With a coastline spanning 3,260 km and nearly 3,000 islands, both large and small, Vietnam aims to become a maritime power, thriving from its marine resources while achieving sustainable development.
The maritime economy is expected to account for 41-42% of the total provincial gross domestic product (GRDP) by 2025 in the central province of Ninh Thuan. (Photo: VNA) My Tan fishing port in Thanh Hai commune, Ninh Hai district, Ninh Thuan province receives comprehensive investment to meet the local demand for developing the maritime economy. (Photo: VNA)
The world's largest shipping line, MSC, regularly schedules vessel calls at the Cai Mep-Thi Vai port cluster in the southern province of Ba Ria-Vung Tau. (Photo: VNA) The 45th session of the World Heritage Committee in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, UNESCO officially recognised Ha Long Bay - Cat Ba Archipelago in Vietnam's northern province of Quang Ninh and neighboring Hai Phong city as a World Natural Heritage site. (Photo: VNA) The Clipper Race 2023-2024 season holds its fifth leg named the Asia-Pacific Challenge in Ha Long Bay (February 2024). (Photo: VNA)
Ninh Thuan province possesses significant potential and advantages to develop its maritime economy and thrive from the abundance of the sea. By 2025, the province aims for its maritime economy to constitute 41-42% of its total GRDP.
Ninh Thuan province has a coastline of over 100 km and boasts a diverse system of lagoons and bays. Taking advantage of its topography, local fishermen are investing in aquaculture with high economic value and doing so in a sustainable manner.
The resolution of the 13th Party Congress has identified the marine economy as one of the important tasks and solutions to help Vietnam become a developing country with modern industry and upper-middle-income by 2030
The sea and marine economy play an increasingly important role today in Vietnam’s socio-economic development and also national security. In order to manage and exploit the advantageous resources of the sea, the 12th Party Central Committee issued Resolution 36 on the strategy for the sustainable development of Vietnam’s marine economy by 2030 and vision to 2045.
Boasting 200 km of coastline and 143 islands, the Mekong Delta province of Kien Giang is striving to branch out its maritime sector and become a sea-based economic powerhouse by 2025.
The authorities of Quang Ninh province said the locality has outlined various solutions to expand its sea-based economy, with the focus sharpened on tourism, sea services, and coastal industries that are environmentally friendly.