Seaport logistics sector to play bigger role in Hai Phong’s economy
The northern port city of Hai Phong is working to develop logistics services so that they will contribute 25 – 30 percent of its gross regional domestic product (GRDP) by 2030.
A container is loaded onto a truck at Tan Vu Terminal of the Hai Phong port complex (Photo: VNA)
Hai Phong (VNA) – The northern port city of HaiPhong is working to develop logistics services so that they will contribute 25– 30 percent of its gross regional domestic product (GRDP) by 2030.
The target was set in the city’s plan forlogistics services development until 2030.
Hai Phong hopes that by 2020, logistics serviceswill enjoy an annual growth rate of 25 – 30 percent and contribute 15 – 20percent of the GRDP. The respective figures are aimed at 30 – 35 percent and 20– 25 percent by 2025.
The city looks to have a basically completelogistics network by 2030, when the sector will maintain a growth pace of 30 –35 percent and its contribution to the local economy will reach 25 – 30percent.
To realise these targets, the city is developingvarious logistics services, especially the ones serving local seaports andairport such as goods transportation, customs clearance, and container storageand loading services.
By 2025, it will develop six logistics centresable to handle about 90.65 million tonnes of goods per year, or 50 – 60 percentof the goods volume that needs logistics services in the city.
These centres will be upgraded and expanded by2030 to handle 140.35 million tonnes of goods each year, or 60 – 65 percent ofthe goods volume needing logistics services.
Under this plan, the city will promote thetraining of logistics human resources to raise the rate of trained workers inthis sector to 70 percent by 2025 and 80 percent by 2030.
Chairman of the municipal People’s CommitteeNguyen Van Tung said Hai Phong is a port gateway which ranks first in thenorthern region and second in Vietnam in terms of the goods volume handled.
Notably, the Hai Phong and Lach Huyen portcomplexes hold the utmost importance in Vietnam when they are located nearinternational shipping lanes and are connected with existing facilities to forma system of terminals. This will increase the volume of goods transported via thecity as well as demand for logistics services in the time ahead.-VNA
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A container is loaded onto a truck at Tan Vu Terminal of the Hai Phong port complex (Photo: VNA) 
