Vietnam’s Long An port cuts deal with Japanese port

The signing was made within the framework of the Investment, Labor, and Trade Promotion Program in Japan from November 16 to 22.

The signing ceremony was attended by Pham Tan Hoa, vice-chairman of the Tay Ninh People’s Committee, Ngo Trinh Ha, Consul General of Vietnam in Osaka, Nguyen Thanh Vung, chairman of the Provincial Inspection Committee, Pham Xuan Bach, director of the provincial Department of Home Affairs, Truong Van Liep, director of the provincial Department of Finance, and Huynh Van Quang Hung, director of the provincial Department of Industry and Trade, and representatives from the Kobe City authorities and Port of Kobe.

The promotion program features a series of conferences held across major economic hubs in Japan, including the Kansai-Tay Ninh Investment Connection Conference in Osaka on Monday, the Tay Ninh Investment Promotion Conference in Tokyo on Wednesday, and the Labor and Investment Promotion Conference in Yamanashi on Thursday.

Vice-chairman Hoa said that Japan is one of the province’s leading trade partners, getting involved in 176 projects with a total pledged capital of over US$1.26 billion.

The deal was also aimed at facilitating connections with global partners and customers, developing green port and smart port models, applying advanced management technologies to reduce carbon emissions, and training and exchanging high-quality logistics professionals in line with international standards and practices.

Long An International Port has proactively expanded its global partnerships, enabling the port to learn from international practices, exchange technical expertise, and collaborate on value-added projects.

Key partner ports include Port of Oakland, Port of Long Beach, Port of Portland, Port of Gothenburg in Sweden, SPG-Bohaiwan Port in China, OPASCOR in the Philippines, and others.

Kobe, located in Hyogo Prefecture in the Kansai region along Osaka Bay, is one of Japan’s earliest and most advanced international ports, established in 1868.

Built in 2015, Long An International Port, located in Tan Tap Commune, some 30 kilometers south of Ho Chi Minh City, has rapidly affirmed its role as a key cargo consolidation and transshipment hub in the region.

The port helps ease congestion at Ho Chi Minh City port clusters, reducing urban traffic pressure, and significantly optimizing logistics costs for enterprises across the Mekong Delta.

With both Vietnam and Japan possessing long coastlines and strong maritime economic potential, this partnership continues to deepen the friendship between the two ports, two localities, and two nations, toward a sustainable and prosperous future built on a foundation of solid cooperation.