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The maritime industry is the material foundation, technology and production capacity for all marine economic sectors to form, develop and compete in a sustainable way. Download Ha Long Shipyard under the Shipbuilding Industry Corporation (SBIC) - Photo: Investment Newspaper Entering an era of expansion with the goal of achieving high, continuous and sustainable growth, the marine economy will be one of the important pillars of the Vietnamese economy. Resolution No. 20-NQ/TW on building and developing Vietnam to become a strong maritime nation (Resolution 20) has identified strategic directions, concretized the goals to be achieved and proposed solutions for implementation. Appreciating Resolution 20, experts consider this an important step to turn potential into development advantages, and at the same time unlock new growth drivers for the country. Sea of gold, sea of silver According to Associate Professor, PhD Nguyen Chu Hoi, former Deputy Director General of the Vietnam Administration of Seas and Islands, delegate to the 15th National Assembly, Permanent Vice Chairman of the Vietnam Fisheries Association, Vietnam is a maritime country with a sea area about 3 times larger than the mainland territory and more than 3,000 islands, including 2,773 coastal islands and two offshore archipelagos in the Hoang Sa and Truong Sa special zones. About 85% of coastal islands are concentrated in the coastal waters of Quang Nam. Ninh - Hai Phong, followed by Khanh Hoa and An Giang. These are areas with beautiful landscapes, marine biodiversity, rich in seafood and marine resources. Vietnams coastal strip has a coastline of more than 3,260 km (excluding the shores of the islands), running in the North - South direction, creating a location advantage facing the East Sea, where maritime routes are increasingly important for the Indo-Pacific region and the world. These are important premises for Vietnam to become a strong maritime country. The territorial reorganization in early July 2025 took into account the advantages from the sea. After the merger, 21/34 provinces and cities have the sea. The scale of maritime space of the provinces and cities with the sea will either be maintained or expanded, creating an opportunity to build a new growth model, aiming for provinces and cities with the sea to contribute approximately 70% of the countrys GDP by 2030 with an average GRDP growth rate of over 11%/year, along with other cultural, social, scientific and technological goals..., Assoc. Prof. Dr. Nguyen Chu Hoi pointed out. Sharing the same opinion, Mr. Do Thanh Hung, Vice President of the Vietnam Shipbuilding Science and Technology Association (VISIA), affirmed that for many countries, the sea is a development advantage. For Vietnam, the sea is also a space for survival, a space for development, a space for security - defense and a space for international integration. With a long coastline, wide sea area, thousands of islands and archipelagos and a location on the worlds most important international maritime routes, the sea not only brings rich resources but also directly determines the future development of the country in the coming decades, Mr. Do Thanh Hung emphasized. From an economic perspective, Vice Chairman VISIA believes that, in the context of traditional growth drivers being gradually saturated, the marine economy will become one of Vietnams important growth drivers. Marine transportation, logistics, deep-water port system, oil and gas exploitation, offshore wind power, industrial sea farming, maritime services, ocean research, marine circular economy and many new economic sectors will create huge development space for the national economy, Mr. Do Thanh Hung analyzed. Fast forward with technological legs To turn potential into advantages, turning advantages into value and development motivation, according to Associate Professor Dr. Nguyen Chu Hoi, Vietnam must choose a strategic approach, reaching out to the sea with institutional and technological legs. First of all, to master remote and deep sea areas, it is necessary to focus on investing in the development and application of advanced marine technologies, based on digital transformation and artificial intelligence (AI). Regarding planning, marine spatial planning and division Marine functional areas need to be deployed and applied soon to minimize and ultimately eliminate conflicts of interest and conflicts in the use of marine space between economic activities. In addition, it is necessary to reasonably arrange economic activities in marine space, ensuring a balance of interests between sectors and the space use needs of each sector. Thereby, it not only creates conditions for industries to develop, but also maintains natural and economic links. Third, it is necessary to continue to improve institutions, mechanisms, and policies, in the immediate future, to soon adjust the Law on Marine and Island Resources and Environment to promptly meet the requirements in the spirit of Resolution 20. The legal system needs to support a strong shift from sector-based marine management to integrated and unified governance of marine space, on the basis of changing thinking and forming a philosophy. New sea and island development philosophy. Accordingly, all economic activities must be placed in the same development space, in interdisciplinary relationships, with clear functional zoning, with an interdisciplinary coordination mechanism and comprehensive impact assessment right from the planning stage.At that time, a sea area no longer only serves one goal or a single industry but can simultaneously develop multi-sector and multi-use, such as renewable energy, marine farming, eco-tourism, ports - maritime, marine medicine - pharmacy and marine nature conservation... on the basis of harmony and optimization of the overall benefits of the industries, Associate Professor, Dr. Nguyen Chu Hoi explained. Mastering the marine space Approaching from an industry perspec
