Vietnam Transportation - 2004

Railways:
total: 3,142 km
standard gauge: 209 km 1.435-m gauge
dual gauge: 308 km three-rail track combining 1.435-m and 1.000-m gauges (2002)
narrow gauge: 2,625 km 1.000-m gauge

Highways:
total: 93,300 km
paved: 23,418 km
unpaved: 69,882 km (1999 est.)

Waterways:
17,702 km
note: more than 5,149 km are navigable at all times by vessels up to 1.8 m draft

Pipelines:
condensate/gas 432 km; gas 210 km; oil 3 km; refined products 206 km (2003)

Ports and harbors:
Cam Ranh, Da Nang, Haiphong, Ho Chi Minh City, Ha Long, Quy Nhon, Nha Trang, Vinh, Vung Tau

Merchant marine:
total: 194 ships (1,000 GRT or over) 1,170,621 GRT/1,798,376 DWT
by type: bulk 16, cargo 135, chemical tanker 1, container 8, liquefied gas 4, petroleum tanker 25, refrigerated cargo 3, roll on/roll off 1, specialized tanker 1
foreign-owned: Cambodia 1, Germany 1, Japan 2, South Korea 1, United Kingdom 3
registered in other countries: 11 (2003 est.)

Airports:
19 (2003 est.)

Airports - with paved runways:
total: 16
over 3,047 m: 6
2,438 to 3,047 m: 4
1,524 to 2,437 m: 6 (2003 est.)