In early June, Quy Nhon Port Joint Stock Company officially opened a direct transport service from Quy Nhon Port to countries in Northeast Asia.
This is one of many directions that this port leader is taking to expand production and business, in the context of seaport operations heavily affected by COVID-19.
This also proves partly the dynamism, creativity, overcoming difficulties in nearly a year of Quy Nhon Port after returning under the management of Vietnam National Shipping Lines – Vinalines.
Quy Nhon Port was officially received by Vinalines at the end of June 2019, after the process of negotiating the acquisition of shares with Hop Thanh Mineral Joint Stock Company, according to the conclusion of the Government Inspectorate and the direction of the authorities. competence on violations in the process of equitization.
After “returning” to Vinalines, Quy Nhon Port Board of Directors with personnel from the parent company – Vinalines sent down, quickly consolidated and perfected the organizational structure of the port.
The port has focused on rebuilding appropriate functions and tasks, streamlining the apparatus, improving the quality of corporate governance, at the same time reviewing, arranging and organizing a reasonable workforce, ensuring effective results and suit the practical conditions to increase the efficiency and competitiveness of enterprises.
As a result, Quy Nhon Port continued to maintain a good growth with the services of gasoline, oil supply, joint venture to exploit yards, vehicles and equipment for specialized container loading and unloading to develop the port logistics system. .
At the end of December 2019, Quy Nhon Port held a ceremony to welcome the 9th million ton cargo through the port in 2019. This is a milestone to recognize the labor achievements of the leadership and workers of Quy Nhon Port. in 2019.
Mr. Phan Tuan Linh, General Director of Quy Nhon Port, said that in 2019, the volume of goods through the port increased by 9% compared to 2018. Revenue reached VND 782 billion, profit before tax reached VND 128 billion, an increase of 7% Compared with the last year. Submit to the state 56 billion. Stable income for 830 employees with an average of VND 12-13 million / person / month.
“Continuing strong growth, in 2020, Quy Nhon Port has set a target of 10 million tons of cargo throughput, an increase of 7.5% over the previous year; of which, container cargo reached 175,000 TEU, up 28%. Revenue from port operation and service reaches VND 862 billion, profit before tax VND 142 billion, an increase of 10% compared to 2019, “Mr. Linh informed.
However, right from the beginning of the year, with the impact from COVID-19 epidemic to the economy in general and seaports in particular, Quy Nhon Port is no exception. This greatly affects the goals of the port set in 2020.
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Talking about this issue, Mr. Ho Lien Nam, Head of Sales Department, Quy Nhon Port said that due to the impact of COVID-19 epidemic, the structure of goods items, sources of goods and the time of import and export of goods have changed. drastically changed over the same period last year. However, thanks to the strong implementation of solutions since the COVID-19 epidemic has not been complicated, especially the port has actively worked with each partner to come up with specific scenarios, so over time, Quy Nhon Port maintains business operations, ensuring the circulation of import and export goods. The leadership of Quy Nhon Port is determined not to lower the growth target set earlier this year.
According to the latest results, Quy Nhon Port has just announced, the output of the first 5 months of this year reached 4.28 million tons, up 12% over the same period in 2019, reaching 44% compared to the plan in 2020. Container cargo reached 67,436 TEU, up 20% over the same period in 2019 and reached 41% compared to the plan in 2020. Revenue from exploitation and services in the first 5 months of the year was estimated at 350 billion VND, up 6% over the same period in 2019. and reached 41% compared to the plan in 2020. The 5-month pre-tax profit is estimated at 57 billion, up 7% over the same period in 2019 and reaching 40% of the year plan.
In the coming time, Quy Nhon Port will promote market activities in the Central-Highlands region, Northeastern Cambodia to attract container cargo sources.
The port focuses on building a market database to diversify the container service line at the port, by attracting and developing routes connecting directly from Quy Nhon Port to international ports, especially in Northeast Asia.
According to General Director Phan Tuan Linh, from now till the end of the year, the port will continue to deploy investment projects, key projects, information technology projects to ensure the progress of the project of upgrading wharf No. 1. , project of repairing and upgrading container yard 2; petrol store project …
For the refurbishment project of Terminal 1 of Quy Nhon Port, it will aim to be able to receive ships of up to 30,000 DWT full-load and larger vessels to reduce the load to meet the throughput.
“Along with upgrading wharves and wharves at the port, Quy Nhon Port has also deployed ICD dry port investment along the new Highway 19, with an area of 30 hectares in Tuy Phuoc district (Binh Dinh). This port will be developed into a logistics center, serving the strategy of expanding production and business of the port in the period of 2020-2025, “said Mr. Phan Tuan Linh.
In addition, accelerating the completion of the new Highway 19 will be a condition to improve the capacity of goods transport through the port, reducing congestion of goods. This is also a condition to promote economic development of Binh Dinh and many nearby localities, helping Quy Nhon Port develop faster in the near future. By 2025, Quy Nhon Port will achieve the throughput of 14-15 million tons / year.
In the development strategy for the period after transforming to operate as a joint-stock company, especially, after Quy Nhon Port returned to be managed by Vinalines, Quy Nhon Port is implementing a policy to promote technology application. information in production and business activities and corporate governance, improving customer service quality.
In order to realize that policy, Quy Nhon Port is promoting the application of information technology in production management and administration, enhancing customer care training and market development.
A leader of the Ministry of Transport shared in the Vietnam Marine Economic Sustainable Development Strategy to 2030, with a vision to 2045, Resolution 36-NQ / TW of the Central Committee of the 12th Party Central Committee set goals to build the central key economic region into a mighty sea economic center, creating a position for going to the sea, contributing to firmly defending the national sovereignty over islands and islands. The role of seaports is very important, and is the key to opening the marine economy to both Central and Highlands regions, which need to be paid adequate attention.
The cluster of seaports is considered the backbone of the region, including Chan May, Da Nang, Chu Lai, Dung Quat and Quy Nhon, which shows the most clearly the role of Da Nang, Dung Quat and Quy Nhon ports …
“In the coming time, we will strengthen the close coordination with the localities, focusing on clearing traffic infrastructure bottlenecks; renovating and upgrading the piers, dredging the waterways. In the immediate future, we will promote post-port rear development, such as development of dry ports (consolidation and transshipment of goods) in the mainland of Binh Dinh and Central Highlands and exploitation of strong local goods, “General Director Phan Tuan Linh insists.
Representatives of Vinalines – the parent company of Quy Nhon Port – shared that according to statistics, the average revenue of Quy Nhon Port reached 552.31 billion VND / year, an increase of nearly 47.47% compared to in the period before equitization (only reached over 374.5 billion dong / year). Profit before tax increased by nearly 330%, from VND 20.71 billion / year to over VND 89 billion / year.
To maintain this growth, Vinalines will direct through the port’s capital representatives to continue searching for new customers to collect goods from localities; promote joint venture with partners to exploit yards, vehicles and equipment for specialized container loading and unloading, growth of petroleum supply services, and develop information technology systems to shorten the time. commodity exploitation time, improve exploitation efficiency./.
Source: https://www.vietnamplus.vn/cang-quy-nhon-va-ky-vong-khoi-thong-cang-bien-mien-trung/646033.vnp
