Cai Lan International Container Terminal (CICT)

Ha Long City, Quang Ninh Province, Vietnam
CICT is a deep-water seaport in Northern Vietnam, strategically located near the China border and Key Industrial Parks. The terminal started operations since August 2012 and can accommodate vessels up to 5,500 TEU or 85,000 DWT (lightened). CICT offers stevedoring services for container vessels, dry and liquid bulk carriers and conventional vessels carrying a wide range of bulk commodities.  CICT is a modern facility with state-of-the-art equipment delivering high productivity.

Specifications and services

Location: Cai Lan, Ha Long City, Quang Ninh Province, Vietnam (155 kilometers from Hanoi, 60 kilometers from Hai Phong) – (20°58’33.28″ N, 107°2’58.44″ E)

Area: 44.7 acres / 18.1 hectares

Water Depth: 43 feet / 13 meters (channel draft of 33 feet / 10 meters at low tide)

Time from pilot station to CICT: 2 hours

Turning basin: 350 m

Bai Chay bridge’s air draft: 55.6 m at 0 m tide

Berths: 3 berths (#2, 3, 4 in Cai Lan Port) Measuring 1,949 feet / 594 meters in total

Cranes: 4 ship-to-shore post-Panamax (17 wide); 4 eRTG’s 7 containers wide

Truck lanes & scales: 8 truck lanes; 7 yard scales and 9 mobile scales

Tractors: 20 tractors (65 tons) & 4 tractors (75 tons); 28 bomb carts

Highway access: Road access is via National Highway 18A, Highway Ha Long – Hai Phong – Ha Noi or Highway Ha Long – Van Don

Cargo / commodities handled:

  • Containers
  • Dry bulk and break bulk (except coal and clinker): corn, wheat, soybean meal, rice, minerals/ore, metal, steel scrap, cement jumbo bags, wood chips, wood pellets, wood planks etc.
  • Project cargo
  • Heavy lifts
  • RoRo
  • Vegetable oil
  • Asphalt

Other facility facts

Specialized equipment for animal feed/grain operation: 3 hoppers 90 m3, 2 hoppers 60 m3, 2 grabs 20 m3, 4 grabs of 30 m3, 2 suction blower machines and warehouse conveyor systems.

On-dock warehouse for corn, wheat, soybean meal – 36,000 MT capacity. Access to off-dock storage facilities.

Specialized equipment for wood chip operation: open-bottom container boxes, access to conveyors, 4 bulldozers and 1 bobcat (used for yard cleaning)

Specialized equipment for other general cargo:

  • 2 grab 7 m3
  • 2 reach stackers
  • 3 side picks
  • 2 goosenecks
  • 3 excavators
  • 3 front loaders
  • 4 forklifts
  • 8 dump trucks
  • 2 ramps for containers
  • 2 box lifting beams
  • 1 hook-beam

Storage: Warehousing and open yard storage available

Heavy lift service up to 100 MT on center hook

River barge access routes to and from Cai Lan from Hai Phong, Mong Cai and other provinces in Northern Vietnam

Vessel types handled:

  • Container vessels
  • Dry bulk and break-bulk vessels
  • RoRo vessels
  • Tankers
  • Project cargo vessels