Spanish firm eyes container terminal project

Spain’s leading operator of port terminals Grup TCB is seeking assistance from the HCM City government for a container terminal project in Hiep Phuoc Port Urban Area in Nha Be District.

At a meeting with HCM City vice chair Ng.uyen Trung Tin last week, Xavier Soucheiron, CEO of the group, said 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.

Soucheiron, who arrived in the city last week to work with leaders of Tan Thuan Industrial Promotion Company (IPC) which oversees development of Hiep Phuoc Port Urban Area, said that an agreement regarding the project was signed last November at Barcelona-based headquarters of Grup TCB. “The pre-feasibility study 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. The group operates 13 terminals in six countries with total capacity of around 4.5 million TEUs.

The HCM City’s government has asked 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 to replace inner-city ports. – Saigon Times

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