Congestion reduction project at Cat Lai port reviewed
A press teleconference was held on September 15 to report the preliminary results of a survey on a congestion reduction project at Ho Chi Minh city-based Cat Lai port.
HCM City (VNA) – A press teleconference was hel🌊don September 15 to report the preliminary results of a survey on a congestion reduction project at Ho Chi Minh city-based Cat Lai port.
With the support of the US Agency for International Development(USAID), the survey was carried out by the Ho Chi Minh City Customs Department todevise a project on congestion reduction and trade facilitation at the Cat Laiport. USAID Director in Vietnam Michael Greene expressed his hope thatthe scheme will be carried out widely and pledged to support the department in theprocess. Director of the Ho Chi Minh City Customs Department Dinh NgocThang said the department has embarked on the scheme since 2019 to reformcustoms procedures in logistics activities and ease goods congestion at the Cat Laiport, helping to improvw national competitiveness and sustainable economicdevelopment. Placed 34th globally in terms of cargo entrepot, the CatLai port had a capacity of handling over 5 million TEUs in 2019, accounting for half ofthe total output in the south and 77 percent of that in Ho Chi Minh City. Serving 13,000-14,000 containers per day, the port achieves anannual growth of over 10 percent./.
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At Cat Lai port (Photo: VNA) 
