Overview
Vietnam's maritime sector is moving fast. More tonnage, busier ports, tighter schedules, and a rising role in the global supply chains that depend on it. The operators pulling ahead aren't just adding vessels, they're rethinking how those vessels are kept running. The ones who treat maintenance the way they always have are quietly falling behind.
Most fleets still run reactive: a logbook in the engine room, a chief engineer's hard-won instinct, and a repair bill that only arrives after something has already failed at sea. That model worked when fleets were smaller and crews stayed for years. But as fleets scale and crews rotate, the knowledge walks off the gangway and the gap between fleets that can see a failure coming and fleets that find out mid-voyage widens every quarter. A single off-hire incident can cost an operator $40,000 per day before the vessel is back on charter, and most operators underestimate it because the full cost (penalties, repositioning, lost slots) never lands in one place.
In this fireside chat, host Tram Vo sits down with Tuan Nguyen, Operations Manager at Haivanship Corp, to talk plainly about that shift: what it looks like to move a fleet from reacting to predicting, the real decisions an operator faces, and where to actually start.
The fleets ahead aren't waiting. Is yours keeping up?
Schedule
Date: 31 Jul 2026, Friday
Time: 3:00 PM - 3:45 PM (GMT +8:00) Kuala Lumpur, Singapore
Location: Online
Speakers
Speaker's Profile:
Tuan Nguyen, Operations Manager, Haivanship Corp
Mr. Tuân Nguyen is the Captain – Operations Manager for the Tugboat, Oil Spill Response & Salvage Division at Haivanship Corp. With nearly 10 years of experience in the maritime industry, he has held key roles including Deck Officer at Stolt Tankers (Netherlands), Marine Coordinator at PTSC Production Services (PPS), and Marine Superintendent at Nhat Viet Transportation. Drawing on his extensive experience in fleet operations, offshore marine coordination, and vessel management, Mr. Tuân will share practical insights into maintenance strategies, operational readiness, and improving fleet reliability in the maritime industry.
