Henig: IMO: Projects, projects, and more projects. Interesting.
Liên Chiểu container port to ignite Đà Nẵng’s ‘growth era’
February 23, 2026 – 09:05 Compiled by Công Thành
The 22-berth port, designed to serve as the main logistics centre for the north-south railway and road systems and the East-West Economic Corridor 2 (EWEC2) linking Thailand, Myanmar, Laos and Việt Nam via Đà Nẵng’s port system, will be developed as an international gateway port.
ĐÀ NẴNG — The development of Liên Chiểu Port and its shared infrastructure is expected to deliver major economic benefits and become a powerful driver for Đà Nẵng’s sustainable growth, positioning the city as an international gateway port in central Việt Nam and integrating it more deeply into global maritime transport chains in the decades ahead.
Lê Thành Hưng, head of Đà Nẵng’s management unit for priority infrastructure projects, highlighted the strategic importance of the Liên Chiểu deep-sea port after a series of key works for the port’s infrastructure project were completed by the end of December 2025. These included a 1.17km breakwater dyke system and the dredging of a 7.3km shipping channel, paving the way for preparatory works ahead of the construction of the first two container berths, scheduled to begin in the first quarter of 2026.
“The construction of Liên Chiểu deep-sea port will be one of the key pillars in the city’s master plan to 2030, with a vision to 2045, when Đà Nẵng’s socio-economic development will be based on three main pillars: tourism, high-tech industries and the sea-based economy. The port has been designed on an area of 450ha, including water space, with a total handling capacity of 50 million tonnes of cargo per year,” Hưng said.
“Liên Chiểu Port will serve as the main logistics centre for the north-south railway and road systems, and as an international gateway for the central coastal region. The port will become an international gateway and a logistics hub for Việt Nam, ASEAN and the Asia-Pacific region, as well as a key entry point to the East Sea from the sub-Mekong region.”
“It will be capable of accommodating vessels of up to 100,000 DWT, with a system of berths for container ships, bulk cargo, liquid and gas carriers, barges and public port authorities, while also ensuring defence and security services,” he added.
The first phase of construction will include two to four berths and piers, providing services with a capacity of between 7.5 million and 11.9 million tonnes of cargo to meet international transhipment demand by 2030.
The port has been designed with 22 berths, including eight container berths with a capacity of 18,000 twenty-foot equivalent units (TEUs). Construction of the first two berths will focus on international container shipping services, reflecting Liên Chiểu’s role as a major commercial port in the region and one of the key gateways to the East Sea from the sub-Mekong region.
He revealed that two investor groups had submitted bids. One is a partnership between local Hateco Group and the Netherlands’ APM Terminals B.V., while the other brings together Việt Nam Maritime Corporation and Terminal Investment Limited Holding of Luxembourg. Their bidding documents were submitted at the tender closing and opening on December 24.
“We are working with consultancy firms and relevant agencies to review the bidding documents of the two consortiums for approval by the city’s authorities in January, and a ground-breaking ceremony for the construction of the first container berths is expected to take place in the first quarter of 2026,” he said.
“It is expected that the first two container berths will be put into operation in the fourth quarter of 2028, while two more berths will start construction from the first quarter of 2029 to the fourth quarter of 2032, with operations planned from the first quarter of 2033,” he said.
He added that the final three berths would be built between 2033 and 2035 for use in 2036.
“The early operation of the Liên Chiểu container port would help Đà Nẵng City improve cargo clearance capacity, reduce logistics costs and attract import-export demand from the city and the central region,” he said.
“Liên Chiểu container port would also help lure investment into industrial parks, the planned Free Trade Zone, international logistics centres and port services.”
Liên Chiểu Port is regarded as one of the most important projects in the Master Plan, linked to the newly established Free Trade Zone. It will be built on a total area of 450ha with an investment of VNĐ3.4 trillion (US$130 million).
The 22-berth port, designed to serve as the main logistics centre for the north-south railway and road systems and the East-West Economic Corridor 2 (EWEC2) linking Thailand, Myanmar, Laos and Việt Nam via Đà Nẵng’s port system, will be developed as an international gateway port, the third in Việt Nam after Lạch Huyện Port in Hải Phòng City and Cái Mép-Thị Vải. — VNS
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Infrastructure development for digital, green transformation promoted
February 23, 2026 – 10:03
The Ministry of Construction has officially put into operation the national database on construction activities along with key digital systems and platforms of the sector, giving concrete form to the Party’s and the State’s policies on accelerating the development of science and technology, innovation and national digital transformation.
HÀ NỘI — Developing infrastructure, particularly serving digital and green transformation, is one of the Ministry of Construction’s key tasks in 2026, aiming to enhance the effectiveness of state management in the construction sector.
This transformation provides a foundation for connecting and sharing data with ministries, sectors and localities, promoting the development of digital government, the digital economy and smart cities.
Recently, the Ministry of Construction officially put into operation the national database on construction activities along with key digital systems and platforms of the sector, giving concrete form to the Party’s and the State’s policies on accelerating the development of science and technology, innovation and national digital transformation.
These policies include the Politburo’s Resolution 57 on breakthroughs in science and technology development, innovation and national digital transformation; the Government’s Resolution 71 on amending, supplementing, and updating the Government’s action programmes implementing Resolution 57; and directives from the central steering committee on science and technology development, innovation, and digital transformation.
Nguyễn Việt Hùng, Deputy Minister of Construction said: “The establishment of the national database on construction activities marks an important shift in management, and builds a unified data foundation, creating effective supports in direction and administration, while providing official and transparent information to citizens and businesses.”
According to Lê Thanh Tùng, director of the Information Technology Centre under the Ministry of Construction, the national database on construction activities is integrated with specialised databases of many fields, including infrastructures of railway, road and aviation, professional ability in construction sector, seagoing vessels and seafarers in the maritime sector, vehicle inspection, urban clean water supply and drainage, housing and the real estate market, and urban development.
The synchronised operation of these databases and information systems has formed a unified, consistent and interconnected digital data infrastructure from the central to local levels.
This is a foundation for modern, transparent, and data-driven management, improving the efficiency of administrative procedures and reducing time and costs for citizens and businesses.
These databases and information systems also help strengthen supervision, monitoring and evaluation of the quality of public services provided by state agencies, while supporting leaders in forecasting and policymaking in construction, urban development and technical infrastructure.
They provide a basis for data connectivity and sharing with ministries, sectors and localities, promoting digital government, the digital economy and smart cities.
Đông Minh Tiến, a representative of Đông Tiến Transport Enterprise in Nghệ An Province, noted that sharing digitised and stored database among citizens and businesses would eliminate repeated submissions, making administrative transactions among agencies, organisations and enterprises more convenient and time-saving.
At the conference reviewing the Ministry of Construction’s performance in 2025 and outlining tasks for 2026, Prime Minister Phạm Minh Chính emphasised that one of the construction sector’s breakthroughs would be the development of science and technology, innovation, digital transformation, green transformation and the circular economy with a focus on green transport and smart urban development.
The PM said that 2026 would be a year of special significance as it is the first year of implementing the resolution of the 14th National Party Congress and the socio-economic development plan for the 2026–2030 period.
One of the three strategic breakthroughs is the development of synchronised and modern infrastructure, especially multimodal transport infrastructure, technology infrastructure, infrastructure serving digital transformation, green transformation and energy transition to achieve double-digit growth.
In 2026, the Ministry of Construction aims to implement a project to establish an innovation centre to carry out tasks in the new phase associated with digital transformation.
In addition, the ministry will implement the project on developing a national key laboratory system for railways (high-speed rail and urban railways) and smart infrastructure to serve research, transfer and mastery of technologies for deploying key national railway projects.
According to statistics from the Government’s monitoring system, the Ministry of Construction completed its assigned tasks in 2025 relating to building e-government and digital transformation, with a satisfaction rate of 93.3 per cent from citizens and businesses using public services provided by the ministry. — VNS
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Texas Becomes First State With Sovereign Bullion Supply Chain
Lynette Zang: 2-23-2026
Texas just made history. It’s now the first U.S. state with a full sovereign bullion supply chain — manufacturing, distributing, and vaulting state-branded gold and silver through the Texas Bullion Depository.
Citizens can now buy gold and silver directly from a state-run system!
Chapters:
00:00 Texas Launches State-Run Gold & Silver
00:50 Liquidity Is the Real Issue
01:06 The Liquidity Pyramid
01:44 Derivatives: The Hidden Threat
02:04 $714 Trillion or $616 Quadrillion?
03:17 The Derivatives Time Bomb
04:36 Securitized Debt & Financial Engineering
05:34 The Debt Crisis Is Already Here
06:02 The Currency Illusion
06:52 Why Gold & Silver Sit at the Base
08:04 Hedging vs. Speculation
09:03 Wall Street: The Casino Economy
10:25 Easy Money & Asset Bubbles
10:50 Sound Money vs. Fiat
11:46 Protecting Your Wealth Outside the System
