New $200m container port opens in HCM
A new international container terminal was officially opened on Sunday in HCM City, promising to boost trade activities of the southern city whose biggest port is severely overloaded.
A total investment of more than US$200 million (Bt6.9 billion) went into the SP-ITC international container terminal, stretching over 48 hectares in District 9.
Facing Dong Nai and Ong Nhieu Rivers, the newly-opened terminal is also connected with the Long Thanh-Dau Giay Expressway and the Cai Mep international terminal in the neighbouring Ba Ria-Vung Tau Province. SP-ITC’s favourable location is expected to promote trade across the Cuu Long (Mekong) Delta region, particularly in Binh Duong, Dong Nai and Ba Ria-Vung Tau provinces.
Deputy Prime Minister Truong Hoa Binh said that the SP-ITC terminal, which was just a muddy area five years ago, would become an important trading gate not only for HCM City but for the key economic region in the southern part of the country.
“The new port will share the burden with the Cat Lai port, which is already overloaded with export and import activities,” he said at the opening ceremony.
The SP-ITC terminal is able to receive container ships 230 metres long with up to 35,000 deadweight tonnage.
All the equipment and machines at the terminal run |on electricity, not diesel fuel, |saving energy consumption |by more than 30 per cent. – Viet Nam News
AirAsia’s Fernandes
becomes Waze ‘co-pilot’
Those who frequently use community-based navigation app Waze will now discover a very interesting voice option to guide them through the city’s traffic.
“Many people ask [me] about how it feels like to be a pilot of AirAsia. With this new feature, now everyone can feel as if they are exploring the air while interacting with me as the air traffic controller who guides the flight,” said low-cost carrier AirAsia CEO Tony Fernandes in a press release on Friday.
“Just like a real air traffic controller, I have no control over the traffic congestion. But I can assure you that Waze will lead us to our destination at the quickest and in a less boring way.”
Available for Android as well as iOS devices, this new feature can be found on the settings menu by clicking the voice submenu and then choosing the “English (UK) – Tony Fernandes” option.
“Voice guidance is currently our most popular feature and it is the best way to highlight a brand, especially in the con-|text of driving,” said Waze Malaysia marketing manager Edward Ling.
“Drivers may find themselves flying instead of driving on the road when listening to Tony’s voice; as if he is their co-pilot.” |– The Jakarta Post
