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The above content was raised at the seminar “Logistics development planning in Thu Duc city”, by the People’s Committee of Thu Duc city in coordination with the Department of Industry and Trade, the Logistics Association of Ho Chi Minh City. Ho Chi Minh City held on June 9.
According to Mr. Nguyen Bach Hoang Phung, Vice Chairman of Thu Duc City People’s Committee, located in the dynamic development area of the city. In Ho Chi Minh City and the Southeast region, where the flow of goods is highly concentrated, Thu Duc is considered to have advantages in geo-economics, favorable to promote production, export and logistics services. Thu Duc identifies logistics as an important service industry in the overall economic structure, playing the role of supporting, connecting and promoting local socio-economic development, contributing to improving competitiveness. economy.
According to the development orientation to 2030, the system of logistics centers in Thu Duc city includes 4 centers: Long Binh (scale of 50 hectares); Cat Lai (scale 200 – 292 ha); Linh Trung (scale 60 – 74 ha); Hi-Tech Park (scale 5 – 6 ha). The number of logistics centers in Thu Duc city is the largest, with 4 out of 7 logistics centers in Ho Chi Minh City. Ho Chi Minh.
Thu Duc is also developing a logistics system for import and export for the Southeast region, such as a cluster of inland ports (ICD), a place for goods transshipment, connecting road and waterway transport, providing transportation services. Support services in the supply chain of logistics services between import-export enterprises – seaports – industrial parks in Ho Chi Minh City. Ho Chi Minh, Binh Duong, Dong Nai.
However, Mr. Nguyen Bach Hoang Phung said that the problem of connectivity, transport infrastructure has not yet developed commensurately, creating bottlenecks that hinder the development of the logistics service industry in Thu Duc. In the general planning of Thu Duc city and especially for the planning of the logistics industry in the coming time, the development of connecting routes and transport infrastructure will be focused in order to facilitate trade activities of businesses.
Meanwhile, Mr. Nguyen Duy Binh, Marketing Manager of Minh Phuong Logistics Joint Stock Company, assessed that Thu Duc currently does not have adequate logistics centers, and the centralized logistics area has an inappropriate location, which increases costs. freight handling fees for both exporters and importers. Meanwhile, a large amount of goods imported through Cat Lai port but then moved back to neighboring provinces and supplied to Ho Chi Minh City. Ho Chi Minh. Therefore, a large source of revenue from logistics has not been brought to Thu Duc city.
Among ports in Thu Duc city, Tan Cang Cat Lai port is currently in the Top 30 largest ports in the world in terms of cargo throughput, accounting for nearly 90% of the market share of container volume imported and exported through HCMC seaports. . Ho Chi Minh; make an important contribution to state budget revenue through import and export activities. This port assumes a central position for logistics activities, connecting with creative and potential economic hubs in Thu Duc city and Binh Duong and Dong Nai areas.
To ensure the operation of Cat Lai port, Mr. Do Xuan Minh, Director of Tan Cang Logistics Service Center proposed to increase the capacity to receive ships and develop multimodal transport connecting the port. In terms of infrastructure planning, it is necessary to have a plan for dredging, regulate the level of static according to international transport trends, and develop multimodal connections by waterways, roads and railways. Along with that, the city needs to accelerate important traffic projects such as the My Thuy intersection, Ring 2, Ring 3, expanding Dong Van Cong street…
Noting the comments at the seminar, Chairman of Thu Duc City People’s Committee Hoang Tung said that these comments are the basis for the city to orientate to call for investment in the development of 4 logistics centers. Thu Duc will continue to focus on implementing the logistics industry development project in the city. Ho Chi Minh City to 2025, orientation to 2030. Believe, Thu Duc city will develop logistics industry, becoming a high-quality logistics center serving import-export activities, goods trade for the whole region. .
