Which are 34 seaports in Vietnam?

In the previous article, we learned about Seaports and learned that, according to the latest announcement (Decision No. 804/QD-TTg dated July 8, 2022), Vietnam currently has 34 seaports. These seaports are divided into 4 types: Special type, type I, type II and type III. We will learn about the classification of Seaports and the list of those 34 seaports at below content.

How to classify seaports?

Seaports in Vietnam are classified according to Decree No. 76/2021/ND-CP dated July 28, 2021. According to this Decree, the assessment and classification of seaports in Vietnam is based on 2 criteria: Scope of influence of the seaport and Scale of the seaport; according to the scoring method with a rating scale of 100 points.

Based on the score, seaports are assessed and classified into 4 types, namely: Special seaports: Total score of over 90 points; Type I seaports: Total score of over 70 points to 90 points; Type II seaports: Total score of 50 points to 70 points; Type III seaports: Total score of less than 50 points. Below is a detailed table of criteria for assessing and classifying seaports:

Seq.	Criteria for evaluating and classifying seaports	Score (maximum)
A	Influence of port	50
	Serving the socio-economic development of the whole country or inter-regional and having the function of international transit or international gateway	50
	Serving the socio-economic development of the whole country or inter-regions	40
	Serving the socio-economic development of the region	30
	Serving local socio-economic development	20
B	Scale of ports	50
I	Volume of goods passing through seaports	30
1	Bulk cargo and general cargo through seaport	12
	Over 4 million tons/year	12
	From 02 to 04 million tons/year	10
	From 01 to under 02 million tons/year	8
	Under 01 million tons/year	6
2	Container volume through seaport	10
	Over 4 million tons/year	10
	From 02 to 04 million tons/year	8
	From 01 to under 02 million tons/year	6
	Under 01 million tons/year	4
3	Liquid cargo through seaport	8
	Trên 02 triệu Tấn/năm	8
	Over 2 million tons/year	6
	From 0.5 to under 01 million tons/year	4
	Under 0.5 million tons/year	2
II	By ship tonnage receiving	20
1	Seaports include container and general terminals for trade	10
	Accepting ship tonnage from 70,000 DWT and above	10
	Accepting ship tonnage from 30,000 DWT to under 70,000 DWT	8
	Accepting ship tonnage from 10,000 DWT to under 30,000 DWT	6
	Accepting ship tonnage under 10,000 DWT	4
2	Seaports include specialized terminals	10
	Accepting ship tonnage from 70,000 DWT and above	10
	Accepting ship tonnage from 30,000 DWT to under 70,000 DWT	8
	Accepting ship tonnage from 10,000 DWT to under 30,000 DWT	6
	Accepting ship tonnage under 10,000 DWT	4
	Total score	100

List of 34 seaports in Vietnam

Classification	Quantity	Name of port
Special seaports (over 90 points)	02 ports	1. Port of Hai Phong 2. Port of Ba Ria – Vung Tau
Type I Ports (over 70 to 90 points)	11 ports	1. Port of Quảng Ninh 2. Port of Thanh Hóa 3. Port of Nghệ An 4. Port of Hà Tĩnh 5. Port of Đà Nẵng 6. Port of Quảng Ngãi 7. Port of Bình Định 8. Port of Khánh Hòa 9. Port of Ho Chi Minh city 10. Port of Đồng Nai 11. Port of Cần Thơ
Type II Ports (from 50 to 70 points)	7 ports	1. Port of Quảng Bình 2. Port of Quảng Trị 3. Port ofn Thừa Thiên – Huế 4. Port of Bình Thuận 5. Port of Đồng Tháp 6. Port of Hậu Giang 7. Port of Trà Vinh
Type III Port (under 50 points)	14 ports	1. Port of Nam Định 2. Port of Thái Bình 3. Port of Quảng Nam 4. Port of Phú Yên 5. Port of Ninh Thuận 6. Port of Bình Dương 7. Port of Long An 8. Port of Tiền Giang 9. Port of Bến Tre 10. Port of Sóc Trăng 11. Port of An Giang 12. Port of Vĩnh Long 13. Port of Cà Mau 14. Port of Kiên Giang

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