Central city, JICA agree on Liên Chiểu Port development The central province and the Japan International Co-operation Agency (JICA) have inked a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) on a survey for the pre-feasibility report of the Liên Chiểu Port project with non-refundable Official Development Assistance (ODA) of the Japanese Government.

Đà Nẵng, JICA to survey Liên Chiểu Port development

Experts from the Japan International Co-operation Agency (JICA) will begin a survey project on the pre-feasibility report for construction of the Liên Chiểu Port between July and November.

Volume of cargo in Q1 grows, passengers drop The volume of cargo passing through Vietnamese ports in the first quarter this year reached more than 159 million tonnes, up 8.4 per cent over the same period last year, reported the Việt Nam Maritime Administration (VMA).

Memorial service honours martyrs of Gạc Ma Reef

A memorial service was held in honour of 64 martyrs who fought to protect the Gạc Ma (Johnson South) Reef, part of the Trường Sa (Spratly) Archipelago, from Chinese invaders in 1988, at Mân Quang Wharf on Saturday.

Inadequacies in management of coastal transport highlighted The transport sector needs to issue separate circulars to manage coastal transport operations for cargo ships, especially bulk cargo ships, a type of ship that runs off the coast and on rivers.

Province to develop facility to serve cruise ships

With cruise ships visiting Bà Rịa – Vũng Tàu having to dock at cargo ports, the province plans to build a new facility to serve cruise ships that bring cash-rich tourists to its shores.

Cargo through seaports continues increasing The volume of goods through Vietnamese seaports reached more than 544 million tonnes in the first ten months of this year.

Liên Chiểu Port to play key role for a sustainable Đà Nẵng Speeding up the construction of the new Liên Chiểu Cargo Port would help promote Đà Nẵng as a key international logistics centre, and allow the existing Tiên Sa Port to be reserved for cruise ships only.

Powerful typhoon kills 3 in Tokyo area, strands thousands at Narita At least three people have died and more than 50 were injured as a powerful typhoon battered the Tokyo metropolitan area, causing transportation outages that affected nearly 3 million commuters and left thousands stranded at Narita airport east of the capital.

Australia to join US in Gulf maritime security mission Australia will join the US-led mission to protect shipping through the Strait of Hormuz amid heightened tensions with Iran, Prime Minister Scott Morrison announced on Wednesday.