Chan May port in Thua Thien-Hue to be upgraded

NDO – The Royal Caribbean International Group of the US will invest US$5 million into a project to upgrade the infrastructure of Chan May Port in the central province of Thua Thien-Hue, which will allow the port to receive ships longer than 360 metres with 4,000-5,000 passengers on board.

The agreement was recently signed between the group and the Vietnam Shipbuilding Industry Corporation.

According to Phan Tien Dung, Director of the Thua Thien-Hue Department of Culture, Sports and Tourism, the province predicts it will welcome approximately 70,000 visitors by sea in 2015.

Chan May Port is an important receiving gate welcoming visitors entering the country via sea to Thua Thien-Hue, therefore the upgraded port will help raise the province’s turnover from tourism, Dung said.

The Celebrity Royal has committed to bring around 25,000-30,000 tourists to the province this year, he added.

(Source: VOV – Translated by NDO)

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