In the air when jubilantly launching production at the beginning of the year, on the evening of January 29, Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh attended the ceremony to issue orders to carry out the first shipment of the year at Tan Cang-Cat Lai Port, Ho Chi Minh City of General Saigon Newport Company belongs to the Navy.
Also attending were Secretary of the Ho Chi Minh City Party Committee Nguyen Van Nen; Deputy Prime Minister Tran Hong Ha; Minister of Transport Nguyen Van Thang; Chairman of the People’s Committee of Ho Chi Minh City Phan Van Mai; Deputy Defense Minister Pham Hoai Nam; leaders of a number of ministries and branches; leaders of the Navy and Military Region 7.
Saigon Newport Corporation from an old military port, following 34 years of construction and development, has become a successful brand not only in the domestic marine economy but also reaching the international level; well implement the policy of “combining national defense and security with economy; economy with national defense and security.”
With the name Saigon Military Port, the Corporation has joined forces in the army and navy to play a key role in developing the marine economy in association with firmly defending the sacred sovereignty of the Fatherland.
Saigon Newport Corporation has always been an effective business unit, one of the leading enterprises of the whole army. Saigon Newport Corporation currently managing and operating 8 container ports (including 3 modern container ports, the largest in Vietnam), accounting for 55% of the country’s import and export container market share; ranked 18th in 20 group of container ports with the largest volume in the world; currently proposed in the group of 07 large-scale state-owned enterprises, promoting the leading role and paving the way of the country’s economy.
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In 2022, despite facing many difficulties, Saigon Newport Corporation is still proactive, drastic, and strives to fulfill the set tasks well. In which, revenue of the whole system increased by 5.4%; especially profit increased sharply by 16.2%, (reaching over 4,500 billion dong); budget payment over 1,900 billion VND. For the 7th time in a row, the Corporation was honored with “National Brand;” 4th time won the “Typical Enterprise for Employees” Award.
Speaking at the ceremony, Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh expressed his pleasure to witness the working atmosphere of urgency, hustle, enthusiasm and enthusiasm; Thousands of containers of goods are constantly being loaded and unloaded, following the ocean-crossing ships, bringing the Spring color and the good luck and good things of Vietnam to friends in five continents.
On behalf of the Government, the Prime Minister warmly congratulated, appreciated and praised the achievements of the leaders and officers, employees and employees of Saigon Newport Corporation in 2022 and other years. Over the past years, it has contributed positively to the socio-economic development and the cause of national construction and defense.
“Saigon Newport Corporation is really both a combat army, a working army, a labor army and a production army,” the Prime Minister pointed out.
Prime Minister expressed his excitement to be present at one of the most important ports of Saigon Newport Corporation – Tan Cang Cat Lai port – the largest seaport in Vietnam, the largest gateway for import and export trade. the whole country – one of the “spearheads” contributing regarding 18% of the total budget revenue of Ho Chi Minh City, the “economic locomotive” of the whole country.
According to Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh, in 2023, the situation in the world as well as in the country still has many complicated, unpredictable and unpredictable developments; in which more difficult, more challenging. However, we firmly believe that we will successfully complete the socio-economic development goals in 2023: maintain macroeconomic stability, control inflation, promote growth and ensure major balances. of the economy.
The Prime Minister emphasized that in order to fulfill the above task, ensuring the circulation of import and export goods is one of the important conditions. The Government and the Prime Minister continue to share, listen, and urgently improve mechanisms and policies, speed up the reform of administrative procedures, improve the business investment environment and have timely support solutions. to remove difficulties and create favorable conditions for business development.
Ships loading and unloading goods at Tan Cang Cat Lai port. (Photo: Duong Giang/VNA)The head of the Government also suggested that businesses operating in the field of transport and logistics, join hands, synergize, join hands to build and develop a modern, efficient, and effective transport and logistics industry in Vietnam. regional and world advanced level; both meet the import and export needs of enterprises, while minimizing service costs, contributing to improving the competitiveness of Vietnamese goods.
On the side of Saigon Newport Corporation, the Prime Minister wished and asked comrades to continue to unite, uphold and promote the tradition of Hero of Labor in the renovation period, the good tradition of 34 years of construction. building and developing, organizing production and business effectively and safely; focus on performing the key role in investing and exploiting deep-water ports at strategic geo-political, geo-economic and geo-military locations with development orientation and competition on par with major seaports in the region. region and around the world; always attach the interests of enterprises to the interests of the nation and nation; worthy to be the pioneer in implementing the Strategy for sustainable development of Vietnam’s marine economy to 2030, with a vision to 2045.
“Suggesting Saigon Newport Corporation to invest in developing the system of inland waterway ports, especially in the Mekong Delta and the South, thereby contributing to the development of the river economy in this area. The Prime Minister suggested.
The Prime Minister affirmed that the Government, ministries, central and local branches will always accompany, support and help, for the sustainable development of the Corporation in particular and the Vietnamese business community in general; believes that 2023 will continue to be a successful year for Saigon Newport Corporation with many outstanding achievements, many new growth milestones, towards the goal of becoming a “leading economic-defence corporation”. Vietnam in the field of marine economy and logistics services; prestigious brand name, global quality; successfully completed the mission of connecting goods circulation, developing the marine economy, raising the national level; contribute to the construction and defense of the Fatherland, worthy of the trust and love of the Party, State, Government and people.
At the ceremony, the Prime Minister and the delegates performed the ceremony of issuing the order to carry out the first shipment of the Year of the Rabbit 2023 of the Year of the Pig. Tan Cang Port-Cat Lai, Saigon Newport Corporation, brings with it expectations and beliefs in a successful and exciting year of import and export activities, with strong growth in turnover./.
Pham Tiep (VNA/Vietnam+)
