Project record

Can Gio International Transshipment Port

Project rendering of the planned Can Gio container berths at Go Con Cho beside the Cai Mep estuary

Saigon Port; project rendering, not construction evidence

Ho Chi Minh City has selected Vietnam Maritime Corporation, Saigon Port and Terminal Investment Limited Holding as the investor consortium for Can Gio. The approved concept covers about 571 hectares at Go Con Cho, a 7.5-kilometre main berth line and capacity for vessels up to 250,000 DWT. No marine works contract or construction mobilisation has been announced.

Project signal

Approval in Vietnam

Use the April 2026 investor decision as a development milestone. Do not treat the launch ceremony, consortium formation or long-term capacity figures as proof that dredging, reclamation, quay construction or terminal installation has started. Physical delivery still requires permits, land and water handover, defined works packages, contractor awards and mobilisation.

Current status Investor consortium approved on 11 April 2026; environmental approval, land and water handover, marine works award and physical mobilisation remain unannounced Source confidence Confirmed

Location

Vietnam / Asia Pacific

Segment

Deep-water ports and container terminals

Status

Investor consortium approved on 11 April 2026; environmental approval, land and water handover, marine works award and physical mobilisation remain unannounced / Confirmed

Evidence reviewed

20 July 2026

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Project anatomy

Scope, counterparties, and execution logic

Client / authority
Ho Chi Minh City People's Committee; investor consortium led by Vietnam Maritime Corporation
Delivery parties
Developer consortium: Vietnam Maritime Corporation, Saigon Port and Terminal Investment Limited Holding S.A., Marine works contractors not identified
Contract route
Ho Chi Minh City approved the investor consortium under Decision 2155/QD-UBND after the Prime Minister approved the investment policy under Decision 148/QD-TTg. The later marine design, enabling works, dredging, reclamation, quay and terminal construction procurement packages remain undisclosed.
Execution window
The approved programme targets about 4.8 million TEU of capacity by 2030 and 16.9 million TEU by 2047. Public reporting also describes a 20-year implementation period from physical handover of land and water. These are programme targets, not evidence of a current construction start or a fixed package completion date.
Works package
A planned international container transshipment port on about 571 hectares of land and water at Go Con Cho, with roughly 7.5 kilometres of main berths. The initial plan provides two to four berths for vessels up to 250,000 DWT, expanding over time to about 13 berths. Dredging, reclamation, ground-improvement, quay-foundation, material-route and individual construction-lot quantities remain unpublished.
Marine interfaces
The site lies at the Cai Mep estuary on the left side of the Vung Tau-Thi Vai navigation channel, opposite the established Cai Mep terminal cluster. Delivery must resolve berth geometry beside a live deep-water route, land and water boundaries, vessel manoeuvring, construction access and the interface with Can Gio's mangrove and forest estate. Nearly 83 hectares of forest land are identified for repurposing in the investment-policy record.
Commercial read
The scale is material, but the opportunity remains upstream of works procurement. The investor consortium and capital envelope are public; marine quantities, package splits, qualification route, contract values, risk allocation, accepted design levels and construction schedule are not. A credible supply or contracting position depends on the feasibility design, environmental conditions and tender documents rather than the headline 571-hectare footprint.
Next milestone
Formation of the project enterprise and publication of environmental, forest-conversion, planning, land and water approvals, followed by defined marine works packages, tender notices, awards and mobilisation evidence

Material change register

What changed, when, and what it proves

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Ho Chi Minh City selected the investor consortium

Decision 2155/QD-UBND approved Vietnam Maritime Corporation, Saigon Port and Terminal Investment Limited Holding as the project investor. The decision establishes the developer group, not a marine construction award.

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Saigon Port approved its consortium and capital position

Shareholders authorised Saigon Port to join VIMC and MSC/TiL in the investor application and to take 15% of the project company's charter capital after approval.

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The Prime Minister approved the investment policy

Decision 148/QD-TTg moved Can Gio into the formal investment process and set the basis for investor selection. It did not award the later design or construction packages.

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Delivery watch

Evidence needed next

Formation of the project enterprise and publication of environmental, forest-conversion, planning, land and water approvals, followed by defined marine works packages, tender notices, awards and mobilisation evidence

Decision watchpoints

  • Project enterprise formation and final consortium capital commitments
  • Environmental impact assessment approval and disclosed marine conditions
  • Forest conversion, land allocation and water-surface handover
  • Approved feasibility design and berth, basin and navigation geometry
  • Dredging, reclamation, ground-improvement and material-management quantities
  • Quay, bridge, utility and terminal package boundaries
  • Works tender, named contractor, contract value and notice to proceed
  • Baseline hydrography, mobilisation and first verified marine production
  • Accepted berth depth, terminal handover, trials and first repeat services

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Project availability status

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Evidence reviewed 20 July 2026 Sources in this record 6

Source record

The Government document register supplies the 16 January 2025 investment-policy decision. The Ministry of Construction and Ministry of Industry and Trade logistics portal supply the April 2026 investor selection, consortium, 571-hectare footprint, 7.5-kilometre berth line, capacity plan and vessel scale. Saigon Port records its February capital decision and the late-April investor launch. Its use of the word launch describes the development event; it does not identify a construction contractor, notice to proceed, plant mobilisation or completed marine work. Ho Chi Minh City's investment-promotion page supplies the nearly 83-hectare forest conversion and 50-year operating term.

Phase: approval. Evidence reviewed: 20 July 2026.

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