MINISTRY OF TRANSPORT SOCIALIST REPUBLIC OF VIETNAM

Independence - Freedom - Happiness

No. 12229 /BGTVT-KHDT
Hanoi, November 18th, 2021
Subject: Adjustment of Detailed
Plan for Lach Huyen Berth Area in
the Detailed Plan for Sea Port
Group No. 1 to 2020, Orientation to
2030.
To:
- The People’s Committee of Hai Phong City;
- Vietnam Maritime Administration.

The MOT has received the Report No. 4539/TTr-CHHVN dated 02/11/2021 by
Vinamarine regarding submission of the adjustment for the detailed plan of Lach Huyen
berth area in the detailed plan for the Northern sea port group (Group 1) in the period to
2020, orientation to 2030; Letter No. 6992/UBND-GT dated 28/9/2021 by the People’s
Committee of Hai Phong City, that requests for supplementation of the liquid/gas cargo
and general berths at Cai Trap Island into the adjustment of the detailed plan of Lach
Huyen berth area under Hai Phong sea port in the period to 2020, orientation to 2030;
Report No. 119-BC/TU dated 12/10/2021 by the Party Committee of Hai Phong City on
the results of execution of the Resolution of the 15 th Congress of the City’s Party
Committee; the status of task performance during the first 9 months of 2021 as well as
proposals and recommendations to the Government and the Prime Minister; Letter No.
3425/SGTVT-KHTC dated 20/10/2021 by the Transport Department of Hai Phong City,
that send relevant documents; and the Letter No. 166/2021/HTC-KHDT dated 29/10/2021
by Hateco Group concerning the request for adjustment of the detailed plan for Berths No.
5, 6 at Lach Huyen berth area, Hai Phong sea port;
Pursuant to the Laws on Planning, Decision No. 1579/QD-TTg dated 22/9/2021 by
the Prime Minister on approval of the master plan for development of the sea port system
of Vietnam during 2021 - 2030, vision to 2050; Decision No. 2367/QD-BGTVT dated
29/7/2016 by the MOT on approval of the detailed plan for the Central sea port group
(Group 3) and relevant legal regulations;
In execution of the instruction by Deputy Prime Minister, Mr. Le Van Thanh, in the
letter No. 7705/VPCP-CN dated 22/10/2021 by the Government Office on adjustment of
the detailed plan for Lach Huyen berth area under Hai Phong sea port to 2020, orientation
to 2030.
In this regard, the MOT hereby offers the following comments:
1. To accept the adjustment of the detailed plan for Lach Huyen berth area in the
detailed plan for the Northern sea port group (Group 1) in the period to 2020, orientation
to 2030 with the below contents:
1.1. For the period of 2021-2025
Lach Huyen berth area: The development scale includes commercial berths at Lach
Huyen, berths at the upstream of the port’s public-related area (08÷09 berths, total length
of 2,950÷3,400 m), meeting the cargo throughput of approximately 31÷35 million
ton/year, land using area of about 205.2÷226 ha and liquid/gas cargo, general berths at Cai
Trap Island.
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- Commercial container berths at Lach Huyen (from Berth No. 1 towards

downstream): include 06 container berths, total length of 2,250÷2,400 m (the scale of
container berths No. 1÷4 is kept intact as per the approved investment scale; the next
container berths have the length of 375÷450 m for each berth; accommodating container
vessels of 6,000÷12,000 TEU or bigger up to 18,000 TEU in line with the condition of the
marine infrastructure and meeting requirements on marine safety; combined with
arrangement of berths for barges up to 160 TEU.
- Berths at the upstream of the port’s public-related area: include 02÷03 berths with
total length of 700÷1,000 m, accommodating vessels up to 100,000 ton, in which: there are
01÷02 general berths with the length of 400 ÷700 m, that will directly serve for the
industrial parks behind port as well as meet the local socio-economic development
demand, and receive the cargo volume to be moved in accordance with the itinerary for
removal of the berths on Cam River during the time when the berth areas of Nam Do Son
and Van Uc have not been implemented as per the planning (After the berth areas of Nam
Do Son and Van Uc are completed for removal of the berths on Cam River, the berths at
the upstream of the port’s public-related area will focus on directly serving the industrial
parks behind port), in combination with accommodating international passenger vessels up
to 225,000 GT and the container cargo operation under the condition that the commercial
berths at Lach Huyen have not met the container cargo throughput in the area; 01 bulk-
cargo berth with the length of 300 m, that will directly serve for Deep C3 Industrial Zone.
- Liquid/gas cargo, general berths at Cai Trap Island: include 02÷04 berths for
liquid/gas cargo vessels up to 100,000 ton or bigger up to 150,000 ton in line with the
condition of the infrastructure and meeting requirements on marine safety as well as
suitable with the relevant plans on petroleum, oil and electricity; having the wharf
combined with cargo loading/unloading for the demand by industrial, production facilities
on Cai Trap Island.
- Width of navigation channel/dredging elevation: The access channel to the
commercial container berth area at Lach Huyen is 160 m in width, and -14.0 m (CD) in
depth. The access channel to the upstream berths of the port’s public-related area is to be
developed based on balancing resources by the port investor.
1.2. For the period of 2026-2030 (included the scale of the 2021-2025 period)
Lach Huyen berth area: The development scale includes commercial berths at Lach
Huyen, berths at the upstream of the port’s public-related area (13÷15 berths, total length
of 5,050÷6,100 m), meeting the cargo throughput of approximately 76÷85 million
ton/year, land using area of about 344÷402.5 ha and liquid/gas cargo, general berths at Cai
Trap Island.

- Commercial container berths at Lach Huyen (at the downstream of Berth No. 1):
include 10÷12 container berths, total length of 3,750÷5,100 m (container berths from No.
5 to the downstream have the length of 375÷450 m for each berth; accommodating
container vessels of 6,000÷12,000 TEU or bigger up to 18,000 TEU in line with the
condition of the infrastructure and meeting requirements on marine safety; combined with
arrangement of berths for barges up to 160 TEU.
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- Berths at the upstream of the port’s public-related area: include 03 berths with
total length of about 1,000 m, accommodating vessels up to 100,000 ton, in which: there
are 02 general berths with the length of approximately 700 m, that will directly serve for
the industrial parks behind port as well as meet the local socio-economic development
demand, and receive the cargo volume to be moved in accordance with the itinerary for
removal of the berths on Cam River (during the time when the berth areas of Nam Do Son
and Van Uc have not been completed as per the planning), in combination with
accommodating international passenger vessels up to 225,000 GT and the container cargo
operation under the condition that the commercial berths at Lach Huyen have not met the
container cargo throughput in the area; and 01 bulk-cargo berth with the length of about
300 m, that will directly serve for Deep C3 Industrial Zone.
- Liquid/gas cargo, general berths at Cai Trap Island: include 02÷04 berths for
liquid/gas cargo vessels up to 100,000 ton or bigger up to 150,000 ton in line with the
condition of the infrastructure and meeting requirements on marine safety as well as
suitable with the relevant plans on petroleum, oil and electricity; having the wharf
combined with cargo loading/unloading for the demand by industrial, production facilities
on Cai Trap Island; to meet the expected liquid/gas cargo throughput of 2÷4 million
ton/year.
- Width of navigation channel/dredging elevation: The scale of the access channel
to the commercial container berth area at Lach Huyen before 2030 will be kept intact as
currently (1-lane channel, 160 m in width, and -14.0 m (CD) in depth). It is to study on
technical solutions (taking advantage of the channel slope towards Cat Ba side in
combination with the AIS) to divide the channel into 2 lanes for vessels up to 30,000 ton
navigating with a suitable draft to enter, exit the areas of Dinh Vu and Cam River. In the
period from 2030 onwards, it is to study for development into 2-lane channel with the
channel depth of -16.0 m upon sufficient resources.
(The specific development scale for each period is shown in the attached Appendix.)
3. The People’s Committee of Hai Phong City is requested to instruct the relevant
agencies to finalize the procedures for reporting to the Prime Minister on adjustment of the
investment guideline for Berths No. 5, 6 at Lach Huyen berth area in accordance with the
legal regulations; to base on the legal regulations on investment, bidding, land; conditions
on allocation, lease of land, water areas, conversion of land use purposes (if any),
regulations on environmental protections and relevant legal regulations in order to make
appraisal and selection of a qualified investor that ensure to implement the Project with
the scale and length of Container Berths No. 5,6, which is approved by the Prime Minister
in the decision on adjustment of the investment guideline.
4. Vinamarine is assigned to be in charge of the followings:
- To update the adjustment contents on the detailed plan for Lach Huyen berth area
as described above in the detailed plan for the Northern sea port group (Group 1) in the
period to 2020, orientation to 2030; as well as to study for updating in the detailed plan for
the sea port group No. 1 and the detailed plan for land area, water area of Hai Phong sea
port during 2021-2030, vision to 2050 during the planning preparation process.
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- To carry out solutions for organization and implementation of the master plan for
the sea port system of Vietnam during 2021-2030, vision to 2050, which has been
approved by the Prime Minister in the Decision No. 1579/QD-TTg dated 22/9/2021.
- To speed up, instruct and supervise the investor in implementation of the
investment and construction projects of container berths No. 3, 4 and No. 5, 6 at Lach
Huyen berth area, to urgently carry out investment and construction in accordance with the
regulations by Decree No. 58/2017/ND-CP dated 10/5/2017 of the Government, which
specifies some article of Vietnam Maritime Code on management of marine activities as
well as the legal regulations; to ensure the investment and operation progress to meet the
cargo throughput as per the planning.
- To strengthen the supervision in order to improve the effectiveness of the marine
state management in the area; to agree on specific contents suitable with the detailed sea
port plan, general plan for the area and other relevant specialized plans; to ensure the
safety of the works, marine safety and security; fire prevention and fighting,
environmental protection./.

Receivers: PP. MISNITER

- As above; DEPUTY MINISTER
- Deputy Prime Minister Le Van Thanh (for
report);
- Minister (for report); (signed and sealed)
- Government Office;
- Ministry of Planning and Investment;
- Vietnam Maritime Corporation – VIMC; Nguyen Xuan Sang
- Hai Phong Port JSC;
- Hateco Group;
- Archived.
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APPENDIX
Adjustment parameters of the detailed plan for Lach Huyen berth area in the
detailed plan for the Northern sea port group (Group 1) in the period to 2020,
orientation to 2030
(as attached with the letter No. 12229/BGTVT-KHDT dated 18/11/2021 by the MOT)

Planning Period
No. Item Unit From 2020 to Orientation
2025 to 2030
Lach Huyen area (including commercial container berths at Lach Huyen and
I
berths at the upstream of the port’s public-related area)
1 Total cargo throughput m.T/year 31.0 (35.0) 76.0 (85.0)
Commercial container berth area at From Berth No. 1
2
Lach Huyen to Lach Huyen Estuary
berth/ 10/3,750-4,200
Total number of berths/total length 06/2,250-2,400
linear m (12/4,500-5,100)
12,000 or bigger
Design biggest size of (up to 18,000
TEU 12,000
vessels TEUs)
Land occupied area ha 154 272 (330.5)
Berth area at the upstream of the
3 Towards the upstream of Berth No. 1
port’s public-related area
berth/ 02/700
Total number of berths/total length 03/1,000
linear m (03/1,000)
Design biggest size of ton 100,000 100,000
vessels ha 51.5 (72.0) 72.0
Land occupied area
4 Traffic road behind port m 2.585 4.565 (5.540)
160/-14.0 (to study on technical
5 Width of navigation m/m solution for dividing the channel into
channel/Dredging elevation 02 lanes for suitable vessel size)

6 Length of Breakwater/Sand m/m 3,230/7,600 (existing)

Protection Dyke

7 Area of industrial parks, logistics ha 287 597.3 (745.3)

areas (expected)
8 Scale of barge berth
Berth length m 975 1,525 (1,800)
Biggest barge TEU 160 160

9 Ferry for people’ livelihood For removal of the existing Got Ferry

billion
10 Investment cost (expected) 35,000 (40,000) 89,000 (92,000)
VND
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Cai Trap Island area

II (liquid/gas berths, having the wharf combined with loading/unloading general cargo upon
the demand of industrial, production facilities on Cai Trap Island
 Planning Period
No. Item Unit From 2020 to Orientation
2025 to 2030
1 Number of berths berth 2.0 ÷ 4.0
Up to 100,000 (and bigger up to
2 ton
Design size of vessels 150,000 if having sufficient
conditions)
3 Throughput m.T/year 2.0 ÷ 4.0
4 Land occupied area ha 40 ÷ 80
III The port’s public-related area
1 Newly constructed agencies ha 8.75
Existing agencies (Cat Hai Border
2 Post, Hai Phong Maritime - Existing
Administration)

Note:
- The quantity/volume of the next period is included that of the previous period. The
investment schedule of specialized berths serving for industrial parks shall follow the investment
and construction schedule of such industrial parks.
- The figure in the bracket () is under the high scenario.
- When using the land behind port, it shall pay attention to the area with spiritual works,
ranked relics (Ben Got Ferry Temple).
- The planning contents and criteria will be adjusted, updated in accordance with the
detailed plan for the sea port group No. 1, and the detailed plan for the land area, water area of
Hai Phong sea port during 2021-2030, vision to 2050.
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MINISTRY OF TRANSPORT Hanoi, …………………………2021

No.: /PT

SUBMISSION SHEET FOR WORK

RESOLUTION

To: Deputy Minister Nguyen Xuan Sang.

1. Submission by (Agency in-charge): Department of Planning and Investment

2. Agency for cooperation with:
3. Extracted content of the submission: Adjustment of the detailed plan for Lach Huyen berth area in
the detailed plan for the sea port group No.1 in the period to 2020, orientation to 2030.
4. Basis for proposal of the confidentiality level of the submission:
5. Summary of the work for submission: as per the extracted content.
6. Comments by the agency in charge of submission:
- In execution of the Deputy Prime Minister Trinh Dinh Dung in the Announcement No.
122/TB-VPCP dated 27/3/2018, MOT has assigned Vinamarine to prepare the adjustment of the
detailed plan for Lach Huyen berth area.
- The Ministry’s leaders have chaired the meeting with the People’s Committee of Hai Phong
City and agencies to listen to the report on the adjustment of such plan.
- Based on the Report No. 762/TTr-CHHVN dated 14/12/2020 by Vinamarine, MOT has
issued the letter No. 7063/BGTVT-KHDT dated 20/7/2021 for submission to the Prime Minister on
the adjustment of the detailed plan for Lach Huyen berth area.
- In the letter No. 7065/VPCP-CN dated 20/10/2021 by the Government Office, the Deputy
Prime Minister Le Van Thanh has commented that: “to assign the MOT to be in charge and
cooperate with the People’s Committee of Hai Phong City and related agencies to based on the
master plan for development of the sea port system of Vietnam during 2021-2030, vision to 2050,
which has been approved by the Prime Minister in the Decision No. 1579/QD-TTg dated 22/9/2021,
the implementation status of the berths, and possibility to invest for the channel expansion in order
to make decision under your authority on the adjustment of the detailed plan for Lach Huyen berth
area under Hai Phong sea port in the detailed plan for the Northern sea port group (Group 1) in the
period to 2020, orientation to 2030 according to the legal regulations, ensure efficiency, feasibility,
and synchronization with other related plans”.
- Vinamarine has issued the Report No. 4539/TTr-CHHVN dated 02/11/2021 for submission
of the adjustment of the detailed plan for Lach Huyen berth area in the detailed plan for Group 1 in
the period to 2020, orientation to 2030; Hateco Group has issued the letter No. 166/2021/HTC-
KHDT dated 29/10/2021 to request for adjustment of the detailed plan for Berths No. 5, 6 at Lach
Huyen berth area.
* Through review, the Department of Planning and Investment realize that:
(i) The proposals by Vinamarine and Hateco on adjustment of the length of container berths
No. 5, 6 to the downstream from 375 m to 450 m for each berth; and supplementation of specialized
berths with the general berth in combination with receiving passenger and container vessels at the
upstream of container berths No. 1, 2 are available in the Report No. 762/TTr-CHHVN dated
14/12/2020 by Vinamarine; and have been summarized and reported by the MOT to the Prime
Minister in the letter No. 7063/BGTVT-KHDT dated 20/7/2021.
(ii) The proposal on supplementation of the general berth at Cai Trap Island have been given
out by the People’s Committee of Hai Phong City in the letter No. 6992/UBND-GT dated 28/9/2021,
which is suitable with the orientation in the Decision No. 1579/QD-TTg dated 22/9/2021 by the
Prime Minister; i.e., Lach Huyen berth area is orientated to have container, general, bulk, liquid/gas
cargo berths.
After studying, the Department of Planning and Investment would like to advise the
Ministry’s leaders as shown in the attached draft.
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7. Reserved opinion:
8. Level of urgency and confidentiality:
* Level of confidentiality:
Confidential Strictly confidential Top secret
* Level of urgency:
Most urgent Urgent Highly urgent
9. Copy of the document:
Allowable Unallowable
10. Attached documents:

No. Ref. No Date Extracted content Issued by

Announcement on the conclusion by Deputy Government
1 122/TB-VPCP 27/3/2018 Prime Minister Trinh Dinh Dung Office

2 4762/TTr-CHHVN 14/12/2020 Submission for approval of the adjustment of the Vinamarine

plan for Lach Huyen berth area
3 7065/VPCP-CN 20/10/2021 Adjustment of the plan for Lach Huyen berth Government
area Office
Adjustment of the detailed plan for Lach Huyen
4 4539/TTr-CHHVN 02/11/2021 berth area in the detailed plan for the sea port Vinamarine
group No.1 to 2020, orientation to 2030
166/2021/HTC- Adjustment of the detailed plan for Berths No. 5, Hateco
5 KHDT 29/10/2021 6 at Lach Huyen berth area Group
cảng Lạch Huyện
11. Signature by the expert, and the leaders of the agency in charge:
EXPERT DEPUTY MANAGER

Dao Minh Thanh La Hong Hanh

Resolution by the Deputy Minister