Located in northern Hai Phong city, centralDa Nang city, central Khanh Hoa province and Kien Giang, thecentres will include fishing ports and logistics facilities. The KhanhHoa centre is expected to commence next year.
The ministry willalso invest nearly 6.4 trillion VND (299.4 million USD) in buildingstorm shelters for fishing vessels. A report delivered at the conferenceshowed that between 2010 and 2014, the country invested in 70 stormshelters, mainly in the Tonkin Gulf and the central, southeasternand southwestern coastal areas. Of which, 42 were completed,accommodating over 31,000 fishing ships.
According to theministry’s General Department of Fisheries, during the above-saidperiod, around 244 billion VND (11.4 million USD) from the State budgetwas poured into upgrading and expanding Quy Nhon, Phan Thiet, Binh Dai,Lach Bang and Sa Ky fishing ports.
In addition, another 17fishing ports in the country were also upgraded thanks to a 30 millionUSD loan from the World Bank.-VNA