Van Phong Port
| Van Phong Port | |||
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| Data | |||
| start of building | October 31, 2009 | ||
| costs | 3.6 billion US dollars | ||
| Port type | Deep water and transshipment port | ||
| Geographic information | |||
| place | Vịnh Vân Phong | ||
| province | Khanh Hòa | ||
| Country | Vietnam | ||
| Coordinates | 12 ° 40 ′ 0 ″ N , 109 ° 17 ′ 0 ″ E | ||
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The Van Phong Port is a deep water and transshipment port under construction north of Nha Trang in Vietnam .
geography
The Van Phong Bay (Vịnh Vân Phong) has a natural water depth of 22 to 27 meters and is protected from swell and swell by the Hòn Gốm peninsula . No other bay along the Vietnamese coast has similarly good conditions for a deep-water port.
history
With the first construction phase, which began on October 31, 2009, two piers were to be built for handling container ships up to 9,000 TEU and a draft of up to 16.5 meters. In two further expansion phases, facilities for accommodating container ships with 17,000 TEU and more were planned. However, due to problems with the pile foundation , construction work was stopped in May 2011 and it is currently unknown when and to what extent it will resume.
Goods and transport
When completed, Van Phong Port could become Vietnam's leading international seaport. Due to its immediate location along the main shipping lane in the South China Sea, it would be able to close the gap between the transshipment ports of Singapore and Hong Kong .
Individual evidence
- ↑ USD3.6 billion to build Van Phong transhipment port. Viet Nam Industrial Parks Investment Promotion, October 15, 2009, accessed on March 7, 2015 .
- ^ Work held on port construction. Việt Nam News, May 25, 2011, accessed March 7, 2015 .