A new general port with capacity to receive ships of up to 150,000 DWT will be built in the south-central coastal province of Binh Thuan.

VOV.VN - Deputy Minister of National Defence Sen. Lt. Gen. Hoang Xuan Chien hosted a reception on July 14 in Hanoi for newly-accredited Egyptian Ambassador to Vietnam Amal Abdel Kader Elmorsi.

Both the Vietnam Maritime Corporation (VIMC) and the Mediterranean Shipping Company (MSC), the world’s largest container shipping firm, have shown their resolve to soon start an international transit terminal project in Can Gio district of Ho Chi Minh City.

Appropriate policies and regulations are needed to help fully exploit the untapped potential in developing the maritime economy, which plays an essential role in the socio-economic development of Vietnam, according to insiders.

VOV.VN - Situated roughly 133 kilometres off the northern coastal city of Hai Phong in the Gulf of Tonkin, the island district of Bach Long Vi has developed into a popular tourist attraction over recent years.

VOV.VN - Vietnam on June 23 strongly opposed China’s illegal military exercise in the Hoang Sa (Paracel) archipelago as a serious violation of its sovereignty in the East Sea.

Appropriate policies and regulations will help fully exploit untapped potential for developing blue sea economy, which plays an important role in socio – economic development of Vietnam, according to insiders.

The potential is great, but the development and operation of Vietnamese cargo shipping has not been commensurate with the role and position of the country.

Cargo throughput across seaports nationwide hit 241 million tonnes in the first four months of 2022, rising 2% year-on-year, according to the Vietnam Maritime Administration.

Maritime and aviation security and safety in the East Sea (internationally known as South China Sea) is extremely important for countries in the region and the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN).