During his working visit to Denmark, on November 25, Party Central Committee member and Deputy Prime Minister Tran Hong Ha worked with leaders of leading Danish corporations such as A.P Moller-Maersk, the world's leading shipping and logistics enterprise; the Confederation of Danish Industry (DI), attended a roundtable dialogue with a number of Danish enterprises and worked with CIP Group, which is currently investing in an offshore wind power project in Vietnam - VNA reported.
At the AP Moller-Maersk headquarters, Deputy Prime Minister Tran Hong Ha and the group's leaders discussed cooperation opportunities to promote sustainable development of the shipping industry in Vietnam. Mr. Vincent Clerc, CEO of Maersk, commented that Vietnam is a promising market with many attractive investment opportunities, especially in the field of building modern, deep-water container ports and strategic logistics projects. Maersk expressed its desire to invest in green energy projects in Vietnam, including research and development of green fuel sources such as hydrogen and ammonia, and building energy infrastructure to serve seaports and green ships.
The Deputy Prime Minister affirmed that developing the marine economy is one of Vietnam's top priorities, emphasizing that Maersk's development strategy is in line with Vietnam's orientation towards building a green, sustainable and smart marine economy. The Deputy Prime Minister expressed his desire to cooperate with Maersk to develop modern and smart seaports to enhance the competitiveness of the economy.
At the working session with the Confederation of Danish Industry (DI), the two sides focused on new cooperation opportunities, especially in the fields of renewable energy and digital transformation, to promote economic cooperation between the two countries.
The Deputy Prime Minister emphasized that the cooperation between Vietnam and Denmark has achieved many remarkable achievements.The presence of Danish enterprises in Vietnam is increasing, with a total investment capital of up to 2 billion USD.He highly appreciated Denmark's development model, especially the transition from a resource-based economy to a knowledge-based economy.
Vietnam is considered a potential market with many attractive investment opportunities.
Danish companies attending the Roundtable, including Vesta, Blue Water Shipping, Lego, Pandora, Orana, A.P. Moller Holding and Carlsberg, expressed great interest in investing in renewable energy projects in Vietnam, especially offshore wind power. Vietnamese companies such as the National Oil and Gas Group, Electricity of Vietnam, and Vietnam National Shipping Lines also expressed their desire to cooperate with Danish partners to implement these projects.
Deputy Prime Minister Tran Hong Ha assigned the Ministry of Industry and Trade to urgently review and adjust the Power Plan 8 to increase the proportion of renewable energy, and at the same time requested businesses of the two countries to strengthen cooperation, share experiences and transfer technology to develop effective green energy projects.
The Deputy Prime Minister affirmed that Vietnam will continue to improve the investment and business environment, complete the legal framework and create favorable conditions for businesses to operate. He believes that with the joint efforts of both sides, the Vietnam-Denmark cooperation relationship will grow stronger in the coming time.
