Dongtam Group leaders and OPACSOR leaders witnessed the signing ceremony of the Letter of Intent between Long An International Port (Vietnam) and Oriental Port and Allied Services Corporation (OPASCOR) (Philippines) on the afternoon of March 21, 2024

Participating as a Speaker at the Philippine Seaport & Logistics Conference and Exhibition 2024, Long An International Port is recognized and highly appreciated by the international community for its investment scale, vision, development strategy and Potential to integrate into the Logistics chain and Seaport in the Southern region, promoting socio-economic development in the Mekong Delta.  The Philippine Ports & Logistics Conference and Exhibition is organized by the Philippine Department of Transportation with support from the Philippine Maritime Industry and Port Authority, Philippine Ports Authority and ASEAN Ports Association.

The largest event held every two years in the East ASEAN Growth Area (BIMP EAGA), takes place for 3 days from March 19 - 21, 2024 in Manila, Philippines with over 350 delegates who are Government officials. Senior leaders, industry leaders, businesses, shipping lines, experts, and suppliers from ASEAN countries and neighboring regions attended.

Deputy Minister of Transport of the Philippines - Elmer Francisco U. Sarmiento highly appreciated the potential for Logistics development in Long An province and Long An International Port

Within the framework of the conference, the Long An International Port booth attracted a large number of delegates to visit, learn, exchange and express their desire to connect.

In particular, Deputy Minister Mr. Elmer Francisco U. Sarmiento commented and highly appreciated the potential for Logistics development in Long An province in general and Long An International Port in particular.

The Deputy Minister said that Long An International Port can connect well with the regional transportation system, and at the same time, with a large investment scale, fully equipped and capable of exploiting a variety of goods, it will bring to optimal service for export - import goods in the region.

On March 20, 2024, Deputy Minister of Transport of the Philippines - Mr. Elmer U. Sarmiento visited the exhibition booth and took souvenir photos with leaders of Long An International Port Speakers of Long An International Port made an outstanding impression The conference brought attractive topics to the international Seaport and Logistics business community.

In particular, Long An International Port appeared prominently and impressively with the presentation of the topic "Long An International Port's initiative on economic and logistics development in the Southern key economic region of Vietnam". As a new port in the seaport community, however, Long An International Port always strives to connect with seaports in the region and around the world, thereby creating and promoting the image of Vietnam to friends international.

Signing a Letter of Intent between Long An International Port - Opascor, opens opportunities for cooperation and connection to promote trade, import and export between the two localities, towards green and sustainable development.

The signing ceremony marked an important turning point, formalizing the twinned relationship of two key ports in the ASEAN region, opening up opportunities for cooperation and sharing experiences in port management and operation. connecting markets to increase output of imported and exported goods; towards the goal of green, sustainable development and promoting global trade.

Chairman of the Board of Directors of Long An Port Joint Stock Company - Vo Quoc Huy (right) and CEO of Opascor - Mr. Tomas Riveral – Chairman (left) signed the Letter of Intent

Mr. Tomas Riveral shared: "We are very interested in the appearance of Long An International Port - a new phenomenon in the seaport and regional logistics industry. Opascor is a Port formed and operated by Filipino workers, under the management of the local Port Authority. We always want to continue to develop further and are especially happy to connect and cooperate with partners like Long An International Port. We will arrange to come to Vietnam as soon as possible to have more specific discussions and hope that the cooperative relationship between the two sides will increasingly develop."/.

Reported by Minh Huu - Bich Lien

Translated by NT