Proposing to build a temporary port in Vung Ang, what does the Maritime Administration say?
According to the proposal, the work aims to be proactive in organizing the construction and construction of works under the Vung Ang II Thermal Power Plant Project.
Port operation for no more than 36 months
According to the Vietnam Maritime Administration, this agency has just received a document from China Port Construction Co., Ltd., requesting an investment agreement to build temporary seaport infrastructure to serve the construction of the Factory Project. Vung Ang II Thermal Power Plant.
It is known that China Port Construction Company Limited is a subcontractor of the General Contractor – EPC JV participating in the design, procurement and construction of the port of the Vung Ang II Thermal Power Plant Project. Item of temporary port and prefabricated casting yard is one of the work items under the construction method of this contractor.
Proposing to build a temporary port to serve the construction and construction of works under the Vung Ang II Thermal Power Plant Project. Illustration
Specifically, this company proposed an investment agreement to build temporary seaport infrastructure at the location between Wharf 4 and Wharf 5 Vung Ang Wharf. The port has a protruding wharf, which can receive ships of up to 2,500 tons.
The work is to serve the loading and unloading of prefabricated components of the cooling water intake and discharge pipes during the construction process of Vung Ang II Thermal Power Plant Project.
According to the proposal, the duration of the project’s operation shall not exceed 36 months or after the completion of the use purpose of the above-mentioned works. After the operation period, the work will be demolished and the work area will be returned to its original state.
Can consider the proposed location
According to the Vietnam Maritime Administration, the proposal of China Port Construction Co., Ltd. is consistent with the regulations on conditions for establishing temporary seaport infrastructure in Clause 1, Article 25 of Decree No. 58 dated May 10. 2017 by the Government. At the same time, the proposal on the project operation time limit is also consistent with the provisions of law.
However, Acting Director of the Vietnam Maritime Administration Nguyen Dinh Viet said that the proposed location of the project coincides with the scope of orientation for the construction of the port fleet, serving port management activities in the planning space. Vung Ang wharf area in the completion stage of the “Detailed planning of Vung Ang and Son Duong seaports in Son Duong – Vung Ang seaport (Ha Tinh province) in the period to 2020”.
The proposed location of the work coincides with the scope of orientation for the construction of the port fleet in the space of the Vung Ang wharf area planning in the completion stage.
However, Mr. Viet also informed: Cargo through the seaport at Vung Ang wharf area has only reached 34.8% compared to the forecast of the detailed plan of the North Central Seaport Group (Group 2) to 2020, determined towards 2030 approved by the Ministry of Transport.
At the same time, the complete scale of Vung Ang wharf area cannot be formed soon. Currently, the new wharf area is investing and exploiting 4 berths compared to about 11 berths in the space of Vung Ang wharf area planning in the completion stage. The deployment of the port fleet to serve the management of seaport operations has not yet been proposed and studied.
Therefore, “the proposed location can be considered to facilitate the progress of investment and construction of Vung Ang II Thermal Power Plant Project. In case the Ministry of Transport approves the investment agreement on the construction of a temporary port, China Port Construction Co., Ltd. is responsible for complying with maritime laws and relevant regulations during the construction process. construction investment implementation process”, emphasized Acting Director Nguyen Dinh Viet.
In addition, the company needs to work with the local competent authority to guide and handle the procedures for construction investment, land according to regulations, as well as comply with the plan to ensure the safety of goods. Navy, ship maneuvering orders approved by the Port Authority during the construction and operation of the works.
At the same time, only loading and unloading components for construction works under Vung Ang II Thermal Power Plant Project. The company must carry out the relocation and release of the entire work when the project’s operation term ends as committed, ensuring that it does not obstruct maritime activities, seaport exploitation and general traffic activities in the area. area.
