Today, May 16th 2018, our group went on two main visits. Our last company visit was this morning and we visited Cat Lai Terminal, a major port in Vietnam where many goods are imported and exported. We toured most of the yard and the facilities within the terminal and got to see where vessels come in with the containers of cargo and see how they are loaded into the port. All of the freight that comes into Cat Lai Terminal must pass customs, which includes a customs declaration for all vessels. If the vessel passes customs, the cargo gets unloaded from the vessel and is stored in specific locations in the yard until it has to get loaded on to another vessel to get exported, or it gets transported to a company in Vietnam. If the vessel does not pass customs, then usually there needs to be a physical inspection of the cargo to make sure that nothing illegal is coming into the port or leaving the port. The freight is kept track of through lots of communication in the control tower. The people working in the control tower look at the locations of each cargo load and analyze how long they have been there for. A container should not be in the yard for more than 12-16 hours before being moved to its destination, so the people working in the control tower can notify the workers in the yard when certain containers need to be moved. The location of this port was chosen based primarily on the body of water. The depth of the water is large enough to keep the vessels stable when entering and exiting the port. Also, the port was able to be built large enough so that 10 vessels can unload at the same time to help improve efficiency. Because this port is so centrally located, it has the ability to handle continuous imports and exports of cargo compared to other ports in Vietnam that would not be able to hold as much capacity. After visiting the Cat Lai terminal, we visited the Reunification Palace near our hotel. This palace which is now called Independence Palace used to be the home and workplace of the President of South Vietnam during the Vietnam War. Historically, it is the site of the end of the Vietnam War when a North Vietnamese tank crashed through its gates and the President surrendered. Today, this site represents the country of Vietnam reuniting after the end of the war. It gives hope to the Vietnamese people that their country can continue to improve and develop, often looking towards the palace as the starting point.