May 20, 2023 | 19:18 (GMT+7)
National Defense Academy’s mission joins field trip in Hai Phong city
PANO – A mission from the National Defense Academy, led by Major General Nguyen Van Dong, Director of the school’s Training and Education Department, visited Tan Cang International Container Terminal (TC-HICT) under the Saigon Newport Corporation in Hai Phong city on May 19.
The mission included representatives from agencies and trainees of the 49th command-staff refresher course for operational and strategic-level officers.
Naval Senior Captain Bui Si Tuan, Deputy Director of the Saigon Newport Corporation, received the delegates.
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The delegation visits Tan Cang International Container Terminal (TC-HICT) in Hai Phong city. |
After directly studying defense-economic development models at the terminal, the mission had a working session with leaders of the Saigon Newport Corporation.
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Major General Nguyen Van Dong addresses the event. |
According to a report, over the past 34 years, the Saigon Newport Corporation has managed 16 ports across the country. It holds 92% of the import-export container market share in the Southern part of Vietnam and nearly 50% of those nationwide, ranks among top 17 containers terminal in the world, and one of the top 5 logistics service suppliers of Vietnam, to name but a few.
In his speech, Major General Nguyen Van Dong expressed his thanks for the company’s reception, and underlined that the trip to TC-HICT helped the delegation learn more about the success of the Saigon Newport Corporation in simultaneously performing the task of economic development in association with national defense and security.
Translated by Minh Anh