HCM City and Southern Key Economic Region Infrastructure: Ports and Industrial Parks (update 4/4/12)

Many U.S. companies have visited Ho Chi Minh City and the Southern Key Economic Region (see above map) to consider FDI investment projects. There are eight jurisdictions in the SKER: HCM City, Binh Duong, Dong Nai, Ba Ria-Vung Tau, Long An, Tien Giang, Tay Ninh, and Binh Phuoc. The first five are the focus of most manufacturing foreign direct investment (FDI) in Vietnam.

Click the links to view online or to download a powerpoint presentation. The ports presentations, in particular, are very detailed and interesting.

Ho Chi Minh City 2011 • Video Tour Fast-paced overview of Ho Chi Minh City as of Dec 2011. Many changes have taken place in recent years: new airport terminal, deep-water ports, roads, bridges, tunnels, and several new high-rise buildings. The video is in Vietnamese, with English subtitles. Source: People’s Committee of Ho Chi Minh City. Used with permission.

Saigon Newport: Sea Ports in Vietnam (update Apr 4, 2012). Most Vietnamese ports are in the Southern Key Economic Region, since that is where most manufacturing facilities and cargoes are, plus the newly-built deep-water ports at Cai Mep outside HCMC have water depths of 12 to 14 meters (pp 33~36) that accommodate vessels of up to 110,000DWT (= 10,000 TEU) that provide Trans-Pacific service to the U.S. West Coast with T/S time = 15~16 days. The ports in the Northern Key Economic Region have shallower water depths, only about 6 to 8 meters, that accommodate vessels of up to 10,000 DWT or 15,000 DWT (pp 49-54) only, so they are “feeder terminals.” Saigon New Port (SNP) also offers feeder barge service for the Mekong Delta and Cambodia via Mekong River ports (pp 58~61). Software used for terminal operations (TOPX=Terminal Operations Package System) is integrated with e-customs, e-manifest, e-banking, and e-port (pp 66-67 and http://www.saigonnewport.com.vn/tcis.aspx).

Deep Water Ports and the Supporting Logistics Network in the Southern Key Economic Region Saigon Cai Mep New Port (Tan Cang Cai Mep) – Deep Water Ports (direct sailing to USA). Phase I of the Tan Cang Cai Mep (Cai Mep New Container Port) opened in June 2009, with a vessel capacity of 90,000-DWT (8,000-TEUs), and 600,000 TEUs/year When Phase II opens in January 2011, there will be a vessel capacity of 110,000-DWT (9,000-TEUs) and 1,200,000 TEUs/year.
Cai Mep Deepwater Ports: Vietnam’s Trans-Shipment Hub for ASEAN, Nov 23, 2010
Ports & Related Infrastructure, Saigon New Port Corp., Oct 27, 2009
Mitsui OSK New Port Trend and Outlook, Aug 20, 2009
Saigon New Port Company: Ports Overview, Aug 20, 2009
Port Tour Cai Mep New Container Port, Aug 20, 2009
Vietnam Trade Growth Tests Infrastructure to Limits, Significant New Investment Needed, Jan 25, 2007
Post-WTO Challenges – Ports and Related Infrastructure, Sep 6, 2006
Presentation: Ports and Related Infrastructure in Vietnam – Challenges, Sep 6, 2006

Ho Chi Minh City and SKER Infrastructure Development Plan to 2020

Ho Chi Minh City & Surrounding Area Master Plan to 2020

Industrial Parks in the Southern Key Economic Region

Industrial Real Estate Overview, Jul-Sep 2008, CBRE Vietnam (HCMC). A powerpoint presentation with maps outlining the key economic regions in Vietnam and the industrial real estate options there. (Southern Key Economic Region, Central Key Economic Region, and Northern Key Economic Region).

Industrial Parks in Vietnam, Jun 17, 2010 CBRE Vietnam (HCMC). Powerpoint presentation focused on the Ho Chi Minh City and the Southern Key Economic Region, with key infrastructure, development trends, industrial parks, and recent newly developed industrial parks.

Vietnam Industrial Real Estate Trends and Activities, May 2011 A summary “snapshop” of recent MNC corporate investment in industrial and logistics facilities, provided by CBRE Industrial & Logistics Vietnam.

Ho Chi Minh City

HEPZA – HCM City Export Processing/IZ Authority http://www.hepza.gov.vn

SHTP – Saigon Hi-Tech Park http://www.shtp.hochiminhcity.gov.vn

Saigon South and Tan Tuan Export Processing Zone http://www.saigonsouth.com/

Dong Nai Province

Dong Nai Industrial Zone Authority http://www.diza.vn/en/home.php

Amata Industrial Park and Commercial Center http://www.amata.com

Binh Duong Province

VN Singapore Industrial Park http://www.vsip.com.vn

Ascendas http://www.ascendas.com

Mapletree http://www.mapletree.com.sg

Becamex http://www.becamex.com.vn

Long Thanh International Airport

Detailed Planning Announced

Consulting Services RFP

Implementation of the plan has been delayed.

... about the Long Thanh International Airport in Dong Nai Province, 50 km northeast of Ho Chi Minh City, and 70 km west of the off-shore petroleum base city of Vung Tau. When completed, Long Thanh International airport will handle 80 to 100 million passengers and 5 million metric tonnes of cargo per year. The total invested capital of this project is estimated US$ 8 billion.

... about the Tan Son Nhat International Airport in Ho Chi Minh City. In 2005, this airport served approximately 7 million passengers (of the total 14 million passengers in Vietnam’s airports). Tan Son Nhat Airport has recently accounted for nearly two thirds of the international arrivals and departures in all of Vietnam’s airports. A US$ 200 million international terminal, funded by Japanese Government Official Development Assistance (ODA) and under construction in 2006-2007, will cover 100,000 square meters, with eight airbridges and state-of-art equipment with a capacity of 8 to 10 million international passengers per annum.

Prime Minister’s Decision on Major Orientations for Socio-Economic Development of the Southern Key Economic Region till 2010, with a Vision to 2020, Decision No. 146/2004/QD-TTg, August 13, 2004.