Vietnam's seaports must go green since 2030

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All seaports in Viet Nam shall mandatorily go green from 2030, according to the Viet Nam Maritime Administration’s Decision No. 710/QD- CHHVN approving green seaport development plan.

Earlier, Vietnam will pilot green port modal from 2023. All  basic standards on green port criteria will be developed and issued in 2021 and 2022. 

In the 2025-2030 period, nationally technical criteria on green ports will be published. After 2030, the green port criteria will be included in planning, construction investment, and business exploitation. 

According to the International Maritime Organization (IMO), greenhouse gas emissions of the shipping industry (international and domestic transport and fishing) grew by 9.6% in the 2012-2018 period (from 977 to 1,076 million tons).

By 2050, the above figure would double that of 2018. Asia and Africa were forecast to experience the biggest surges due to increasing number of ports and limited measures on pollution reduction. 

As reported, as of early April, the number of seaport terminals in Viet Nam rose to 286, up eight terminals from April last year. Tan Cang Cat Lai Terminal in Ho Chi Minh City was the first seaport in Viet Nam to receive the Green Port Award by the APEC Ports Service Network (APSN) Council, in 2018.

Tan Cang – Cai Mep International Terminal (TCIT) in the southern province of Ba Ria - Vung Tau was the second seaport in Viet Nam to have claimed the prestigious award.