In all, there are 17 port projects currently being implemented, the majority of which are in the south of the country. A total of $1.5bn will be invested by 2010 and $2.4bn by 2020.
The biggest project will be the Saigon Premier Container Terminal, in which $249m is being invested to create a 1.5m teu capacity installation.
Vietnam National Shipping Lines has up to a dozen projects it is developing in national ports, too.
