On 8 April, the Organizer of the first International Seaport Festival held a meeting to adopt the opening and forum script. Mr. Ho Van Nien - Vice Chairman of the provincial People's Committee chaired the meeting.

     Operation of the Cai Mep-Thi Vai port system has a positive signal when the volume of imports and exports transported through the port has increased slightly.

APM Terminals, which holds a 49 per cent stake in Cai Mep International Terminal in southern Ba Ria-Vung Tau province, is urgently asking the Ministry of Transport to enhance the complex's competitiveness.

Vietnam plans to equitize some first class ports including Hai Phong, Da Nang, Quang Ninh, Saigon and Quy Nhon, a part of the program to call for private investment into the infrastructure development.

     Saigon Port Co. Ltd. from now to 2020 will relocate only the port facilities in District 4, meaning those in the port area Nha Rong-Khanh Hoi, while those located in District 7 will be kept unchanged.

     Saigon Port will be equitized in June 2014, said Le Cong Minh, chairman and general director of Saigon Port Co. Ltd., in response to the Prime Ministers decision on selling State stakes in first-grade seaports.

After three years of implementation, the Japan - Vietnam Economic Partnership Agreement has expanded trade and strengthened economic relationship between the two countries. On this basis, in order to attract more investment from Japan, Ba Ria - Vung Tau has defined priority areas of calling for investment.