Resolution No. 226/2025/QH15 on piloting a number of specific mechanisms and policies for the development of Hai Phong city, approved by the National Assembly on June 27, stipulates 6 policy groups with 41 policies in the fields of investment, finance - budget, planning, land, etc. In which, the specific mechanisms and policies for investment management focus on handling "bottlenecks" in administrative procedures in attracting investment in seaport development, thereby helping the city have the opportunity to exploit to the maximum the potential and advantages of seaports, logistics, etc., creating a breakthrough development model, contributing to promoting the economy of the Northern coastal region and the whole country.
Reduce the time to carry out investment procedures
Clause 1, Article 4 of Resolution No. 226 stipulates: The City People's Committee approves investment policies for investment projects to build ports and port areas with an investment capital of VND 2,300 billion or more in Hai Phong seaport; approves adjustments to investment policies for investment projects to build ports and port areas in Hai Phong seaport before the effective date of the Resolution. The order and procedures for approving investment policies and adjusting investment policies for projects (stipulated in this clause) are implemented according to the order and procedures for approving investment policies and adjusting investment policies applicable to projects under the investment policy approval authority of the Provincial People's Committee in accordance with the provisions of the law on investment.
According to Director of the Department of Finance Nguyen Ngoc Tu, the decentralization of the Central Government to the City People's Committee to approve investment policies for projects of scale under the authority of the Prime Minister can help shorten the appraisal and approval time from 6-12 months to 3-4 months, reducing about 50-70% of the time compared to the normal process when having to submit to the central level. Because, according to current regulations, for investment projects to build ports and port areas with an investment capital of VND 2,300 billion or more, the dossier must go through many complicated procedural steps, including: the City People's Committee receives the dossier, synthesizes and sends a proposal report to the Ministry of Planning and Investment (now the Ministry of Finance ); the Ministry reviews, appraises, and consults with relevant ministries and branches; the Prime Minister reviews and issues a decision to approve the investment policy. This process takes from 6 months to more than 1 year, depending on the complexity of the project and the time it takes to process the tasks at the ministries and branches.
When decentralizing to the City People's Committee, the number of procedural steps can be reduced from 3 steps to 1 - 2 steps. Specifically: The City People's Committee receives the dossier; the City People's Committee reviews, organizes an appraisal meeting and issues a decision approving the investment policy, without having to submit it to the central level. Thus, the number of procedural steps is reduced from 3 steps to 2 steps, saving at least 3 - 8 months of dossier processing, while reducing the situation where dossiers have to circulate through many central agencies, causing delays. This helps the investment and business environment become more open, thereby promoting investment attraction and promoting economic growth.
Promoting the potential and advantages of seaports
According to Decision No. 1579/QD-TTg dated September 22, 2021 of the Prime Minister on "Approval of the master plan for the development of Vietnam's seaport system for the period 2021 - 2030, with a vision to 2050", Hai Phong Port is planned and classified as a special seaport in the planning of Vietnam's seaport system, playing an important role as the gateway to the sea for the entire Northern region. In the period 2021 - 2024, the total volume of goods through the entire port system in Hai Phong city reached 678.28 million tons. In 2024 alone, the volume of goods through the entire port system in the city reached about 170.08 million tons, with revenue reaching about 6,700.5 billion VND. Despite clear progress, Hai Phong seaport has not developed as expected due to unsynchronized infrastructure, traffic connections...
In Decision No. 140/QD-TTg dated January 16, 2025 of the Prime Minister on "Approval of detailed planning for groups of seaports, ports, wharves, buoy terminals, water areas, and water regions for the period 2021 - 2030, with a vision to 2050", Hai Phong Seaport by 2030 is determined to have cargo throughput from 175.4 million tons to 215.5 million tons, of which container cargo from 12.15 million to 14.92 million TEU (excluding international transit container cargo); passengers from 20.4 thousand to 22.8 thousand passengers... At the same time, the scale of port areas of Hai Phong Seaport is planned to have from 61 to 73 wharves, corresponding to 98 to 111 wharves, with a total length of 20 to 23.4 km...
To realize this goal, many projects need to be focused with large capital sources. According to estimates, the capital investment demand for the seaport system by 2030 is about 78,028 billion VND, including investment capital for public maritime infrastructure of about 11,950 billion VND and investment capital demand for ports of about 66,078 billion VND (including only ports providing cargo handling services)...
Therefore, the specific mechanisms and policies on investment management in the seaport sector will help the city promote investment attraction, promote the modernization of transport infrastructure, develop the logistics system, improve the city's transport capacity, creating the premise for Hai Phong to quickly become a modern seaport center, an international gateway of Vietnam. In addition, together with other specific mechanisms and policies, it will help the city have the opportunity to exploit to the fullest its potentials and advantages such as seaports, logistics, industry, creating a breakthrough development model, contributing to promoting the economy of the Northern coastal region and the whole country.
HA MINHSource: https://baohaiphongplus.vn/hai-phong-thu-hut-dau-tu-va-phat-trien-cang-bien-415902.html
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