VietNamNet Bridge - Vietnam spent big money to build a deep-water port but did not build infrastructure for ships to go in and out of the port.

VietNamNet Bridge - Hundreds of unowned import containers of waste banned by Vietnam have been left at HCMC ports, causing problems for port authorities. 

VietNamNet Bridge - Mismanagement and legal loopholes have both lent a hand to enterprises to illegally import prohibited waste.

VietNamNet Bridge - Japanese enterprises have been step by step closing their factories in the south of China and moving to Vietnam.

 Possessing major advantages and potential, Hai Phong is expected to become a gateway connecting Vietnam with the world, according to CBRE’s Vietnam Special Report released recently.

VietNamNet Bridge - Port service fees have been decreasing in recent months, but import/export companies complain they have to pay too many kinds of charges and surcharges.

VietNamNet Bridge - While the Ministry of Transport (MOT) claims the port authority model should be applied to all ports in Vietnam, economists have reconsidered the idea.

Foreign investment funds said that the Decree No 60 on lifting the foreign ownership ratio ceiling will mostly affect listed companies. As for the other companies, the room for foreign investors remains unclear.

 VietNamNet Bridge – The Viet Nam Inland Waterway Administration (VIWA) has suspended officials of Hai Phong Maritime Administration for 15 days, following a report about an overloaded vessel in Hai Phong Port.

Investors have geared up in the race for the right to take over Hai Phong Port, an important port in northern Vietnam.

VietNamNet Bridge – Many seaports in Vietnam are being compared with the world’s “dumping grounds” where thousands of containers of imported wasted materials have piled up.

VietNamNet Bridge – Analysts believe that there are many ways to develop Hai Phong Port and make big profits off it.

 VietNamNet Bridge - Investors are showing their interest again in seaports, as shown by purchase of shares at recent IPO of Nghe Tinh Port.

 VietNamNet Bridge – The State Bank of Viet Nam has agreed to transfer some of the debt owed to Vietinbank by the Viet Nam National Shipping Lines (Vinalines) into shares of member ports.

VietNamNet Bridge – Foreign investors have shown more interest in seaports following a decision by the in Prime Minister to reduce the state’s stake in the ports.

 The volume of cargo piling up at Hai Phong Port has soared in recent months, following the Ministry of Transport's efforts to regulate truck-loading procedures, as of April 1.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Cargo traffic at the Hai Phong port complex, the biggest port in the north, has been seriously congested since the day a regulation on verifying vehicles’ loading capacity took effect on April 1.

Hundreds of millions of dollars have been flowing back into the pockets of foreign ship owners since the port operators in the Hai Phong City area have been scrambling for clients by dramatically reducing container handling fees.

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