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The 30th anniversary of establishment and receive the first- class labor medal of Saigon Newport

15/03/2019

On the morning of 15th March, at Tan Cang – Cat Lai Terminal (HCMC), Saigon Newport (SNP) solemnly celebrated the 30th traditional anniversary of SNP (15/3/1989 – 15/3/2019) and received the First-class Labor Medal.

Attending the ceremony, there were Politburo member, Chairwoman of the National Assembly Nguyen Thi Kim Ngan and  members of Party Central Committee, leaders of ministries, branches and localities.

Senior Captain Ngo Minh Thuan – SNP President presented the results of Saigon Newport in past 30 years.

On March 15th 1989, the establishment of SNP marked a new development in the force of the Navy Army, which is the image of the Navy soldiers not only with Ho Chi Minh at sea, 'the road sign, ship without numbers; ' or in the regular presence of day and night in the sea and islands to firmly protect the sacred sovereignty of the Fatherland but also on the production front, economic construction, so that it can start the a Navy enterprise, a military enterprise in the field of marine economy, container port operators and logistics services.

Chủ tịch Quốc hội phát biểu
Chairwoman of the National Assembly Nguyen Thi Kim Ngan is giving speech at the ceremony.

Over the past 30 years, SNP has received over 76.000 , the volume of container throughput has reached nearly 900 million tons, an annual average growth rate was over 20%; total revenue was over VND 160.000 bill; Total profit was over VND 23.000 bill; Total state budget remittance was over VND 9.000 bill, from the owner’s equity was VND 14 bill in 1989 increased to VND 16.402 bill. Import & Export duties of SNP was over VND 50.000 bill/ year. Especially, SNP is assuring about 16-18% of the tax revenue budget of the whole city.

Saigon Newport has become the leading container terminal operator and logistics services provider in Viet Nam with more than 91% market share of the import-export container in Ho Chi Minh City, 70% market share in Cai Mep-Thi Vai and nearly 50%  for many years. Saigon Newport ranks the 21st among the largest container port groups in the world; topped the Top 20 leading logistics services enterprises in Vietnam; making an important contribution to the connection of goods circulation, sustainable development of the marine economy, promoting the industrialization and modernization of the country and the international economic integration process.

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Senior Captain Ngo Minh Thuan – SNP President presented the results of Saigon Newport in past 30 years.

At the ceremony, The National Assembly Chairwoman Nguyen Thi Kim Ngan awarded the First-class Labor Medal to the President of Saigon Newport Corporation. Speaking at the ceremony, The National Assembly Chairwoman Nguyen Thi Kim Ngan expressed her congratulations and best wishes to all officers, staff and workers of Saigon Newport Corporation for its 30th anniversary and the first-class Labor Medal. The National Assembly Chairwoman also sent her wish for health and success to Vietnamese Heroic Mothers, Army officers, People's Armed Force Hero, Labor Heroes and all the delegates attending the ceremony. 

The Chairman of the National Assembly stressed that during the past 30 years, as a defense enterprise under the Vietnam People’s Navy, Ministry of Defense, and Saigon Newport Corporation has contributed to the implementation of Vietnam Marine Strategy. Leaders of the Party and State highly appreciate the results of SNP in performing military tasks such as: fulfilling the role of logistics bases and military ports supporting for island areas; patrolling and making reconnaissance the sea; constructing of military projects on border areas and islands, especially in recent years SNP has put into operation Cam Ranh International Port – the largest center in Southeast Asia of logistics and technical services for aircraft carriers, military ship; well performing foreign affairs, affirming the open foreign policy of the Party and State of Vietnam.

Chủ tịch Quốc hội Nguyễn Thị Kim Ngân trao Huân chương
The National Assembly Chairwoman Nguyen Thi Kim Ngan awarded the First-class Labor Medal to the President of Saigon Newport Corporation

In the process of development, Saigon Newport Corporation is a typical for state-owned enterprises that actively integrates, effectively operates, preserves and develops the State capital well; ensuring nearly 20,000 jobs with relatively high income. SNP has gradually built a system of 28 port and warehousing infrastructures throughout key economic regions, including the biggest port in Vietnam such as Tan Cat Lai terminal, 03 deep-water terminals in Cai Mep and Hai Phong international container terminal - the first deep-water port in the Northern region, ensuring the country's import and export activities with nearly 50% of the country’s container throughput; improving competitiveness, especially affirming Vietnam's brand name in the field of marine economy and logistics services in the world and marking the Vietnamese brand named on the map of the 21 world largest throughput container ports.

The National Assembly Chairwoman stressed that Saigon Newport Corporation has been highly appreciated since it decided to choose container transport business, creating an important breakthrough in marine economy. On behalf of the Leaders of the Party and State, the National Assembly Chairwoman Nguyen Thi Kim Ngan warmly praised the achievements Saigon Newport Corporation during the past 30 years and congratulated SNP for being awarded the First Class Labor Medal.

The National Assembly Chairwoman stated that in the coming years the regional and world situation were forecasted to be complicated so that there were high demands for the tasks of building and protecting the country, especially protecting the islands and effectively implementing the sustainable development strategy of Vietnam's marine economy to 2030, with a vision to 2045 that the Party has proposed.

Đồng chí Nguyễn Thị Kim Ngân trò chuyện cùng các đại biểu
Chairwoman of the National Assembly Nguyen Thi Kim Ngan is discussing with other delegators at the ceremony.

The National Assembly Chairwoman asked the Ministry of Defense and the Navy to direct Saigon Newport Corporation to continue to strictly abide the Party's guidelines and policies and the State's laws; promoting the heroic tradition of the Navy and Saigon Newport Corporation with the spirit of solidarity, dynamism, creativity, discipline and high determination of soldiers on doing business and successfully implementing  all assigned tasks, continue to pioneer in implementing the Vietnam sustainable marine economic development strategy to 2030, with a vision to 2045, especially to develop a deep-water port system for international transshipment, creating a driving force for marine economic development of the whole country, gradually improveing the Vietnamese brand in the field of marine economy and logistics services.

In addition, the National Assembly Chairwoman suggested that leaders of ministries, departments and leaders of Ho Chi Minh City and localities pay attention and created conditions for SNP to promote all resources, increase investment, expand facilities, and well implement defense tasks and business tasks. The National Assembly Chairwoman wished SNP to successfully complete all assigned tasks, contribute many victories and further achievements in the national construction and defense.


Đại diện TCT Tân cảng Sài Gòn trao tặng các địa phương kinh phí
Representatives of the Corporation gave the Fund for the Poor 

Senior Captain Ngo Minh Thuan emphasized that all employees will continue to promote the responsibility of the soldiers and the traditional, united, dynamic and creative people continue to unite and determination to successfully implement all assigned tasks, to well perform the core role in the development of the marine economy associated with firmly protecting the sovereignty of the sea and islands of the Fatherland; maintain and enhance the reputation of Vietnamese brands in port development and logistics services business.

On the 30th anniversary of the traditional day, Saigon Newport Corporation launched a campaign to raise money for all officials, employees and workers in the Corporation to support the Fund for the Poor, build love houses. means for policy families in localities where the unit operates with a total amount of 4, 270 billion VND. At the ceremony, representatives of the Corporation gave this fund to local representatives

Proud of a 30-year tradition of the leading port and logistics enterprises in Vietnam, SNP’s employees and soldiers will continue to promote SNP’s tradition of the father generations, well performing the Mission "Developing marine economy and logistics services, contributing to building and defending the Country" with the motto "Enhancing competitiveness and expanding business investment effectively, sustainable development ”, contributing to the success of Vietnam's sustainable economic development strategy to 2030 with a vision to 2045 that the Party has proposed as SNP’s president emphasized in response from Chairwomen of the National Assembly and the leaders of the Party, the State and the National Assembly at the Ceremony.

(SNP)