Harbour Engineering

Lach Huyen: Planning a Partial-Load Call Across Three Wharves

Published 4 November 2026 Publisher IMWO Region Asia Pacific Confidence Confirmed
Lach Huyen schematic separates the 375 m main berth, perpendicular 150 m barge wharf and parallel 50 m tug base, with dated full-load and partial-load ship cases

IMWO original berth-function schematic from the owner and ministry-hosted operating accounts; orientations are reported, positions are schematic.

HTIT welcomed MSC SPARKLE III and launched MSC's Pearl service on 9 October 2026. Behind that new service sits a conditional ship-size approval: Port of Hai Phong's 14 August 2025 account describes approval in principle for partially laden container ships of up to 165,000 DWT at berths 3 and 4. Its earlier April opening notice described berth 4 accepting 100,000-DWT ships fully laden. A planner needs the vessel's actual arrival condition alongside those dated operating records. [1][3][4]

A larger ship class, with a load condition

The owner and a ministry-hosted April report define the three wharves. The August owner notice identifies Official Letter 8368/BXD-KCHT and the associated technical requirements. A June 2026 account carried on the owner's site reports management pursuing 200,000-DWT permission. October's service announcement records a vessel call; the June statement describes an application. [1][2][3][4][5]

Three wharves serve the vessel call

The waterfront has three working lengths and two orientations. Berth 4 is 375 m long. The 150 m barge wharf runs perpendicular to the container berth and is described as receiving barges of up to 160 TEU. The 50 m service wharf runs parallel to the container berth; the ministry-hosted report describes tugboats of up to 4,600 HP. These facilities support different movements around the same terminal. A main-vessel plan should show the barge approach and tug departure alongside the container ship's manoeuvre, with working positions and clearances taken from the approved port layout [1][2]. For a partially laden call, cargo intake and arrival draught have to be settled before the port checks the nomination against its operating conditions. The April report explicitly ties reception to the access channel, turning area and associated technical conditions. Its tug-engine-power description also leaves the vessel-specific assistance plan to be established with the port [2][3].

Evidence conclusion

Match the arrival load to the approach

According to the owner's August account, the approval requires the port company to follow technical-safety requirements in Letter 1781/KTQLXD-CCPN of 26 June 2025 and refrain from asking the ministry to invest in or upgrade public maritime infrastructure in the area. The port must plan the larger ship's arrival around the available public approach as well as its own waterfront. [3] Put the nominated hull, intended cargo load, arrival draught, applicable reception conditions and tug arrangements on one call sheet. Add the scheduled barge movement and the service-wharf availability needed to support the main ship. Settle the cargo intake against the accepted arrival condition before committing the barge slot and tug movement. If the approach or turning condition changes, revise that load and movement sequence before confirming the call.

Outstanding evidence

  • Original opening and ship-reception instruments, including 400/QD-CHHDTVN, 8368/BXD-KCHT and technical letter 1781/KTQLXD-CCPN
  • Latest berth-specific operating conditions, dated survey, vessel arrival draught and approved tug-assistance plan
  • Any issued 200,000-DWT permission and the precise cargo, infrastructure and reception conditions it carries

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