Implementing solutions to promote waterway transport

The Prime Minister has just signed Official Dispatch No. 113/CD-TTg on implementing solutions to effectively develop waterway transport to promote logistics development in the transport sector.

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The Prime Minister assigned the Minister of Construction to direct the review and revision of legal documents on the maritime and waterway sectors; focus on policies to encourage and attract social investment in infrastructure and waterway transport vehicles. Continue to promote administrative procedure reform in the fields of registration, licensing, and management of vehicles and waterway transport; promote the application of science and technology in management and operation; at the same time, develop a master plan for the development of inland waterway transport infrastructure and services for the period 2026-2035, clarifying the necessity and learning from domestic and international experiences, proposing appropriate specific mechanisms and policies to promptly invest in and develop inland waterway transport infrastructure and services, and report to the Prime Minister in October 2025.

The Prime Minister assigned the Minister of Finance to preside over balancing and arranging medium-term public investment capital for the 2026-2030 period for key projects to develop waterway and maritime infrastructure; study and propose preferential tax and fee policies for enterprises operating in the above fields; consider mechanisms to support preferential loans and credits for investment in building and converting water transport vehicles in accordance with technical and environmental standards, etc.

The Prime Minister also assigned the Minister of Agriculture and Environment to review and simplify procedures for land allocation, land lease, and sea area allocation to develop port infrastructure, inland waterway wharves, etc. according to the planning; review problems, report to competent authorities for consideration and adjustment of relevant legal regulations; assign Chairmen of local People's Committees to review and arrange land funds, based on the advantages of each locality, proactively propose a list of infrastructure projects that need to be focused on development, etc.

According to NDĐT

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