Maritime space: A global logistics gateway

After merging with Binh Duong and Ba Ria – Vung Tau, HCMC is now poised to take a histor- ic step toward the open sea. For the first time, the city has a vast mari- time space stretching from Can Gio to Vung Tau, including the Con Dao special zone, opening a direct gate- way to the resource-rich East Sea. Among the six development spaces of HCMC, the maritime space holds a particularly strategic position, repre- senting both a natural physical expan- sion and a global economic extension for the city. Thanks to this maritime space, HCMC has the opportunity to form the triangle of “port-city, indus- try, and maritime services,” similar to the port-city integration models of Singapore, Rotterdam, or Shanghai.