Hanoi, March 18 -- With expanded development space and the emergence of new economic models, the central region - a coastal gateway of Vietnam - is gaining fresh momentum to develop logistics and attract strategic investment to seaport infrastructure.

New development space

Logistics and seaports have long been strengths of central coastal provinces. However, these advantages have yet to be fully tapped, meaning the marine economy has not become a key growth driver in many localities.

Tran Thanh Hai, Deputy Director of the Agency of Foreign Trade under the Ministry of Industry and Trade, said the region boasts solid logistics infrastructure, with major seaports such as Chan May, Da Nang, and Chu Lai - Ky Ha, well connected to road, expr...