Construction to upgrade Quy Nhon channel for 50,000 DWT ships begins in 2024

The project to upgrade and renovate Quy Nhon channel for 50,000 DWT ships is expected to start in December 2024 and be completed in 2025.

According to the Maritime Project Management Board, the Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment has approved the EIA dossier for the Quy Nhon Channel Improvement and Upgrade Project for 50,000 DWT ships. According to the plan, the project will dump dredged material at sea. Currently, the project has completed design approval and is organizing a bidding process to select a contractor.

The Quy Nhon waterway upgrade project for 50,000 DWT ships has a total investment of nearly 700 billion VND.

"The project is expected to start construction in December, after selecting a contractor," a representative of the Maritime Project Management Board informed, adding that the project will be implemented in 2024-2025.

Previously, the Ministry of Transport (MOT) approved the investment project to build and upgrade Quy Nhon channel for 50,000 DWT ships.

The project is a maritime infrastructure project with the goal of investing in renovating the Quy Nhon maritime channel and turning basin for ships with a capacity of up to 50,000 DWT (full load) or larger (ensuring maritime safety conditions) to meet the region's cargo transit needs.

The scope of the project includes renovating and upgrading a channel with a length of about 7.16km from buoy No. 0 to the turning basin of wharf No. 1, with a channel width of 140m and a channel bottom elevation of -13m (nautical chart); upgrading the existing turning basin in front of wharf No. 1 into a shared turning basin with a diameter of 400m; widening the curved channel from 220-235m; moving the buoy signaling system to match the upgraded channel.

The estimated dredging volume at the Quy Nhon channel renovation and upgrade project for 50,000 DWT ships is about 4.1 million m3.

The project has a total investment of 693.2 billion VND mobilized from the State budget in the medium-term public investment plan for the period 2021-2025. Of which, about 50 billion VND will be allocated in 2024 and about 643.238 billion VND in 2025.

The Ministry of Transport assigns the Maritime Project Management Board to be responsible for organizing the survey, design, preparation, examination, appraisal, and approval of construction drawing design documents according to regulations; making a plan and overall and detailed schedule to implement the project, complying with regulations, in accordance with the capital plan granted by the competent authority.

The Maritime Project Management Board is also responsible for strictly managing construction investment costs, ensuring that they do not exceed the total approved project investment.

According to the master plan for the development of Vietnam's seaport system in the 2021-2030 period, with a vision to 2050, the Quy Nhon - Thi Nai - Dong Da port area (Binh Dinh) is planned for container, general cargo, and bulk cargo ships with a capacity of up to 50,000 DWT and ships with a capacity of up to 70,000 DWT with reduced load.

According to the Vietnam Maritime Administration, currently, Quy Nhon seaport has a wharf system that is qualified to receive ships with a tonnage larger than the design to reduce the load and safely enter and exit.

In addition to the wharf system that is currently allowed to receive large tonnage ships, after a period of investment and upgrading, Quy Nhon Port Joint Stock Company has also completed and put into use wharf No. 1 with a length of 480m. This is considered an advantage for receiving large tonnage and length ships, in line with the current trend of chartering ships.

Source: https://www.baogiaothong.vn/khoi-cong-nang-cap-luong-quy-nhon-cho-tau-50000-dwt-trong-nam-2024-192241125182452441.htm