Da Nang Sets Up Task Force to Monitor Liên Chiểu Container Port Project

On November 11, the Da Nang city government established a task force to monitor and advance the Liên Chiểu container port project. According to a decision published on the city government’s portal, Nguyễn Mạnh Hùng, chairman of the municipal People’s Committee, signed the decision establishing the task force, with Vice Chairman Lê Quang Nam appointed as its head. The task force will monitor implementation of the project contract, coordinate with relevant departments to address difficulties as the project advances, and make recommendations on progress, quality and effectiveness.

Rendering of the Liên Chiểu port area.（VietVance）

Launched on March 28, the project covers 172.6 hectares and is intended to become a modern container port and international transshipment hub for central Vietnam. Its designed capacity is approximately 5.7 million twenty-foot equivalent units (TEUs) a year, equivalent to about 74 million tonnes of cargo. Annual cargo throughput is expected to reach 14.25 million to 36.3 million tonnes by 2030.

The port area is planned to have eight container berths with a total quay length of approximately 2,750 metres. It will be able to accommodate container ships with capacities of up to 18,000 TEUs and is planned to use automation technology. The project is scheduled for implementation in three phases from 2026 to 2036, with total investment exceeding VND 50 trillion and an operating term of 50 years.

The project’s investor is a consortium comprising Công ty Cổ phần Tập đoàn Hateco, Công ty TNHH Cảng biển Hateco and the Netherlands’ APM Terminals B.V. According to Vietnam’s government portal, APM Terminals B.V. is one of the world’s major container terminal operators and is part of Denmark’s AP Moller-Maersk group.

Source: VietVance