xuan Sang (right cover) and Vice Chairman of An Giang Provincial People's Committee Ngo Cong Thuc (second from right) surveyed Bai Vong port on the morning of July 18.

As for Vinh Dam Port, managed and operated by Toan Hai Van Joint Stock Company, this is a general port, combined with a storm shelter for ships in the area. The port has completed the first phase items, the remaining items have not been completed yet such as dredging the channel (reefs), construction of unapproved embankments, site clearance and land handover.

Vinh Dam Port was announced by the Department of Transport (now the Department of Construction) as a general passenger and construction material cargo terminal with a length of 500m (including 5 wharves capable of receiving 1,500 DWT ships; 2 passenger wharves receiving 300-passenger high-speed ships and 1 ferry terminal receiving 300-passenger ships). Cargo handling capacity is from 1-1.5 million tons/year; there is a ^10,000m2 cargo warehouse, a ^250,000m2 cargo staging area.

Regarding An Thoi port, on January 23, 2025, the Vietnam Maritime Administration handed over the maritime infrastructure assets of An Thoi seaport to the Department of Construction of An Giang province to receive and manage exploitation. Currently, the maritime infrastructure assets of An Thoi port have been degraded due to many years of disuse, there are no buoys and no unit to organize exploitation. The Department of Construction is studying and consulting to submit to the Provincial People's Committee a project to manage and exploit An Thoi - Phu Quoc seaport according to regulations.

Vehicles anchored at An Thoi port

Mui Dat Do Port has a general cargo terminal, liquid and gas terminal, passenger terminal, sea ferry terminal, and marina terminal; ships up to 3,000 tons in size. Currently, this area has been planned to build facilities to serve APEC.

Phu Quoc also has 5 temporary wharves in Bai Vong hamlet of enterprises approved by the Provincial People's Committee for temporary investment and construction to serve the demand for supplying construction materials, and the temporary wharves in Phu Quoc are extended until December 31, 2025.

Currently, Phu Quoc special economic zone has about 321 valid investment projects in the planning areas, of which 268 projects are under construction and will be implemented; the demand for construction materials is about 7.5 million tons/year; the number of passengers traveling to and from Phu Quoc by sea is about 6,000/day on average, in addition, there is a large number of cars transported back and forth at temporary wharves.

News and photos: TAY HO - DUY ANH

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