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TCB Group began the development of a port terminal in Viet Nam
25/10/2010
October 25, 2010
grup marítim tcb, Spanish maritime multinational, It has initiated the development of a port terminal to the South of Ho Chi Minh City, in the logistics area of Hiep Phuoc (Viet Nam). The agreement to carry out this project was signed in October, at the headquarters of IPC group, in Ho Chi Minh City.
According to Xavier Soucheiron, Managing Director of Grup TCB, during a meeting with the Vice President of Ho Chi Minh City (HCMC), Nguyen Trung Tin, the company expected to have completed the feasibility study for the project in the next six months. On the other hand, Grup TCB said that "the group needs support local authorities in HCMC for ensuring that the project is conducted in an optimal manner". Since last week Grup TCB works in the city with the Vietnamese company Tan Thuan Industrial Promotion Company (IPC), company that oversees the project. This is the first maritime joint-venture of this kind between Spain and Viet Nam. "The feasibility study - points Soucheiron - is under development and we will start work as soon be completed".
Xavier Soucheiron, Managing Director of Grup TCB, held a meeting with the Vice President of Ho Chi Minh City (HCMC), Nguyen Trung Tin.
The future container terminal will have a line of Moor 1,450 meters and capacity for 2.6 million TEU (equivalent to a 20-foot container metric unit). Your dock can accommodate ships of up to 12 meters of depth, available up to 15 cranes portico of last generation and the surface of Esplanade will reach 90 hectares. The goal for this year of the port of Ho Chi Minh City is to achieve a traffic of more than 100 million tonnes, an increase of 42.8% compared to 2009 (traffic grew last year by 10% compared to 2008). In a decade is expected to double this figure, reaching 200 million tons.