Earning billions of dong each year
Da Nang Port is a pioneer seaport in digital transformation in the Vietnamese seaport system. Among the software related to digital transformation, there are two technical innovation initiatives of Mr. Le Ha Nam that have been applied, bringing great benefits to businesses.
First is the research on the production of industrial signal receiving equipment for tractors - eTractor, a specialized equipment for tractors for lifting and lowering containers. Normally, the number of tractors in a seaport is very large, but the specialized equipment is industrial computers (VMC) dedicated to tractors that are limited in types and do not meet the optimal production requirements. eTractor equipment produced by Da Nang Port, including both software and hardware, is only about 20% costly compared to the use of VMC industrial computers like some other ports, while having higher durability. This solution has benefited Da Nang Port by at least 4 billion VND in a 3-year investment cycle.
The second initiative is the AI-powered precision positioning system in the crane center - eCps, which has been in place since August 2023. This is a high-tech initiative, combined with the beat of AI, helping to accurately locate container trucks in cages and cranes instead of the previous method of manual human vehicle parking.
After use, each container is supported by the eCps vehicle guard system that can shorten the operating time from 10 to 15 seconds.
In addition, workers have more time to focus on handling other tasks such as attaching and unloading checkpoints (goosters), remarking container status, lashing... as well as having time to observe to ensure labor safety. The investment value of eCps compared to other systems is also lower, making eCps more accessible.
As of March 2025, when eCps was applied to 4 cranes, eCps made a profit of more than 6.6 billion VND.
According to the plan, in 2025, Da Nang Port will continue to apply eCps to the remaining 14 cranes. eCps' profit is expected to reach about 11.5 billion VND.
Feeling useful
Sharing about his initiatives, Mr. Le Ha Nam said that the biggest motivation for him to be passionate about working is the trust, encouragement, and timely motivation to promote the spirit of daring to think and daring to do of the Da Nang Port leadership, headed by General Director Tran Le Tuan.
Mr. Le Ha Nam shared that each initiative that is recognized and successfully applied always brings two special emotions. First is the excitement of conquering milestones in applied research. Second is the joy when your initiative brings practical benefits to businesses and receives positive feedback from users.
Mr. Le Tan Minh - Chairman of the Da Nang Port Trade Union - said that the initiative movement is an outstanding emulation activity of the unit. Every year, many initiatives are approved, applied in practice and received awards. In particular, Le Ha Nam, specializing in digital transformation, is a typical face, contributing greatly to improving productivity and efficiency for businesses.
According to Mr. Tran Le Tuan - General Director of Da Nang Port, pioneering in digital transformation is one of the important reasons why in the past 5 years, the key indicators of Da Nang Port have all achieved very proud numbers, each year is higher than the previous year, the income and life of workers are stable and growing.
Mr. Tran Le Tuan informed that strong digital transformation has helped increase less contact at Da Nang Port, while allowing customers to interact anytime, anywhere. Software, IT infrastructure and equipment projects are all invested to improve service quality, aiming at customer benefits.
Mr. Le Ha Nam was born in 1990, from Dien Ban, Quang Nam, born and raised in Da Nang city. He graduated with a bachelor's degree in Information Technology from Da Nang National University of Education and is currently a specialist of the Department of Information Technology of Da Nang Port.
