The southernmost province of Ca Mau is seeking investment to develop a 3.5 billion USD seaport which can receive vessels of up to 250,000 tonnes on Hon Khoai Island.
Ca Mau (VNA) - The southernmost province of Ca Mau is seekinginvestment to develop a 3.5 billion USD seaport which can receive vessels of upto 250,000 tonnes on Hon Khoai Island.
At a working session with Minister of Transport Truong Quang Nghia on August 9,Ca Mau province said the Hon Khoai Seaport should be considered one of themajor national projects requiring investment.
Nguyen Tien Hai, Chairman of the provincial People’s Committee, proposed thetransport ministry adjust planning and scale of the Hon Khoai Seaport to enableit to welcome vessels with capacity of up to 250,000 tonnes.
Under the current approved plans, the Hon Khoai Seaport is capable of receivingvessels from 100,000 tonnes to 160,000 tonnes.
Minister Nghia said calling for investment to develop the HonKhoai Seaport from the State budget was not feasible, given the limitedbudget of the Government.
He said the province needed to carefully study the feasibility of the projectto call for investment, adding that the ministry would support the province inimplementing this project.
The Hon Khoai Seaport project has been calling for investment since July 2016.
The province said the seaport has several advantages. It will be a largedeep-water seaport, which can attract a significant shipment volume and boostthe region’s economic growth.
The seaport is expected to serve the Nam Can Economic Zone and the southernregion with the transport of a number of goods, from coal, rice, agriculturaland fisheries products, to petrol, oil and liquefied gas.
Notably, Hon Khoai will be a “green” seaport with a preserved ecosystem.-VNA
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Hon Khoai island (Photo: baodautu.vn) 
