Mekong Waterway Open Up between Cambodia and Vietnam
By Freesun News at 5 February, 2010, 11:44 am
PHNOM PENH — Cambodia and Viet Nam agreed to reduce the official restrictions of cross-border navigation on Mekong waterways to allow freedom of navigation on the river between the two countries.
It is expected to increase access to the river system for foreign vessels. Both Governments say that the move will free-up regional and international trade, help avoid delays and make river-based customs and immigration procedures more efficient and straight-forward.
The Mekong River Commission (MRC) facilitated the agreement by assisting a legal task force in both countries, with funding provided by the Governments of Belgium and Australia. The agreement will also put in place a range of measures ensuring river traffic safety and regulate the transportation of dangerous goods.
By standardizing rules and regulations, the MRC claimed that there would be a considerable improvement to the safety of the shipping of oil and hazardous liquid cargoes, port services and safe navigation.
The MRC said that improving river transport infrastructure would also reduce greenhouse gas emissions normally associated with land-based transport. River freight produces on average about one fifth of the greenhouse gas CO2 per tonne per km that is produced by trucking goods on the road.
(Source: VietNamNet Bridge)
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