The upgrades cost a total of VND310 billion (US$13.6 million), including US$5 million of which has been funded by the Royal Caribbean International Group.
The Chan May Port now can serve large cruise ships, contributing to improving the port’s status and boosting tourism development in both Thua Thien-Hue province and the central region.
According to Nguyen Van Cao, Chairman of the Thua Thien-Hue provincial People’s Committee, Chan May Port is located in the country’s centre between the two largest central cities of Hue and Da Nang, on route to the East Sea via the East-West Economic Corridor connecting Vietnam with Laos, Thailand and Myanmar.
The province has planned to turn the port into a multi-functional facility with a number of other upgrades scheduled to be carried out in the coming time, Cao noted.
