Ninh Thuan province possesses significant potential and advantages to develop its maritime economy and thrive from the abundance of the sea. By 2025, the province aims for its maritime economy to constitute 41-42% of its total GRDP.

Universities need to train nearly 15,000 navigating officers and other shipping personnel by 2020 to address a shortage of human resources in the maritime industry, according to Dr Nguyen Duc Ca of the Vietnam National Institute of Educational Sciences.