For the past 17 years, the family of Mr Tran Toan from Da Nang’s Hai Chau District has had the trust of local offshore fishermen thanks to their effective fisheries logistics services at sea.

The 850-CV fishing boat launched earlier this year

The 58-year-old man recalled, “I left Hue for Da Nang in 1997.  Da Nang boasts large fishing grounds, fishing ports and markets, and all this helps to promote the development of the fisheries sector.”

Mr Toan started buying seafood at sea on a 50-CV fishing vessel.  In 2012, he built a 420-CV fishing boat for his eldest son, Tran Ny.  Later, his family put new 820-CV and 850-CV fishing boats into use in 2014 and early 2017 respectively. 

With these new, high-capacity fishing boats, Mr Toan and his sons buy seafood at sea directly from the offshore fishermen fishing in the Hoang Sa waters.  They store it in freezer compartments and then sell it to wholesale dealers, supermarkets and markets nationwide.

Mr Toan said that each of his ships makes between 4 and 6 journeys to the fishing grounds every month, carrying around 15 tons of fuel, food, ice and medicines.  In return, the ship lands between 20 and 30 tons of seafood products.  He remarked that the operation of his family’s ships helps to ensure sufficient necessary provisions for the fishing vessels operating at sea, and makes them feel more secure whilst on their long, off-shore trips.

In the years ahead, Mr Toan plans to build more high-capacity fishing vessels, and establish a fisheries logistics group to provide necessary provisions for offshore fishermen.  A fleet of modern fishery support boats will be set up to help fishermen from Da Nang and other central regional localities.  This will help them feel more secure whilst conducting their long fishing trips in Vietnamese waters, which in turn will help them earn high incomes and safeguard the nation’s sovereignty over its territorial waters and its traditional fishing grounds.