Overview:
Vung Tau is a port and seaside summer resort in southern Vietnam. It is located on toughton Peninsula in Southeast Vietnam, 110 km southeast of Ho Chi Minh City, belonging to Bati toughton province of Vietnam.
Vung Tau city faces the entrance of Saigon river. There are many beaches near the sea. This is the passage to and from Ho Chi Minh City by sea. It used to be a small fishing village, which was opened up as a resort during the French colonial period. It became the earliest tourist summer resort in Vietnam. Toudun covers an area of about 141 square kilometers and has a population of about 380000 (2012)
Vung Tau port includes the following terminals:
Gaimei Shiwei port, saomar benting: This is the main port for container transportation until 2020. At present, the port can receive ships up to 50000 DWT. The Vietnamese government is formulating the port, which can handle 100000 DWT ships by 2015.
A general terminal capable of receiving up to 30000 DWT container ships. Port: Fu Mei, my Xuan port. As planned by the Vietnamese government, the port will be able to receive up to 80000 DWT vessels.
Port Shangting River: capable of receiving up to 20000 DWT and will be able to handle up to 30000 DWT.
Benba, kundao port.
According to the approved plan, from now to 2020, two ports will be built, one is Longshan port to serve the oil refinery, the other is Saomai benting to serve passenger transport. National Highway 51 links gaimei to the manufacturing centers of Ho Chi Minh City, tongnai province and Pingyang province. However, as of December 2011, it is still under construction. In this way, the goods still have to be transported by barge from Ho Chi Minh City to Vung Tau.