On the afternoon of May 13 (13/5), at the Lach Huyen port area (Cat Hai District), the municipal People’s Committee, in coordination with Hai Phong Port Joint Stock Company, held the inauguration ceremony for International Container Terminal berths No. 3 and 4 at Lach Huyen, Hai Phong Port. This was a practical activity to celebrate the 70th anniversary of the Liberation of Hai Phong — the Heroic City — and the Hai Phong Red Flamboyant Festival 2025.
Politburo member and President of the Socialist Republic of Vietnam Luong Cuong, together with leaders of ministries, sectors, provinces, cities and relevant units, attends the inauguration ceremony
Central-level delegates attending the event included Luong Cuong, Politburo member and President of the Socialist Republic of Vietnam; Vu Hong Thanh, member of the Party Central Committee and Vice Chairman of the National Assembly; Mai Van Chinh, member of the Party Central Committee and Deputy Prime Minister; Tran Hong Minh, member of the Party Central Committee and Minister of Construction; Le Khanh Hai, member of the Party Central Committee and Head of the Office of the President; Nguyen Hoang Anh, member of the Party Central Committee and Deputy Head of the Central Policy and Strategy Commission; Senior Lieutenant General Vu Hai San, member of the Party Central Committee and Deputy Minister of National Defence; and leaders of central commissions, ministries, sectors and agencies, as well as leaders of the Central Association of Vietnamese Veterans.
The investor’s representative reports on the progress of the construction project for International Container Terminal berths No. 3 and 4 at Lach Huyen, Hai Phong Port
Delegates from Hai Duong Province included Tran Duc Thang, member of the Party Central Committee and Secretary of the Hai Duong Provincial Party Committee; members of the Standing Committee of the Provincial Party Committee; provincial People’s Council and People’s Committee leaders; and leaders of Da Nang, Quang Ngai and Quang Ninh provinces and cities.
Representing Hai Phong City were Le Tien Chau, member of the Party Central Committee, Secretary of the Hai Phong City Party Committee and Head of the Hai Phong National Assembly Delegation; Nguyen Van Tung, Deputy Secretary of the City Party Committee and Chairman of the municipal People’s Committee; Do Manh Hien, Standing Deputy Secretary of the City Party Committee; Pham Van Lap, member of the Standing Committee of the City Party Committee and Chairman of the municipal People’s Council; members of the Standing Committee of the City Party Committee; leaders of the municipal People’s Council and People’s Committee; and leaders of city departments, commissions, sectors and localities.
Le Anh Quan, Standing Vice Chairman of the Hai Phong municipal People’s Committee, speaks at the inauguration ceremony
The construction investment project for container berths No. 3 and 4 at the Hai Phong International Gateway Port was approved in principle by the Prime Minister under Decision No. 1323/QD-TTg dated 09/10/2019 (October 9, 2019). Hai Phong Port Joint Stock Company is the investor, with total investment of nearly VND 7.000 trillion. The 02 container berths, with a total length of 750 m (375 m per berth), can receive vessels of 100.000 DWT at full load and vessels of ≤ 200.000 DWT in reduced-load condition. The project also includes 01 barge berth capable of receiving vessels and barges of ≤ 160 TEU, together with synchronous technical infrastructure and equipment, meeting a cargo throughput capacity of up to 1,50 million TEU per year.
Politburo member and President of the Socialist Republic of Vietnam Luong Cuong and delegates perform the inauguration ceremony for International Container Terminal berths No. 3 and 4 at Lach Huyen, Hai Phong Port
Speaking at the ceremony, Le Anh Quan, Standing Vice Chairman of the Hai Phong municipal People’s Committee, on behalf of the city’s leadership, acknowledged and commended the efforts of Vietnam National Shipping Lines and Hai Phong Port Joint Stock Company. He highly valued their mobilization of resources to invest in multiple maritime and seaport projects in Hai Phong, particularly the completion of berths No. 3 and 4 at Lach Huyen Port to put them into operation.
Source: Hai Phong Security Newspaper