VIROVietnam Infrastructure Readiness Observatory
Projects / Seaport

Cần Giờ International Transshipment PortCảng trung chuyển quốc tế Cần Giờ

A transshipment hub at the mouth of the Cái Mép channel. Investor consortium approved; whether construction has started is disputed.

3/7 · Investor / contractor selected · Chọn nhà đầu tưLast observed 31 Oct 20263 sources
Readiness ladder · Thang sẵn sàng
Why this stage

Government reporting recorded investor selection for the project in April 2026.

Fact  14 Apr 2026 · Government News

Next rung — Under construction: Physical works observed on the core project, not only enabling works.

Schematic map of Southern Vietnam infrastructure projects by readiness stageApproximate positions of tracked projects in and around Ho Chi Minh City, coloured by observed delivery stage. Not for navigation.ĐỒNG NAITÂY NINHĐỒNG THÁPHỒ CHÍ MINH CITYEast SeaThủ Thiêm–Long Thành Railway — In planHCMC Ring Road 3 — Under constructionHCMC Ring Road 4 — Under constructionMetro Line 2 (Bến Thành–Tham Lương) — Under constructionHCMC–Mộc Bài Expressway — Under constructionHCMC–Thủ Dầu Một–Chơn Thành Expressway — Under constructionBiên Hòa–Vũng Tàu Expressway — Partly operationalBến Lức–Long Thành Expressway — OperationalHCMC–Long Thành–Dầu Giây Expressway (widening) — OperationalMetro Line 1 (Bến Thành–Suối Tiên) — OperationalHCMC coreThủ ĐứcBiên HòaThủ Dầu MộtBàu BàngPhú MỹVũng TàuBến LứcHiệp PhướcCủ ChiLong Thành International Airport (phase 1) — Under constructionCái Mép–Thị Vải deep-water port cluster — Usable for businessCần Giờ International Transshipment Port — Investor / contractor selectedNhơn Trạch 3 & 4 LNG power plants — OperationalHCMC Free Trade Zone (Cái Mép Hạ) — ApprovedVietnam International Financial Centre (HCMC) — OperationalDirect power purchase (DPPA) rules — ApprovedLNG Long Sơn power project — Approved
Observed stage
In plan
Approved
Investor / contractor selected
Under construction
Partly operational
Operational
Usable for business
Site / institution
Schematic, approximate geometry for orientation — not navigation or project alignments. Pole circles follow the structure of the HCMC master plan; they are not official boundaries. Observation run 31 Oct 2026.
Milestones · Mốc kế hoạch và thực tế

Planned against achieved

MilestonePlanned / targetAchievedStatusSource
Investment policy—17 Jan 2025AchievedGovernment News
Investor selected—14 Apr 2026AchievedGovernment News
Construction start——UnknownIMWO project tracker
Evidence · Bằng chứng

What the record shows

  • Reported
    20 Jul 2026
    A July 2026 project tracker records the investor consortium as approved on 11 April 2026 under Decision 2155/QĐ-UBND — Vietnam Maritime Corporation, Saigon Port and Terminal Investment Limited Holding — while environmental approval, land and water handover, the marine-works award and physical mobilisation all remain unannounced.
  • Reported
    20 Jul 2026
    The approved concept covers about 571 ha at Gò Con Chó with about 7.5 km of main berths, initially two to four berths for vessels up to 250,000 DWT, expanding to about 13. Programme targets are about 4.8 million TEU by 2030 and 16.9 million TEU by 2047, over a 20-year period from handover of land and water. Nearly 83 ha of forest land is identified for repurposing.
  • Unknown
    20 Jul 2026
    Whether construction has started is not established. Marine quantities, package splits, contract values and the construction schedule are unpublished.
  • Fact
    14 Apr 2026
    Investor selection was reported in April 2026.
  • Fact
    17 Jan 2025
    The Government approved the investment policy in January 2025.
Unknown · Chưa rõ
  • Construction start.
  • Phasing and future capacity.
VIRO analysis

Transshipment changes which shipping lines call in the region. It is a separate project from the HCMC free-trade zone.

Serves
Pole 5 · Southern port–FTZ–energy pole
Corridor · Southern coastal corridor
Poles & corridors →
Sources · Nguồn

Next project: Nhơn Trạch 3 & 4 LNG power plants