Lach Huyen Port (Photo: Duc Nghia/VNA)
Deputy Prime Minister Le Van Thanh had signed Decision No. 186/QD-TTg on approving the adjustment of investment policy of construction project of terminals 5 and 6 at Lach Huyen Port in Hai Phong of which investment policy had been approved in Decision No. 299/QD-TTg dated March 4, 2021 of the Prime Minister.
The expansion of the project scale aimed at improving the port’s operating efficiency and competitiveness with international ports in the region.
Decision No.186/QD-TTg clearly stated: "Project scale: To invest in building 2 terminals with a length of 750m (375m each) to receive container ships of up to 100,000 DWT (equivalent to a carrying capacity of 8,000 TEU); 01 barge berth to receive ships with a capacity of 48 TEUs; port protection facilities, warehouse system, port service infrastructure, ship parking area and water surface area connected to Lach Huyen public maritime narrow passages with land-use scale of about 47 ha" as prescribed in Clause 4, Article 1, which was later adjusted byDecision No. 299/QD-TTg as follows:
"Project scale: To invest in building 2 terminals with a length of 900 m (450 m each terminal) to receive container ships of up to 12,000 TEU or up to 18,000 TEU, appropriate to relevant infrastructures and safety requirements; 01 barge berth with a length of 100 m to receive ships with a capacity of 160 TEU; port protection facilities, warehouse system, port service infrastructure, ship parking area and water surface area connected to Lach Huyen public maritime narrow passages; land-use scale of about 58.4042 ha" (excluding the ship parking area and water surface area connected to public maritime narrow passages)."
The contents: "investment capital for project implementation registered by investors: 6,425.2 billion VND; phase 1 (from 2020-2025) is 6,072,976 billion VND; phase 2 (from 2030 and after 2030) is 352,236 billion VND, of which owner capital accounts for 15% of total investment capital, the remaining 85% is from loan capital and other legally mobilized capital” as prescribed in Clause 5, Article 1, Decision No. 299/QD-TTg was adjusted as follows:
"Investment capital for project implementation registered by investors: 8,951,185 billion VND; phase 1 (from 2020-2025) is 8,339,717 billion VND; phase 2 (from 2030) is 611.468 billion VND, of which owner capital accounts for 15% of total investment capital, the remaining 85% is from loan capital and other legally mobilized capital”
Other contents in Decision No. 299/QD-TTg remain unchanged.
Deputy Prime Minister assigned the People's Committee of Hai Phong City to be responsible for updating the scope, boundaries and land-use area of project according to the adjustment of investment policies approved by the Prime Minister, then update district-level land-use planning according to relevant regulations, management functions and tasks; update relative adjustment project of 1/2000-scale detailed planning of Cat Hai island area in Dinh Vu-Cat Hai economic zone to ensure the project in conformity with construction planning.
Hai Phong City People's Committee requests the investor to complete the project according to guidelines of Ministry of Planning and Investment as well as other relevant ministries and branches; implement projects in accordance with legal regulations.
Hai Phong City People's Committee inspects and supervises the project implementation of Hateco Group Joint Stock Company (Hateco) in accordance with (1) provisions of law on investment, construction, land, natural resources and environment and other relevant regulations, (2) directions of the Prime Minister, guidelines of relevant ministries and branches, including: To inspect and supervise capital mobilization of investor (own capital, self-additional capital, self-mobilized capital and loan capital) according to project implementation schedule.
Hateco is responsible for information and data of the project’s adjusted dossiers, project investment efficiency and commitments in accordance with legal regulations; complete the project according to guidelines of Ministry of Planning and Investment and relevant agencies in the appraisal report on adjusting investment policy; take responsibility for mobilizing sufficient capital sources, implementing, and managing the project in accordance with legal regulations.
Besides, Hateco is in charge of establishing an economic organization to implement the project in accordance with of the laws of investment, enterprises and relevant regulations. The economic organization have to be established with 100% charter capital of Hateco Group Joint Stock Company and qualified as Clause 2, Article 52, Decree No. 31/2021/ND-CP of the Government dated March 26, 2021 on detailing and guiding a number of articles of Law on Investment.
Previously, on March 4, 2021, the Prime Minister had issued Decision No. 299/QD-TTg on approving the investment policy of construction project of terminals 5 and 6 at Lach Huyen Port in Hai Phong invested by Hateco Group Joint Stock Company.
The project objective is to invest in building 2 container terminals 5 and 6 at Lach Huyen Port in Hai Phong City in order to gradually build a modern container terminals according to approved planning; meet needs of exporting and importing goods of northern region to European and American markets; maximize the natural and geographical advantages to develop Dinh Vu-Cat Hai economic zone (system of seaports, logistics and industrial parks behind ports) to promote socio-economic development of Hai Phong City in particular and north area in general.
Hateco said that on the basis of cooperation with foreign shipping line partners, the common size of vessels was from 366m to 399m long. The water surface area in front of terminals and the distance from terminal edges to Lach Huyen public maritime narrow passages at terminals 5 and 6 were much larger than those of other terminals.
Therefore, it was necessary to increase the length of terminal route from 375m for a terminal to 450m as well as increase the size of vessel from 6,000 TEU to 18,000 TEU, be appropriate to technical requirements, improving the port’s operational efficiency, and the competitiveness with international ports in the region. Tt was also completely appropriate to adjust barge berth size to collect and transfer goods by inland waterway.