On August 20, 2018, the Ministry of Transport of Vietnam promulgated Circular 46/2018/TT-BGTVT announcing the maritime port waters within the boundaries of Nam Dinh province and the management area of the Nam Dinh Maritime Port Authority.
According to Circular 46, the maritime port waters within the boundaries of Nam Dinh province is calculated based on the highest tidal water level. To be specific:
1. Boundary towards the sea is limited by straight lines connecting sequentially points A1, A2, A3, A4, and A5 with the following coordinates:
- A1: 20°01’00”N, 106°12’32.65”E;
- A2: 20°01’00”N, 106°16’53”E;
- A3: 19°55’04”N, 106°16’53”E;
- A4: 19°55’04”N, 106°09’53”E;
- A5: 19°57’38.5”N, 106°09’53”E.
2. Boundary towards the mainland is limited from points A1 and A5 along both banks of the Ninh Co River to the straight line crossing the river at the foot of Chau Thinh bridge towards downstream, belongs to Thinh Long commune-level town, Hai Hau district.
3. The boundary of the port waters stipulated in this Circular is determined on nautical chart No. VN50010 issued by Northern Maritime Safety Corporation in 2015. The coordinates of the points specified in this Circular are applied according to the VN-2000 Coordinate System and converted to the WGS-84 Coordinate System as follows:
| Position | VN-2000 System | WGS-84 System | ||
| Latitude (N) | Longitude (E) | Latitude (N) | Longitude (E) | |
| A1 | 20°01’00” | 106°12’32.65” | 20°00’56.42” | 106°12’39.40” |
| A2 | 20°01’00” | 106°16’53” | 20°00’56.42” | 106°16’59.75” |
| A3 | 19°55’04” | 106°16’53” | 19°55’00.42” | 106°16’59.75” |
| A4 | 19°55’04” | 106°09’53” | 19°55’00.42” | 106°09’59.75” |
| A5 | 19°57’38.5” | 106°09’53” | 19°57’34.9” | 106°09’59.75” |
Refer to Circular 46/2018/TT-BGTVT which took effect on October 15, 2018, replacing Decision 17/2008/QD-BGTVT.
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