Spain’s leading operator of port terminals Grup TCB is seeking assistance from the HCMC government for a container terminal project the company wants to develop in Hiep Phuoc Port urban area in Nha Be District, according to the Saigon Times Daily.
Xavier Soucheiron, CEO of the group, told HCMC vice-chairman Nguyen Trung Tin that he expected to complete the pre-feasibility study for the terminal project in the next six months.
“We need the support from the city to ensure that the project will be developed in the right direction,’’ said Soucheiron.
But he expressed his anxiety about the infrastructural conditions in the area now.
Soucheiron said an agreement on developing a container terminal in Hiep Phuoc was signed last November at Barcelona-based headquarters of Grup TCB. He is in Vietnam to work with leaders of Tan Thuan Industrial Promotion Company (IPC), which oversees development of Hiep Phuoc Port urban area.
“The pre-feasibility study still is in progress and we want to start work as soon as possible after finishing it,’’ he added.
Grup TCB is not only a leading terminal operator of Spain but also a provider of maritime engineering, and consultancy services for containerised and general cargo. Currently, the group operates 13 terminals in six countries with a total
installed capacity of around 4.5 million TEUs.
Last week, the city’s government directed IPC to quickly prepare a financial scheme to develop infrastructure in Hiep Phuoc so as to turn this area into a satellite city. Hiep Phuoc, covering nearly 4,000 hectares, is envisaged to become a port city, with several facilities to be developed to replace inner-city ports.
Xavier Soucheiron, CEO of the group, told HCMC vice-chairman Nguyen Trung Tin that he expected to complete the pre-feasibility study for the terminal project in the next six months.
“We need the support from the city to ensure that the project will be developed in the right direction,’’ said Soucheiron.
But he expressed his anxiety about the infrastructural conditions in the area now.
Soucheiron said an agreement on developing a container terminal in Hiep Phuoc was signed last November at Barcelona-based headquarters of Grup TCB. He is in Vietnam to work with leaders of Tan Thuan Industrial Promotion Company (IPC), which oversees development of Hiep Phuoc Port urban area.
“The pre-feasibility study still is in progress and we want to start work as soon as possible after finishing it,’’ he added.
Grup TCB is not only a leading terminal operator of Spain but also a provider of maritime engineering, and consultancy services for containerised and general cargo. Currently, the group operates 13 terminals in six countries with a total
installed capacity of around 4.5 million TEUs.
Last week, the city’s government directed IPC to quickly prepare a financial scheme to develop infrastructure in Hiep Phuoc so as to turn this area into a satellite city. Hiep Phuoc, covering nearly 4,000 hectares, is envisaged to become a port city, with several facilities to be developed to replace inner-city ports.