Secretary of the Party Committee of the northern port city of Hai Phong Le Tien Chau had a working session with the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey (PANYNJ) on November 20 as part of his trip to the US for the APEC Leaders’ Week.
The working session between the Hai Phong Party Committee's delegation and the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey on November 20. (Photo: VNA)
New York (VNA) – Secretary of the Party Committee of the northernport city of Hai Phong Le Tien Chau had a working session with the PortAuthority of New York and New Jersey (PANYNJ) on November 20 as part of histrip to the US for the APEC Leaders’ Week.
IntroducingHai Phong as a seaport hub in Vietnam, Chau expressed his wish to bolstercooperation with the US port to capitalise on each other’s strengths, and makethe city become a connection point with the rest of the Atlantic Ocean and thePacific Ocean.
For her part, PANYNS Director Bethaan Rooney spoke highly of Hai Phong’s advantages and potential, especially regarding logistics andmaritime transport. She said the PANYNJ wants to study opportunities to promotecooperation with the Vietnamese port city in the coming time.
The two sides discussed the study, construction, management andexploitation of airport, railway, logistics centre and shopping mall projects,as well as shared future development orientations.
On the occasion, an MoU was inked between PANYNJand Hai Phong city and a group of Vietnam – US investors, including Saigon Telecommunications& Technologies Corporation, Kinh Bac Development Holding Corporation andEnergy Capital Vietnam.
Accordingly, the sides will work together to study a project on building a complex of Tien Lang International Airport, Nam Do Son Port, a railway system,a logistics centre and Hai Phong World Trade Centre./.
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The working session between the Hai Phong Party Committee's delegation and the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey on November 20. (Photo: VNA) 
