Delegates visiting the ceremony included Mr. Nguyen Nam Viet – Provincial Secretary of the Party Committee of Long An Province, Mr. Pham Van Ranh – Standing Provincial Deputy Secretary of of the Party Committee of Long An Province; Mr. Do Huu Lam – Provincial Deputy Secretary of of the Party Committee of Long An Province and Chairman of the People Committee of Long An Province; Mr. Dang Van Xuong – Member of the Provincial Party Committee of Long An Province, Chairman of the People Council of Long An Province; Mr. Vo Le Tuan – Chairman of Vietnam’s Fatherland Front of Long An Province and other directors of government offices and departments including the Long An Police Department, Ministry of Planning and Investment; Ministry of Culture-sport-tourism, The Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development, Ministry of Finance of Long An Province and former leaders, government officers and chairmen of Can Giuoc District.

At the event, Mr. Chau Van Huynh – Chief Executive Officer of Thang Long Port Corporation updated the construction progress of Long An International Port projects. By September 2015, 90% of the first phase of Long An Port was completed while the company was pushing construction progress including infrastructure and  warehouses to serve shipping and to welcome the first shipment of 2016 to the port.

After the report from Long An Port Corporation, Mr. Nguyen Nam Viet – Provincial Secretary of the Party Committee of Long An Province, on behalf of the Province’s leaders congratulated the company’s board of directors and the empolyees on the achievement of positive results. He emphasized, “This is a key project for Long An Province and once the port is completed, it will accelerate economic and social development of Can Giuoc District in particular and Long An Province in general as well as improving the locals’ living conditions and incomes. In addition, this development is a practical achievement to celebrate the tenth National Congress of the Communist Party of Long An Province, term 2015 – 2020.”

Following the updates, the delegates visited the Long An Port project before observing the crane assembly ceremony.

Long An Port is built in Can Giuoc District, a commune located at the lower end of Southern East of Long An Province. Since this area is significantly affected by tidal waves and the source of water contains a high salt concentration, residents of the area is struggling with agriculture and fishery. However, situated on the border of Ho Chi Minh City and stretching toward the Mekong Delta  and national Road No. 50, the area will be connected with Ben Luc – Long Thanh Highways in the near future. Stretching along the East Coast toward the Soai Rap River and with a sea routes connecting to other provinces in the south, Long An International Port will be connected to Long An Port Industrial Zone which was developed on nearly 2,000 hectares. This is a tremendous advantage for the port’s economic development. 

In addition, an increasing demand for a faster sea transportation stemming from the rapid growth in import and export of primary goods in agricultural and industrial sectors in Long An province, industrial zones inside Long An Port, the commercial center and the new urban area project and supporting the transportation of goods from the port Group No.5 are contributing to the social and economic development of Long An Province, a primary economic hub in the Southern region and Mekong River Delta. 

Additionally, the outstanding advantages of Long An Province’s strategic geographical location, water levels, vessel movement and sea and road traffic routes in the Can Giuoc District – Long An Province illustrates the necessity of Long An Port development. It allows full realization of the province’s potential as a cargo transportation hub on the Soai Rap River which was dredged to facilitate traffic from 21 June 2014. The hub directly reduced the inventory level at port and annual transportation costs of delivering imports and exports to other ports in Ho Chi Minh City by road or domestic vessels. In addition, after completion and under full operation, the port will help reduce road traffic flow to Ho Chi Minh City, lessen traffic jams caused by the thousands of trucks transporting goods to other ports in Ho Chi Minh City. 

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