Outstanding business results in 2022 were factors for investors to expect great hopes in seaport stocks in 2023. However, recent statistics show that seaport enterprises are facing turbulent times as demand has fallen all round.
After a year of trial implementation of online procedures for inland waterway vehicles entering and leaving seaports in Ho Chi Minh City, enterprises proposed to continue to maintain and widen the service to other ports.
Minister of Transport Nguyen Van The on May 26 requested units under the ministry to strengthen inspection and control of transportation costs and traffic safety in transportation activities.
Vietnam will need about VND313 trillion (US$13.7 billion) to develop a modern seaport system between now and 2030, and the funding will mostly come from non-budget sources.
In order to clarify service price, the Vietnam Maritime Administration yesterday required container shipping companies operating in Vietnam to strictly perform price listing in accordance with the current regulations.
