Con Ong – Hon Net Port in the northern province is expected to play a key gateway for trade between Vietnam and the US.

Chairman of the Quang Ninh Provincial People’s Committee
Bui Van Khang on April 2 held a working session with Mr.  Mr. Eric R. Dawicki, President and Chief Executive Officer of Northeast Maritime Institute (US), to discuss
orientations for the investment and development of the Con Ong – Hon Net port.

With its strategically important location, the Con Ong – Hon Net port in the northern province of Vietnam offers strong connectivity to various regions across
Vietnam. In recent years, the province has mobilized resources to leverage this
advantage by developing expressways linking the port with airports,
international border gates, and major economic and industrial hubs in Northern
Vietnam. 

Based on provincial and national seaport planning, relevant departments and
agencies, together with the Northeast Maritime Institute (US), have assessed
the project’s potential and advantages, while proposing orientations for
investment attraction and preparation under the Public-Private Partnership
(PPP) model. These include expanding port logistics space to support logistics
services and clean industries, as well as zoning functional areas with a focus
on service development.

Notably, Mr. Eric R. Dawicki proposed studying the development of the Con
Ong – Hon Net port to global standards, aiming to make it one of Vietnam’s
leading modern and integrated seaports, and a key gateway for trade between
Vietnam and the US.

Regarding this proposal, Chairman of the Quang Ninh Provincial People’s
Committee Bui Van Khang expressed strong support and agreement, and called for
further research to soon realize the investment plan in line with global
standards. The project is expected to make an important contribution to
strengthening economic and trade cooperation between Vietnam and the United
States.

The province is committed to accompanying investors by providing maximum
support in administrative procedures, improving infrastructure, and creating
the most favorable conditions to accelerate research and implementation of the
project in the coming time.

The provincial leadership also requested relevant departments, agencies, and
localities to closely coordinate with the Northeast Maritime Institute to further specify ideas and continue studying investment options.
This includes clearly defining functions, objectives, scale, detailed zoning,
project components, and land allocation as a basis for planning and selecting
appropriate investment models.

He also emphasized the need to establish a clear roadmap and implementation timeline,
while carefully assessing the current status of the area, ongoing and planned
projects, and upgrading transport connectivity infrastructure. In addition, it
is necessary to clearly define shipping channels, port logistics systems, and
land-use orientations.

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