Following its administrative merger, Ho Chi Minh City’s seaport network has expanded to encompass port clusters across the former Ho Chi Minh City, Binh Duong and Ba Ria-Vung Tau, forming a major seaport and logistics hub. To fully capitalise on its expanded scale and deep-water ports, the city must address bottlenecks in transport connectivity, inter-port coordination, green and digital transformation, and logistics development.