Recently, on the coast of Da Nang, Vietnam, Maersk CEO Ko Van Sang and Hateco Chairman Chen Van Chi jointly shoveled the first shovel of soil. Behind us is the construction site of Lianzhao Container Terminal, which is about to be reclaimed from the sea, and in front of us is the busy international shipping route in the South China Sea. The super port with a total investment of 1.7 billion US dollars only took one month from signing to laying foundation, and central Vietnam finally waited for its own deep-water hub.

Eight deep-water berths connected to a ten thousand box giant ship

Lianzhao Port plans to construct 8 dedicated deep-water container berths, capable of accommodating up to 18000 TEUs of ultra large container ships, with an annual throughput capacity exceeding 5.7 million TEUs. The project will be promoted in two phases, with the first phase focusing on the construction of berths 1 and 2, and the subsequent phase gradually expanding according to the growth of freight volume. The multimodal transport system for supporting barge operation area, container yard and connecting storage, railway, industrial park and Da Nang Free Trade Zone is planned to be synchronously planned and put into commercial operation in early 2029.

Maersk collaborates with local giants to grab a spot

APM Terminals and Hateco's joint venture won the bid in March 2026 to become the preferred partner for the project. Maersk Terminal is responsible for introducing standard operating systems, constructing shorelines, configuring loading and unloading equipment, and other core projects. Hateco provides local resource integration, while the Da Nang Municipal Government coordinates the construction of supporting public infrastructure. Maersk Terminal CEO Swenson stated that this investment aims to alleviate global supply chain logistics bottlenecks and tap into the growth potential of emerging markets. The new terminal will open up cross-border connectivity channels for neighboring countries such as Laos, Cambodia, eastern Thailand, and Myanmar. Keywords: Infrastructure Engineering News Network, Container Terminal Infrastructure

Vietnam's port cluster enters a period of intensive upgrading

Global shipping giants are intensively investing in Vietnam. Dafei Shipping has teamed up with Gaimei Port to promote facility upgrades, and it is expected to increase the annual throughput of the terminal from 1.7 million TEUs to 3 million TEUs by 2027. Ho Chi Minh City has decided to collaborate with Mediterranean Shipping's terminal investment company to develop an international transfer port for coconut oil, and improve the layout of southern ocean transshipment. Against the backdrop of diversified supply chain layout, the scale of container freight in Vietnam is steadily increasing, and the pace of port upgrading and transformation continues to accelerate. The groundbreaking of Lianzhao Port in Da Nang has formed a triangular support pattern between the central port cluster in Vietnam and the southern and northern wings of Gaimei Port and Qinye Port.Editor/Gao Xue