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Maritime industry to play key role in marine economy
The Vietnam Seaports Association (VPA) is focusing on 10 major measures to upgrade national seaports to the regional and international standards to turn the shipping industry into the key of the national marine economy after 2020.
The strategy was worked out at an annual conference held by the association in the central coastal province of Khanh Hoa on September 11, which drew over 300 representatives from 49 seaports nationwide and leaders of the relevant agencies.
The VPA said it attached importance to international cooperation in consultancy, development assistance and trade promotion to bring the national seaport system on a par with other regional countries in all fields, ranging from development scales to management, potential tapping effectiveness and competitiveness.
It also unveiled a plan to upgrade the technological system to increase the cargo handling capacity and mitigate service costs, thus ensuring high competitiveness in deep-water seaports in the global integration era.
Vietnam now boasts a system of 160 seaports, which recorded an annual growth rate of 20 percent in cargo handling volumes.
VNA
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