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Location: Cai Mep is situated in South Vietnam in Ba Ria–Vung Tau province and 50km SE from Ho Chi Minh City. General overview: Cai Mep port is a medium-sized port in Vietnam. Cai Mep wharf area has 32 wharfs. Cai Mep International Terminal (CMIT) is strategically located 50 kilometers southeast of Vietnam’s commercial hub, Ho Chi Minh City. It offers direct access to and from Asia, Europe and the Americas. CMIT is the only terminal in Vietnam and one of the only terminals in South East Asia. The channel depth is minus 14 meters, the water draft at the berth could reach minus 16.8 meters, turning basin has a diameter of 500 meters, thus suitable for serving large container vessels up to 160,000 DWT (approximately 14,000 Teus). Cai Mep port is planned to be an international transshipment gateway port while Thi Vai wharf area is planned to serve inter-regional socio-economic development. Specifically, Cai Mep wharf area is planned so that by 2025, the development scale will be from 26 to 27 wharfs with a total length of 6,679 m, throughput capacity from 113.6 million tons to 130.1 million tons. By 2030, the development scale of Cai Mep wharf area will be from 31 to 32 wharves with a total length of 8,479 m – 8,879 m, throughput capacity from 145.6 million tons to 170.1 million tons. For Thi Vai wharf area, there will be a scale of development from 28 to 32 wharfs by 2025, with a total length of 7,966 – 9,095 m. The throughput capacity of the wharf area ranges from 44.7 million tons to 59.2 million tons. By 2030, it is expected that the development scale of Thi Vai wharf area will be from 33 to 37 wharves with a total length of 9,367 – 10,742 m, throughput capacity from 53 million tons to 71.9 million tons.Cai Mep wharf area has 32 wharfs. Traffic figures: Approx. 145,000,000 tonnes of cargo are handled annually. Load line zone: China Sea Seasonal Tropical Area, Tropical Jan 21 to Apr 30, Summer May 1 to Jan 20. Max. size: draft: 14 m, size: 160,000 DWT. The largest vessel called at the port: LOA: 400 m, draught: 15.1 m, deadweight: 200,148 t.