Vietnam Inland Waterways Administration
Vietnam Inland Waterways Administration (VIWA,
Ministry of Transport that governs and maintains the ports, rivers, canals and navigable lakes of Vietnam
. The current General Director is Assistant Professor D., People's Teacher
Trần Đắc Sửu; VIWA is located in Hanoi.[1]
As an organization, VIWA has:
- A board of directors;
- 15 River Management stations and joint stock companies;
- 4 Port authorities;
- 3 Training schools;
- Inspection groups;
- A magazine - Sail Magazine;
- A project management unit.
River management
VIWA has jurisdiction of over 6,000 km of riverways, operating 15 stations and over 140 substations throughout the country. VIWA maintains over 14,000
Mekong River system in the south.[2]
Ports
River ports
VIWA governs 77 ports in Vietnam, including 33
Hòa Bình.[3]
Seaports
VIWA currently maintains
seaports:[4]
- Port Authority 1 at Hai Phong
- Port Authority 2 at Hanoi
- Port Authority 3 at Ho Chi Minh City
- Port Authority 4 at Cần Thơ
Training schools
VIWA operates three
vocational schools:[5]
- Inland Waterway School 1 at Nam Dong Village, in Hải Dương Province
- Inland Waterway School 2 at Ho Chi Minh City
- Inland Waterway Technical Worker School at Hai Phong
See also
- Inland waterway
- Transport in Vietnam
- Port authority
- Port operator
References
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