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According to Vietnam's maritime industry development plan, the country's entire port system will include three large port groups consisting of 85 ports of both small and large scale located in the northern, central and southern parts of Vietnam. As the largest port group in Vietnam, the southern port system includes 45 member ports situated from Dong Nai to Kien Giang which are divided into two groups - HCM City - Vung Tau - Thi Vai and Cuu Long (Mekong) Delta and will be upgraded to reach a total capacity of 42 - 47 million tonnes by 2000 and 85.8 - 92.3 million tonnes by 2010.