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The project was approved in November 1965 and designated as Military Assistance Command, Vietnam's (MACV) highest priority construction project. [2]: 96–7 To get the port operational as soon as possible, planning proceeded for seven lighterage berths and four Landing Ship, Tank (LST) slips and ramps. Four deep-draft berths would be built later.
William David Port (October 13, or October 31, 1941 [1] – November 27, 1968) was a United States Army soldier and a recipient of the United States military's highest decoration, the Medal of Honor, for his actions in the Vietnam War.
It was one of several air bases built and used by the United States Air Force (USAF) during the Vietnam War. Cam Ranh Air Force Base was part of the large Cam Ranh Bay logistics facility built by the United States. It was the major military seaport used by the United States for the offloading of supplies, military equipment and as a major Naval ...
RMK-BRJ was an American construction consortium of four of the largest American companies, put together by the United States Navy during the Vietnam War. Its purpose was to build critically needed infrastructure in South Vietnam , so that the Americans could escalate the introduction of American combat troops and materiel into Vietnam.
Late in the Vietnam War, Haiphong was subjected to heavy bombing by US Navy and Air Force strike aircraft because it was North Vietnam's only major port. U.S. Admiral Thomas H. Moorer ordered the mining of Haiphong harbor on 8 May 1972, effectively sealing the port. Until it was lifted, the mining caused no casualty.
With the closing of the port at Sihanoukville to Communist shipping in August 1969, attempted North Vietnamese trawler traffic into South Vietnam resumed. [ Note 1 ] [ 22 ] Of 15 trawlers detected by Market Time assets from August 1969 to late 1970, one was sunk, 13 were turned back and only one got through. [ 21 ]
On 27 February 1969 a People's Army of Vietnam rocket hit LCU-1500 while it was loading at the Bridge Cargo Ramp killing 13 crewmen. On 30 June 1970 NSA Danang was deactivated and on 1 July new Army-Marine service support agreements went into effect. [6] In April 1972 all US Navy facilities in Danang were transferred to the Republic of Vietnam ...
Saigon Port is a network of ports in Ho Chi Minh City. It is a major main port for Vietnam (which has six main sea ports), and the only able to handle post-Panamax ships. The port name is derived from the former name of the city. In 2013, it became the 24th busiest container port in the world. [1]