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Study on Red River Inland Waterway Transport System in Viet Nam (1st Year)

Main objectives of the study are 1) to formulate a long-term strategy for inland waterway transport (IWT) system in Red River Delta, 2) to formulae a master plan for the IWT system in Red River segment through Hanoi, 3) to formulate a short-term development plan for IWT system in Red River segment through Hanoi, and 4) to conduct a feasibility study on the priority projects.  

Assignment Name:

Study on Red River Inland Waterway Transport System in Viet Nam (1st Year)

Country:

Vietnam

Location within Country:

Red River Delta

Professional Staff Provided by Your Firm:

Dty. Team Leader, Channel Mainten. Expert, Port Eng., etc.

Name of Employer:

Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA)

No. of Staff:

  8

Address:

1-1, Yoyogi 2-chome, Shibuya-ku, Tokyo, Japan

No. of Staff-Months:

13.07 M/M

Start Date (Month/Year):

December 7, 2001

Completion Date (Month/Year):

March 29, 2002

Approx. Value of Services (in Current US$):

Total : USD 1,218,336

  JPC Share : USD 765,440

Duration of the Services:

  3.7 Months

Name of Associated Consultants, if any:

JV Leader :  The Overseas Coastal Area Development Institute of Japan (OCDI)

JV Partner :  Japan Port Consultants, Ltd. (JPC)

No. of Months of Professional Staff Provided by Associated Consultants:

9.64 M/M

Name of Senior Staff (Project Director/Coordinator, Team Leader) involved and functions performed:

H. Ouchi : Team Leader (OCDI)

K. Nagai : Deputy Team Leader / JPC Team Leader

Approximate Total Value of the Project:

USD 149 Million

Narrative Description of Project:

Main objectives of the study are 1) to formulate a long-term strategy for inland waterway transport (IWT) system in Red River Delta, 2) to formulae a master plan for the IWT system in Red River segment through Hanoi, 3) to formulate a short-term development plan for IWT system in Red River segment through Hanoi, and 4) to conduct a feasibility study on the priority projects.  As a result, short-term development plan is recommended for four (4) major ports as shown below.

1)      Hanoi Port : new wharf (100 m long, -2 m deep), terminal yard (3 ha), quayside mobile crane (8-ton capacity x 5 units) and other cargo handling equipment, passenger terminal, and port access road (2.6 km long);

2)       Khuyen Luong Port : new wharf (160 m long, -2.5 m deep), terminal yard (4 ha), quayside mobile crane (8-ton capacity x 6 units) and other cargo handling equipment, and port access road (2.7 km long);

3)       New North Port : new wharf (280 m long, -2.5 m deep), terminal yard (4 ha), quayside mobile crane (8-ton capacity x 5 units) and other cargo handling equipment, and port access road (2.3 km long); and

4)       New East Port :  new wharf (360 m long, -2.5 m deep), terminal yard (8 ha), quayside mobile crane (8-ton capacity x 6 units and 30-ton capacity x 1 unit) and other cargo handling equipment, and port access road (1.4 km long).

Description of Actual Services Provided by Your Staff:

Consulting services provided by our staff cover the following :

1)       Review of relevant available data and information;

2)       Preparation of Inception Report;

3)       Analysis of present conditions and relevant information;

4)       Natural conditions and environmental surveys and port-related road traffic surveys including IEE;

5)       Planning of channel alignment and dimension and assessment of sedimentation / erosion by numerical simulations;

6)       Formulation of long-term inland waterway transport strategy in Red River Delta;

7)       Basic design, construction planning and cost estimate; and

8)       Preparation of Progress Report (1).

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