A delegation from the northern port city of Hai Phong represented Vietnam to attend the festival as a honourable guest together with Croatia, Madagascar, Norway and Galice region, Spain.

During the festival, Vietnamese delegation composed of artists, sailors and fishermen will provide a Vietnamese sea village model with 14 different kinds of boats on show and fishermen involved in making coracles or rowing in traditional costumes.

Hoang Xuan Son, vice director of the External Relations Office in Hai Phong city, who is also deputy head of the Vietnamese delegation said the team’s diverse activities, especially its Vietnamese sea village model have attracted a lot of attention from international friends.

He added that through these activities, Vietnam wants to introduce its potential and advantages in the field of maritime sector to international partners and to seek business partners.

This year’s event has attracted the participation of 2,000 artists, 11,000 sailors and representatives from 350 enterprises with more than 300 pavilions introducing the maritime sector of each participating country.