The Wharf No.3 of Vung Ang port in central Ha Tinh province has been put into operation recently with the capacity of handling ships of up to 45,000 DWT and container ship of 4,000 TEUs, according to the Ministry of Construction’s Department of Maritime and Inland Waterway Administration.

The wharf, invested by the Lao-Viet International Port JSC, has a total length of 225m. It serves the import and export activities, and boost trade exchanges between Vietnam and Laos, as well as the northeastern region of Thailand.

Its construction started in 2015 with an estimated investment capital of nearly VND1 trillion ($38 million).

The project is expected to help increase total cargo volume handled by Vung Ang port to 5-7 million tons per year.