Can Tho seeks bids for port complex

Vo Thanh Hung, head of Can Tho Export Processing and Industrial Parks Management Authority, said that according to the newly adjusted decision approved by the government last month, the province would enlarge the existing Cai Cui port, adding this new port and logistics development.

 Hung said that top priority would be given to Saigon- Can Tho Industrial Park Joint Stock Company under Saigon Invest Group (SIG).  It is one of the leading domestic private groups that obtained an investment certificate to develop 262 hectares Hung Phu I IP 10 years ago. So far, the investor has not yet finished site clearance.

“In case, Saigon-Can Tho Industrial Park Joint Stock Company refuses to pursue the international port complex and logistic area project, this company will only develop 152 hectares out of the 262ha Hung Phu I IP and the province will call other investor to deploy the port project,” added Hung.    

As of last week, Saigon-Can Tho Industrial Park Joint Stock Company had not responded to the new development plan. 

Hung said the 110ha port project would be similar to Cai Mep Thi Vai international port complex’s model. When entirely completed, the development could meet the needs of marine transportation and international trade in the future, he said. It would also make a positive contribution to speeding up the socio-economic development of the Mekong River Delta area and the province.

 According to the latest figure from Can Tho Export Processing and Industrial Parks Management Authority, at present, only two out of eight industrial parks namely Tra Noc I and Tra Noc II with total area of 292ha have leased all of their space. In the first four months of this years, the two  industrial parks granted investment certificate for four projects including two foreign direct investment projects.