The press release – Seaport development: Private businesses strongly joined

The socialization and dredging of maritime channels is one of the effective solutions to alleviate the worries about funding. In the context of a tight budget, the socialization and dredging of maritime infrastructure systems, inland waterways are one of the effective solutions to remove bottlenecks in the issue of investment funding for the sector. At the same time, ensuring the harmony between State and investors interests, contributing to promoting socio-economic development, ensuring the implementation of security and defense tasks.

No more “where is money” worry?

Transport infrastructure in general, maritime and inland waterways in particular is an important foundation for the development and assessment of socio-economic development of all countries and economic regions. For the maritime and inland waterways, in addition to seaports, buoys and inland waterways, there are also systems of channels, anchoring, transshipment, shelters … These are dependent items, has a great influence on natural factors. If these items are not well built and maintained, the entire inland waterway and maritime transportation system will not be able to operate or operate ineffectively due to lack of synchronization.

In the condition that the state budget capital is still limited, not enough to allocate and meet sufficiently for the maintenance and construction of the maritime and inland waterway infrastructure system; Then, the mobilization and attraction of socialized capital sources to dredge channels, water areas, maritime infrastructure, inland waterways is considered as a strategic channel to attract important investment. socio-economic development goals. The fear of money to invest in dredging inland waterways has been removed.

In addition, the socialization of marine dredging will bring revenue to the state budget such as natural resources tax, environmental fee, mining rights fee, as well as other taxes and fees as prescribed. This is a huge source of revenue for the state budget. The project is implemented in the form of socialization as a basis for managing construction units registered, licensed to operate, bringing the quality of construction to ensure technical, environmental, and safety. and does not cause any loss of government tax and fee revenues. Thereby, it can reduce environmental pollution, waste of resources and loss of revenue for the state budget. And the important thing is, the state, investors, people, businesses that participate, exploit waterways will all benefit from the implementation of socialization in this sector. Create a level playing field for investors

It can be said that the socialization mechanism of dredging and maintaining navigational channels and seaports has opened up opportunities for many investors to participate in this field. In order to create transparency, as well as a level playing field for investment companies, the Ministry of Transport has announced the list of projects on socialization, dredging, maintenance, traffic assurance, combining products national maritime infrastructure system and inland waterways. In addition, the current law also stipulates very closely the order and procedures for implementing these projects. Accordingly, construction vehicles and equipment are required to have a cruise surveillance equipment system, video camera and community supervision. Investors, after signing a project contract with the state management agency, must comply with the regulations of the local government and relevant ministries.

With a relatively full legal corridor, it is believed that the socialization and dredging of maritime channels and inland waterways will promote efficiency, harmoniously addressing economic benefits between the state and home. investment and beneficiary people and businesses. To attract strong resources, promote socio-economic development for economic regions and the whole country according to the proper and encouragement guidelines of the Party and State.