"Marine economic areas still now lag behind their potential," Deputy Minister of Natural Resources and Environment Nguyen Van Duc said in Quang Ngai yesterday, March 19, at the second national marine brand-name forum.

The logistics industry in Vietnam has many positive advantages and stable conditions to become a leading regional logistical centre, according to the Malaysian national news agency, Bernama.

The global economy has been going through the most turbulent time. Yet lights seem to appear at the end of the tunnel. To companies’ leaders, the key to go ahead and achieve success when the economy recovers is to make right decisions, choosing effective solutions, strategies, and effectively reducing risks right at the time being.

Vietnam ranks very low in logistics development among ASEAN members, speakers said at an annual general meeting held last week in HCM City by the Southeast Asian Federation of Forwarders' Associations.

The Cambodian Armed Forces, on Nov. 17, held anti-terrorism manoeuvres in the port city of Sihanoukville, in Preah Sihanouk province, about 230 km south of Phnom Penh.

The central province of Quang Tri Province, which is blessed with a 75-km coastline, has announced plans to develop its marine economy with focus on catching and processing fish and other seafood and developing ship-building and seaports.

Environmental police met in the northern port city of Hai Phong on November 5 to seek legal support for a ban on imports of obsolete equipment and the transfer of out-of-date technology into the country.

Eco-tourism, seaport industry, aquaculture and onshore fishing will be the lynchpin of the economic programme in the central province of Thua Thien-Hue.

Completely automated 'low frame electric bridges' could eliminate transtainers SSA Marine plans to make a huge gamble on new container crane technology which, if successful, will revolutionize cargo-handling in the port industry.

The new United Nations Convention on Contracts for the International Carriage of Goods Wholly or Partly by Sea, the Rotterdam Rules, describes the rights and obligations of all parties with an interest in the carriage of goods by sea. The Rotterdam Rules bring more clarity regarding who is responsible and liable for what, when, where and to what extent. The application of the new convention will make international trade easier and lead to a reduction in costs.