Assignment Name:

Port Development Study in South of Viet Nam (1st Year)

Country:

Vietnam

Location within Country:

Thi Vai and Vung Tau Areas, Ba Ria – Vung Tau Province

Professional Staff Provided by Your Firm:

Dredging Eng., Port Eng., Environmental Eng., Demand Forecast Expert, Economic Analysis Expert, 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:

33 M/M

Start Date (Month/Year):

March 14, 2001

Completion Date (Month/Year):

March 13, 2002

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

Total : USD 3,187,349

  JPC Share : USD 1,236,281

Duration of the Services:

  12 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:

  52 M/M

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

Y. Nishida : Team Leader (OCDI)

K. Nagai : JPC Team Leader

Approximate Total Value of the Project:

USD 288 Million

Narrative Description of Project:

Main objectives of the study are 1) to prepare a master plan for comprehensive development of the port complexes in SFEA including Thi Vai – Vung Tau development in comparison with Vung Tau (Ben Dinh – Sao Mai), and 2) to prepare a short-term development of the ports in SFEA and to carry out a feasibility study for the priority projects (target year 2010).  As a result of the study, Lower Cai Mep International Container Terminal (LCC) and Thi Vai International Multipurpose Terminal (TMT), each consisting of the project components shown below, were selected as the priority projects :

LCC : Container wharf of 600 m long, reclamation of 39 ha, foundation improvement works, container yard of 376,000 m2, CFS and other buildings, utilities, post-panamax 40-ton quayside container cranes and transfer cranes, and access road of 3 km.

TMT: Multipurpose wharf of 600 m long, reclamation of 24.6 ha, foundation improvement works, port basin dredging of 240,000 m3, terminal yard of 225,100 m2, transit shed and other buildings, utilities, 40-ton quayside multipurpose cranes and 20-ton quayside jib cranes, access road of 2 km.

In addition, navigation channel dredging of 9,090,000 m3 leading to LCC and TMT, and supply and installation of light buoys (43 units) along the navigation channel, Vessel Traffic System (VTS) and computer system are included.

Description of Actual Services Provided by Your Staff:

Consulting services provided by our staff cover the following :

1)       Analysis of present conditions and relevant information;

2)       Natural conditions surveys and environmental survey including EIA;

3)       Channel and basin planning and assessment of sedimentation / siltation in Thi Vai, Cai Mep, Vung Tau, etc.;

4)       Demand forecast, port development strategy, guidelines for port operation and management;

5)       Basic design, construction planning and cost estimate of port facilities;

6)       Preparation of Progress Report (1), Interim Report (1), and Progress Report (2); and

7)       Holding of Technology Transfer Seminar.