At the seminar, Ms. La Hong Hanh, Deputy Director of the Department of Planning and Investment (Ministry of Transport) presented the presentation "Investment program to develop transport infrastructure - lever for real estate development in Ho Chi Minh City". .HCM". According to Ms. La Hong Hanh, over the years, the transport infrastructure system of Ho Chi Minh City has been invested by the central government and the city, and a number of important and pervasive projects have been completed. creating conditions for the socio-economic development of the City as well as of the Southeast region and the Mekong Delta provinces. Especially in the mid-term plan 2021-2025, capital has been allocated to complete transportation projects in the city and connect with neighboring provinces. In particular, related to maritime projects, Ms. Hanh said, the Prime Minister's Planning has approved the master plan for development of Vietnam's seaport system in the 2021-2030 period, with a vision to 2050 in Decision No. 1579/QD-TTg dated September 22, 2021. Accordingly, the seaport of Ho Chi Minh City is a national general port, a regional hub (type I), including the main wharf areas: the wharf area on the Saigon River, the Cat Lai wharf area on the Dong Nai river, the wharf area on the river Nha Be, Hiep Phuoc wharf area on Soai Rap river. The throughput in 2025 is about 133.03 to 141.48 million tons/year, of which the volume of container cargo is about 7.72 to 8.18 million TEU/year; in 2030 will be about 145.47 to 159.98 million tons/year, of which the volume of container cargo will be from 8.44 to 9.07 million TEU/year. The number of passengers through 2025 is about 27.67 to 108.76 thousand passengers/year; By 2030, about 28.9 to 243,000 visitors/year. Ms. Hanh revealed that MSC (the world's largest corporation in shipping) is proposing a joint venture between Vietnam National Shipping Lines and Port Zone Investment Joint Stock Company in Phu Loi Island, Can Gio District. , Cai Mep river area to become an international transshipment port with the scale: 13 main berths to receive mother ships with a tonnage of up to 250,000 DWT (equivalent to 24,000 TEUs) and feeder ships with a tonnage of 10,000 - 65,000 DWT, length is about 6.8 km. Design capacity: 15 million TEUs (of which about 80% are international transshipment goods; about 20% are import-export goods of Vietnam). Hanh said: "They (investor MSC - PV) proposed to invest in transferring the seaport area from Singapore - an international transshipment port to Vietnam, wishing to choose the location of Can Gio, located in the city of Ho Chi Minh City. Ho Chi Minh City, with a very large investment". The representative of the Director of the Department of Planning and Investment (Ministry of Transport) assessed that this is a great opportunity for the city. In Ho Chi Minh City, the amount of goods previously transshipped in Singapore will be transferred to transshipment in Vietnam. Total estimated investment for this project is about 135,355 billion VND (equivalent to about 5.9 billion USD). In 2025, it is expected to complete the investment in phase 1 with a total investment of about 660 million USD. Deputy Director of the Department of Planning and Investment, Ministry of Transport also emphasized the need to ensure economic non-business capital for dredging and maintaining national inland waterways connecting the Southeast and Southwest regions. navigational channels, basically keeping the technical level according to the planning to ensure efficient exploitation of transport activities; at the same time, study and invest in dredging and renovating to ensure the standard of the Dong Tranh river channel, forming a connection route from Vam Co river mouth through Can Gio to Thi Vai river to Cai Mep - Thi Vai seaport cluster, expected to be completed before 2025.