Tan Cang Waterway Transportation Joint Stock Company always manages Tan Cang Sa Dec terminal, Tan Cang Cao Lanh terminal, and Saigon Newport logistics units in the Mekong Delta region.
Speaking at the ceremony, Mr Nguyen Dang Nghiem, General Director of Saigon Newport Corporation, said, “After 23 years, especially in recent years, Saigon Newport Corporation has strongly developed to become a leading port operator in Vietnam. Time has marked many important breakthroughs of the corporation, from construction of business facilities all over the country (Cat Lai, Cai Mep, Song Than, Long Binh, Quy Nhon, Haiphong, Dong Thap and others) to investment for modern equipment, information technology application to management and operation, thus enabling us to continuously develop and steadily overcome general economic difficulties. In 2012, cargo throughput in the first 10 months rose 12 percent. The corporation expects at 3.5 million TEUs of freights handled at its ports and earn revenue of VND6,100 billion."
Before new challenges and opportunities, the corporation is entering a new phase, i.e. developing Saigon Newport with two pillars: operating seaport and logistics services based on three platforms: top-quality customer-oriented service, advanced governance and high quality professional human resources; and military discipline in corporate governance and responsibility to the community. The investment in the Mekong Delta is one of key stages in this strategy, helping exporters and importers to enhance competitiveness and business facilitation. On this occasion, I warmly commend outstanding efforts of all staffs at Tan Cang Transportation Joint Stock Company No. 2 for its transportation development. The upgrading of Tan Cang Transportation Joint Stock Company No. 2 into Tan Cang Waterway Transportation Joint Stock Company No. 2 reaffirms the corporation’s strategic step in developing markets, expanding logistics services in the southwest region. The corporation will transfer Tan Cang - Cypress Joint Venture, partly held by famous shipping firm Suncypress - Hong Kong, to Tan Cang Waterway Transportation Joint Stock Company. These will lay the ground for Tan Cang to supply shipping services and logistics services worldwide.
Mr Nguyen Van Duong, Vice Chairman of Dong Thap Provincial People’s Committee, said, with the goal of creating direct containerised freight export lines to the world market, Dong Thap province needs a professional, capable port operator to manage ports in the province. After some working meetings, the government of Dong Thap province signed a memorandum of understanding with Saigon Newport Corporation, a leading port operator in Vietnam, to operate ports in Dong Thap with the objective of directly exporting local goods to the world. Tan Cang Waterway Transportation Joint Stock Company is responsible for managing and operating this port.
After more than a year in operation, with the care and investment of Saigon Newport Corporation, Dong Thap ports have been given a facelift. Saigon Newport Corporation has directed and supported Tan Cang Waterway Transportation Joint Stock Company to invest in container handling equipment, upgrade infrastructure facilities, improve port operation management, and enhance service quality. So, within just one year of modern equipment investment and service quality improvement, the ports have a new face in the face. Container cargo throughput increased by 2.5 times from 2011. The glowing Tan Cang - Dong Thap brand name wins the trust of government and business community in Dong Thap province in particular and the Mekong Delta in general.
Mr Nghiem said Tan Cang Waterway Transportation Joint Stock Company confidently works out development plans to reach a new high, effectively invests and operates ports in Dong Thap province, facilitates local goods to reach out the world market, and contributes to socioeconomic development of Dong Thap province in particular and the Mekong Delta region in general.
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