The ground-breaking ceremony saw the participation of State President Nguyen Xuan Phuc and Permanent Member of the Communist Party of Vietnam Central Committee's Secretariat Vo Van Thuong.
State President Nguyen Xuan Phuc (middle) and Permanent Member of the Communist Party of Vietnam Central Committee's Secretariat Vo Van Thuong (first from right) at the ground-breaking ceremony. Photo by the Vietnam News Agency
The 450-hectare project has a total investment of over VND3.42 trillion (USD137 million).
According to the Vietnam News Agency, the project will allow access to 200,000 deadweight tonnage (DWT) cargo ships and container ships with loading capacities from 8,000 to 18,000 twenty-foot equivalent unit (TEUs) as well as 30,000DWT liquid cargo vessels in 2050.
The first phase of the project by 2025 will focus on building two 750m berths for container ships with a loading capacity of 8,000TEUs (100,000DWT), a 7.3km shipping lane, and a 1.17km water breaker dyke system.
Meanwhile, 12 additional berths for container ships and liquid cargo vessels will be added to help the port increase its capacity to 25 million tonnes by 2030.
Once operating, Lien Chieu Port is expected to help mitigate the overload for Danang Port which sees an annual growth of 10% in cargo capacity.
In 2020, Danang Port handled 11.4 million tonnes of cargo. That figure is expected to reach around 50 million by 2050.
