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- Dinh Vu Port Investment & Development Joint Stock Company is a Vietnam-based maritime logistics and terminal operator primarily engaged in container handling, stevedoring, warehousing, and comprehensive port support services. Founded in 2002 and headquartered in Hai Phong, Vietnam, the company operates as a key subsidiary of Hai Phong Port Joint Stock Company under the state-owned Vietnam Maritime Corporation (VIMC). The company manages the Dinh Vu Port terminal situated in the Dinh Vu-Cat Hai Economic Zone along the Bach Dang river corridor in Northern Vietnam, serving domestic and international container shipping lines, cargo owners, freight forwarders, and industrial manufacturers operating across the Southeast Asia and East Asia trade lanes. The company provides a comprehensive portfolio of maritime and logistics services structured across several key operational areas: Port Stevedoring and Cargo Handling, comprising ship-to-shore container loading and discharging, breakbulk cargo handling, dry bulk stevedoring, project and heavy-lift cargo operations, and roll-on/roll-off (Ro-Ro) handling; Yard and Warehousing Solutions, including open container yard storage, container freight station (CFS) cargo consolidation and deconsolidation, customs-bonded warehousing, dangerous goods storage, and specialized refrigerated container plugging and cold-chain monitoring; Maritime Support and Marine Auxiliary Services, encompassing tugboat towing and escort, vessel mooring and unmooring, pilotage support, vessel hold cleaning, minor marine repair, and freshwater and bunkering supply; Logistics and Multimodal Transport, featuring inland container transportation, customs brokerage and documentation clearance, domestic and international freight forwarding, and container tallying; and Technical and Commercial Ancillary Services, providing container maintenance, inspection, and structural repair, port machinery and heavy equipment leasing, logistics depot and office space leasing, and trading of maritime supplies and equipment spare parts. In recent developments, Dinh Vu Port Investment & Development Joint Stock Company has advanced its digital transformation and green port modernization initiatives across its terminal facilities. The company has implemented comprehensive electronic port (e-Port) platforms, smart gate automation, and real-time Terminal Operating System (TOS) upgrades integrated with electronic data interchange (EDI) for customs clearance and container tracking. Operationally, the company has undertaken equipment electrification programs, replacing conventional diesel machinery with electrified rubber-tyred gantry (e-RTG) cranes, upgrading ship-to-shore crane capabilities to handle larger feeder and intra-Asia container vessels, and expanding reefer plug infrastructure. Furthermore, the company continues to align its strategic terminal utilization and cargo connectivity with the broader VIMC port network and regional deepwater terminal developments at Lach Huyen, while executing governance updates through its Board of Directors and maintaining consistent capital return policies through cash dividend distributions.