Saigon New Port honoured as leading container terminal operator

Saigon New Port honoured as leading container terminal operator

Deputy PM Hoang Trung Hai congratulates Sai Gon New Port on the honourable title. (SourceL VGP)

Nhan Dan Online – Saigon New Port Corporation has been recognised as a leading business in developing container terminals, applying modern technology in operation and effectively ultising all available resources.

Deputy Prime Minister Hoang Trung Hai presented company representatives with the title of Labour Hero in recognition of this status at a ceremony held by the corporation on March 15 to mark its 25th founding anniversary.

The Deputy PM commended the achievements the corporation has recorded the past 25 years, making it a successful example of realising Party resolutions on reforming and developing State-owned enterprises.

Though it started as an old riverside port with just four wharfs, Saigon New Port now comprises 14 terminals and two inland container depots. Over the past 25 years, the port has received nearly 36,800 cargo payloads with a total weight of 259 million tonnes.

In 2013, the corporation contributed VND504 billion (US$23.7 million) to the State budget. The import-export container throughput of the port has accounted for more than 80% of market share in the Ho Chi Minh city area and nearly 50% nationally.

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