Chan May port welcomes 87,000 foreign visitors in 2016
Nearly 87,000 international holiday-makers visited tourist sites in the central province of Thua Thien–Hue in 2016 or nearly 10 percent year-on-year through Chan May port by cruise ships.
A cruise ships caryying foreign holiday-makers to Hue (Source: VNA)
ThuaThien-Hue (VNA) – Nearly 87,000 international holiday-makers visitedtourist sites in the central province of Thua Thien–Hue in 2016 or nearly 10percent year-on-year through Chan May port by cruise ships.
Recently, Bahamas-flagged Luxury liner Ovation of the Seas, carrying nearly4,100 passengers and 1,600 crewmembers, anchored in Chan May port, touringhistorical and tourist sites in Hue, Hoi An city of Quang Nam province andcentral Da Nang city.
Chan Mayport is located in the centre of Vietnam between the two big cities in the centralregion - Hue and Da Nang. The port also lies on the main sea route connecting Singapore, thePhilippines, Hong Kong (China) and Vietnam.
It is among 46 seaports in Southeast Asia selected by the Asia CruiseAssociation as a stopover for cruise ships.
With theupgraded wharf with 420 metres in length and 12.5 metres in depth, the port cannow accommodate 30,000 DWT vessels and cruise ships carrying over 3,000-4,000passengers, each.
The port is designed to receive about 4.8-5.4 million tonnes of goods a year by2020, and about 8.9-10.2 million tonnes a year by 2030.
The local authorities will invest to build two or three more wharfs for up-to50,000 tonne ships in 2020, and two more wharfs for 50,000 tonne-cargo ships,and one for international cruise ships with capacity of 225,000GT in 2030. -VNA
The Mariner of the Seas, a luxury cruise ship of the US Royal Caribbean International harboured at Chan May Port in the central province of Thua Thien – Hue on October 13.
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Luxury liner Ovation of the Seas, carrying nearly 4,100 tourists and 1,600 crewmembers, anchored in Chan May port, the central province of Thua Thien-Hue on November 25
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A cruise ships caryying foreign holiday-makers to Hue (Source: VNA)
