$1.37bln needed for inland port network

With a target of importing and exporting 16 million TEU containers each year by 2030, the Vietnam Maritime Administration (VINAMARINE) anticipates required investment in the country’s inland port network of up to VND34 trillion ($1.37 billion). It also said it will give priority to investing in a number of inland ports along transport corridors connected with major seaports in the northern and southern regions.