Transport Infrastructure

• Complete the renovation, upgrading and effective operation of existing railways, and build facilities that protect railway safety corridors and grade-separated road–rail crossings.

• Study an electrified 380-km Lao Cai–Hanoi–Hai Phong railway with 1,435 mm gauge and a 120-km Nam Dinh–Thai Binh–Hai Phong–Quang Ninh coastal railway with 1,335 mm gauge

• Build a new 99.7-km, 1,435-mm railway linking Lach Huyen and Dinh Vu ports.

• Hai Phong’s seaport system is being strongly developed. Since 2019, Lach Huyen deep-water port has officially been put into operation.

• The operator of Tan Cang Hai Phong International Container Port (TC-HITC), the first unit to operate two berths at Lach Huyen deep-water port, considers this a milestone: the leading northern seaport can receive large vessels carrying 12,000 TEU and 132,000 DWT, shipping northern imports and exports directly to Europe and the Americas instead of using transshipment through another port.

• Inland waterway transport is an important link in Hai Phong’s logistics development.

• Five main inland waterways connect the Hai Phong port area. Notably, barges with a capacity of 128 TEU can operate continuously along the approximately 120-km route from Hai Phong port through the Cam, Kinh Thay, Thai Binh and Duong rivers to Tan Cang Que Vo inland port (ICD).

• With an inland-waterway network of nearly 2,700 km, about 40% of the national total, and a newly implemented fee-reduction policy, many logistics experts expect Hai Phong to attract more container cargo to waterways and relieve road transport.