DP World to Open New Terminal in Vietnam October 1, 2009.Summary: Ho Chi Minh City Ho Chi Minh City, formerly Saigon, city (1997 pop. 5,250,000), on the right bank of the Saigon River, a tributary of the Dong Nai, Vietnam. , Vietnam, 21 July 2009 (ME Newswire): Global marine terminal operator DP World has set October 1st, 2009 as the date of the official inauguration of its state-of-the-art Saigon Premier Container Terminal A container terminal is a facility where cargo containers are transhipped between different transport vehicles, for onward transportation. The transhipment may be between ships and land vehicles, for example trains or trucks, in which case the terminal is described as a (SPCT SPCT Save Percentage (hockey goalie statistic) SPCT Simultaneous Prism & Cover Test (used in ophthalmology) SPCT Site Process Control Training ). A joint venture between DP World and Vietnam's IPC (1) (InterProcess Communication) The exchange of data between one program and another either within the same computer or over a network. It implies a protocol that guarantees a response to a request. , SPCT is located on the Soai Rap River 15 kilometres from Ho Chi Minh City. SPCT will further establish Ho Chi Minh City as the country's main commercial hub. DP World to Open New Terminal in Vietnam October 1, 2009 Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam, 21 July 2009 (ME Newswire): Global marine terminal operator DP World has set October 1st, 2009 as the date of the official inauguration of its state-of-the-art Saigon Premier Container Terminal (SPCT). A joint venture between DP World and Vietnam's IPC, SPCT is located on the Soai Rap River 15 kilometres from Ho Chi Minh City. SPCT will further establish Ho Chi Minh City as the country's main commercial hub. The region's second fastest growing economy, Vietnam has seen an average annual growth of 7.1 percent since 2000. While Ho Chi Minh City is currently served by various port facilities along the Dong Nai and Saigon rivers, several terminals on the Saigon River are slated for progressive closure over the next several years. Proximate proximate /prox·i·mate/ (prok´si-mit) immediate or nearest. prox·i·mate adj. Closely related in space, time, or order; very near; proximal. proximate immediate; nearest. to Ho Chi Minh Ho Chi Minh (hô chē mĭn), 1890–1969, Vietnamese nationalist leader, president of North Vietnam (1954–69), and one of the most influential political leaders of the 20th cent. His given name was Nguyen That Thanh. City's industrial hinterland, SPCT will handle cargo that currently moves through these ports, while attracting new volumes. Peter Wong, Senior Vice President & Managing Director, Asia Region, said:"SPCT is strategically placed to service not only Ho Chi Minh City but also the surrounding industrial zone." Glen Hilton, Vice President & Managing Director, DP World SE Asia Region, said: "With 500 metres of wharf and five cranes in Phase I, SPCT can easily handle the largest vessels currently calling at Ho Chi Minh City. Dredging of the Soai Rap River to 9.5 metres, completed by the end of 2010, will cut two hours off current steaming time and double the size of alongside vessels to 5,000 TEU TEU Twenty-Foot Equivalent Units (intermodal shipping container) TEU Technical Escort Unit TEU Technical Escort Unit (Army) TEU Tactical Enforcement Unit TEU Treaty of European Union ." 2009 Al Bawaba (www.albawaba.com) 2009 Al Bawaba (Albawaba.com) Provided by Syndigate.info an Albawaba.com company |
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