Forms of inland waterway transportation business in Vietnam

Currently, inland waterway transportation business means activities of transportation business units that use vessels to transport passengers or cargoes and collect transportation charges.

According to Decree No. 110/2014/NĐ-CP of Vietnam’s Government, inland waterway transportation business may take the following forms:

- Passenger transportation business along fixed routes.

- Passenger transportation business under voyage contracts.

- Tourist transportation business.

- Cross-river passenger transportation business.

- Cargo transportation business.

In order to effectively manage inland waterway transport business, the Ministry of Transport shall have the following responsibilities:

- To uniformly manage inland waterway transportation business activities prescribed in Decree No. 110/2014/NĐ-CP.

- To direct, guide and organize the implementation of this Decree.

- To inspect, examine and handle violations in the implementation of regulations on inland waterway transportation business and its conditions under this Decree and other relevant laws.

- To guide procedures for the approval of inland waterway transportation; conditions for a division to manage and monitor the navigation safety conditions; installation, management and use of Automatic Identification System equipment; and provide training in professional and technical skills of inland waterway transportation activities.

Thus, according to Decree No. 110/2014/NĐ-CP, there are 05 forms of inland waterway transportation business in Vietnam.

View details at Decree No. 110/2014/NĐ-CP of Vietnam’s Government, effective from January 05, 2015.

Thu Ba

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