On July 15, 2021, Vietnam Maritime Administration issued Decision No.954/QD-CHHVN on announcing the opening of Berth No.2 - Chan May Port, Thua Thien Hue Province to receive Vietnamese and international ships for loading or unloading cargo and other related maritime services.
After 3 years under construction, Berth 2 - Chan May Port (phase 1) was officially put into operation and received the first ship on July 18, 2021. Berth No.2 - Chan May Port includes a bridge; a main berth of 225m in length and 32.5m in width, combined with a dolphin at the position of downstream, allowing to receive offload vessels of 50,000 DWT; the depth in front of the berth and the turning basin of -10m; an embankment and a road leading to the berth.
The announcement of Berth No.2 which managed and operated by Chan May Port JSC will contribute to increasing the berth length of Chan May Port system to nearly 1km, total exploitation capacity of over 6 million tons of cargo per year, basically meeting the requirement of the national seaport planning approved by Prime Minister and Ministry of Transport. In the coming time, economic activities will be recovered soon after the pandemic control, along with the considerable change of seaport infrastructure such as increasing of length of berths, shielding effect of the breakwater, developed road system that will remarkably improve the attraction of Chan May Port System and support import-export activities of the region.
