Maruberi has a great interest in the urban transport system of Da Nang and wants to become involved in the implementation of the city's metro project. This was announced by Mr Shimizu Toshiyuki, chief representative of Maruberi in HCM City, during a meeting with the Vice Chairman of Da Nang People’s Committee, Mr Nguyen Ngoc Tuan, on 18 April.
Mr Toshiyuki introduced Maruberi’s capabilities, mainly focusing on its experience in the design and construction of rolling stock systems in Viet Nam and other countries worldwide. Maruberi have also suggested other urban transport systems, including APM (Automated People Mover System), LRT (Light Rail Transit System), Monorail and UMRT (Urban Mass Rapid Transit System), all of which are suitable and could be operated in Da Nang. Their presentation also included information about the operation, maintenance, and estimated costs of each system.
Vice Chairman of Da Nang People’s Committee, Mr Nguyen Ngoc Tuan, giving gift to Mr Shimizu Toshiyuki
Vice Chairman Tuan said that Da Nang is preparing its urban plan to 2030, and vision to 2050, as the present one is now out of date. The key aspects of the new urban plan would be the facilities and infrastructure for public transport and car parking areas. It is scheduled that the new plan will be finalised and submitted to the Ministry of Construction for verification, and the Prime Minister for approval, by the end of this year. The city leader said that he highly appreciated the suggestions offered by Maruberi, an experienced investor in rolling stock systems. He added that the new plan was in its early stages, as was the selection of future means of urban transport. Therefore, Mr Tuan asked Maruberi to work with the city’s Planning Institute and the departments of Construction and Transport in dealing with the preparation of the new plan for the city.
Maruberi is one of the largest general trading companies in Japan. It has been operating in Viet Nam for over 20 years and has representative offices in Ha Noi, HCM City and Quang Ngai. It has implemented metro projects at international airports in Changi (Singapore), Dubai (the United Arab Emirates), Washington DC (USA), and has invested 300 million USD in an offshore wind farm in the United Kingdom. In Viet Nam, it is involved in projects to improve 10 old bridges on the railway line between Ha Noi and HCM City, HCM City Monorail, HCM City LRT Line No 2, Ha Noi City Line No 5, Trung Luong–My Thuan Expressway, and Nghi Son Thermo Power Plant.
Quynh Dan