Illustrative image. (Photo: VNA)Quang Nam (VNA) – CentralQuang Nam province will spend 120 billion VND (5.28 million USD) renovating TamQuang Fishing Port in Nui Thanh district to improve logistics services forfishermen.
The district has the largest number ofoffshore fishing vessels in the province, while Tam Quang Fishing Port welcomesthousands of fishing boats from neighbouring provinces to dock for fish sales,fuel refill or to avoid storms each year.
The new 2.5-ha fishing port will meetfirst-class national standards, featuring a wharf where water more than fivemetres deep and a logistics facility. The port, which has an annual capacity of16,000 tonnes of fishes, is expected to be put into use by early 2019.
The old port is in poor condition and hasbecome overloaded, especially during peak season due to increasing number offishing boats in Quang Nam.
According to Vice Chairman of the district’sPeople Committee Nguyen Van Thinh, Nui Thanh has been clearing land for theproject and will help the contractor complete it on schedule. The district hasalso facilitated local fishermen’s access to loans to build logisticsvessels.-VNA
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