With nearly 3,300 kilometres of coastline and a maritime area exceeding one million square kilometres, Viet Nam is strategically positioned along major international shipping routes, particularly those linking East Asia with Europe, Africa and the Americas, giving the country distinct advantages for developing its marine economy and maritime logistics sector.

National Assembly Chairman Tran Thanh Man on March 2 received First Vice President of the Hellenic Parliament Ioannis Plakiotakis, who is on an official visit to Viet Nam from February 28 to March 5.

Handling the 2 millionth TEU in 2025 not only demonstrates Hai Phong Port’s operational capacity and the collective efforts of its workforce, but also highlights its increasingly important role in regional and global supply chains, the confidence of shipping lines, logistics firms and the business community, and the effectiveness of policies to improve the investment climate and strengthen maritime infrastructure and services.

In the context of the increasingly strategic role of the marine economy in the country’s development process, the need to improve institutions and develop infrastructure, science and technology, etc., related to the marine economy is becoming more urgent towards opening new approaches for sustainable marine economic growth in the new development era.

Van Phong in Khanh Hoa province holds a strategic position on international shipping routes, with natural depths of 20–27 metres, sheltered waters, and minimal siltation, ideal conditions for developing into a major international maritime hub.