Dong Thap Plans to Expand Development Space for Go Cong General Port
(DTO) On the afternoon of November 11, Dong Thap Provincial People’s Committee Vice Chairman Nguyen Thanh Dieu chaired a meeting to hear a report on the planning tasks and 1:2,000 construction zoning plan for Go Cong General Port.
At the meeting, the consulting unit presented the zoning plan along with proposals to adjust the port’s layout.
The port is planned to be located in Gia Thuan and Tan Dien communes, Dong Thap Province, within the Go Cong port terminal area. Its planned location offers convenient connectivity to the Soai Rap shipping channel, approximately 2.5 km away.
The consulting unit also presented four options for adjusting the port layout. Under Option 1, which is currently being implemented, Go Cong General Port would cover approximately 704 ha, including around 313.8 ha of project water area, approximately 390 ha of project land and 1 ha for connecting roads. The total quay length would be 3.6 km, while the breakwater system would extend 10.3 km. The planned navigation channel would be 140–170 m wide, with a channel-bottom elevation of -12 m, allowing the port to accommodate fully loaded vessels of 50,000 DWT and partially loaded vessels of 70,000 DWT.
Option 2 is similar to Option 1, with only the navigation channel entrance relocated. The breakwater and sand-trapping dike would be shifted northward to prevent river sediment from flowing into the area.
Option 3 is also based on Option 1, but shifts the port approximately 1 km northward, shortens the sand-trapping dike and breakwater by about 1 km, and adjusts the direction of the channel entrance.
Under Option 4, the planned project area would cover approximately 1,181 ha, including around 962 ha of port land and more than 219 ha of port water area. The total quay length would be 4 km, while the breakwater revetment would extend 8.4 km.
Following discussions, Vice Chairman Nguyen Thanh Dieu agreed with the proposal to adjust the planning and expand the development space for Go Cong General Port. He said sufficient land must be allocated for the general port, while around 300 ha should be reserved for industrial park development. The consulting unit was asked to study appropriate adjustments to the planning boundaries to accommodate the expansion.
He also called for the expansion of the seaward area to ensure adequate conditions for supporting port operations. Any adjustments must be based on comprehensive and coordinated calculations to minimize the need for repeated planning revisions during implementation.
Vice Chairman Nguyen Thanh Dieu assigned the Department of Construction to work with the consulting unit to develop an adjustment plan and proceed with subsequent steps to ensure the project schedule. Regarding efforts to attract investment in the general port and industrial park, the province aims to select a single investor with sufficient capacity to implement the overall project.
Relevant commune authorities were asked to carefully review existing conditions, legal documents and changes in land use within the planned area. During implementation, the Department of Construction must also plan a connecting road from the coastal road to the project site.
In particular, the investment plan must clearly define each implementation phase, specifying the scope, scale and requirements of the initial phase. This phase must ensure all necessary conditions are in place to immediately begin seeking investment for the general port...
By M. THANH
Translated by X.QUANG
