These provisions were Adopted at the 14th executive meeting of the Ministry of Transport on August 29, 2017, and amended in accordance with the Decision of the Ministry of Transport to Amend the Provisions on the Safety Management of Hazardous Goods at Ports on November 28, 2019. 

For the purposes of strengthening the safety management of hazardous goods at ports, preventing and reducing accidents of hazardous goods, protecting the safety of people's lives and property, and protecting the environment, these Provisions were developed in accordance with the Law on Ports, the Work Safety Law, the Regulation on the Safety Management of Hazardous Chemicals and other relevant laws and administrative regulations.