(VOVworld) - A decision to establish a representative office of the Nha Trang Maritime Port Authority in Truong Sa island district, central Khanh Hoa province, was announced on Saturday. The creation of the representative office is stipulated in a decision issued by the Director of the Ministry of Transport’s Vietnam Maritime Administration (VMA). 

The establishment of the office will help to ensure the management of shipping operations and ensure the freedom of navigation in line with Vietnam’s law and the 1982 United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea. Pham Van Chuong, Director of the Nha Trang Maritime Port Authority, said the authorities will coordinate with relevant agencies on search and rescue missions at sea as well as environmental pollution prevention: “The establishment of the office in Truong Sa will contribute to the management of shipping operations and time address arising navigation problems. It will help the Nha Trang Maritime Port Authority exercise its state management in the areas of navigation safety and security, environmental protection, and search and rescue, contributing to safeguarding Vietnam’s sovereignty over Truong Sa.”

On this occasion, more than 20,000 USD were donated to the people in Truong Sa island district.