Holcim Vietnam given green light to build inland port

Authorities of Vietnam’s southern coastal province of Ba Ria-Vung Tau have approved a proposal by Thanh Long Co Ltd to develop an inland waterway port to meet the transport requirement's for the Holcim cement plant.

The provincial authorities assigned the Department of Transport to cooperate with relevant agencies to add planning of the facility to the province’s master plan for inland waterway transport by 2020.

The Thanh Long plans to develop the port on an area of 5000m2 between the Holcim cement plant and the gas pipeline of Phu My power plant in Phu My town, Tan Thanh district.

Once completed for operation, the port will be able to receive barges with loading capacity of 5000t.