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Firm stands to deliver

Firm stands to deliver

Newly appointed TNT Viet Nam general manager Hardy Diec speaks to the Viet Nam News about the express delivery market and TNT’s strategy for development in Viet Nam and the region.
What are the express delivery opportunities in Viet Nam?
Viet Nam has been one of the most dynamic economy in Southeast Asia over the past 10 [...]

Bien Hoa-Vung Tau high-speed railway

Bien Hoa-Vung Tau high-speed railway

Dong Nai people committee, Vietnam Railway Corporation and relevant sectors held a meeting for developing construction of Bien Hoa-Vung Tau high-speed railway, said Transport Engineering Design Joint Stock Incorporated South.
The cargo alignment links Trang Bom station with Cai Mep-Thi Vai station and passenger’s alignment links Bien Hoa station (Bien Hoa City) with Vung Tau station [...]

Trai Thien Air Cargo delays services

Trai Thien Air Cargo delays services

Trai Thien Air Cargo has been unable to take off this month as earlier planned because the country’s first licensed air freight carrier has yet to charter an aircraft.
The Civil Aviation Administration of Vietnam (CAAV) said this aviation regulator had warned Trai Thien Air Cargo of not leasing old freighter planes for its new service [...]

Hochiminh City to build 50 bridges in next five years

Hochiminh City to build 50 bridges in next five years

Some 50 more bridges will be built in Hochiminh in the next five years to meet the rising need of a megacity of 10 million people by the year 2015, according to the city’s Department of Communications and Transport.
In its report to be delivered at the department’s Party congress due to take place yesterday, July [...]

Belgian company to invest on Lach Huyen Port and Van Phong Port

Belgian company to invest on Lach Huyen Port and Van Phong Port

Rent-A-Port, a Belgium company speeds up to invest Lach Huyen port (Hai Phong) and Van Phong port (Khanh Hoa) for exploiting port’s demands in Vietnam.
With a depth of 14meters, this new Lach Huyen infrastructure will be by far the deepest deep-sea port in North Vietnam and this port can fit 50,000 tonne-ships.
With Van Phong port, [...]

Vietnam Seeks VND19.85T for Expressway in Central Region

Vietnam Seeks VND19.85T for Expressway in Central Region

Vietnam is seeking VND19.85 trillion ($1.04 billion) for the construction of Nghi Son-Bai Vot expressway in the central region.
The 94.1-kilometer highway, which will link Nghi Son in Thanh Hoa province and Bai Vot in Ha Tinh province, is a part of North-South expressway project approved by the prime minister.
Under a proposal by consultant Road and [...]

Port master plan necessary to attract investors

Port master plan necessary to attract investors

The city must maintain its impressive economic growth, but should, at the same time, take measures to adapt to global climate change, an international master planning expert has said.
Speaking at the closing session of a forum on master planning, Tom Zear-ley, chairman of the Pacific Rim Council on Urban Development (PRCUD), said that improving infrastructure [...]

Rising shipping costs worry Vietnam’s exporters

Rising shipping costs worry Vietnam’s exporters

As the ocean shipping business revives following the Great Recession, the cost of sending Vietnam’s goods to the US or the EU has doubled, weakening the nation’s competitiveness in the world market.
The transport fee for carrying Vietnamese goods to other countries in the world, especially the big markets like the US or the EU has [...]

Logistics Exhibition to Open in HCM City Late This Month

Logistics Exhibition to Open in HCM City Late This Month

Vietnam Supply Chain Insight will hold Logistics and Supply Chain Solutions Exhibition (Logso 2010) in Ho Chi Minh City Jul 29-30.
Logso 2010 is expected to attract 10,000 officials from 20 foreign companies which engage in services of logistics, port, ICD, warehouses, code readers and transport management equipment.
A survey covering 500 Vietnamese enterprises showed that 76% [...]

Ministries want inspections stopped as cargo clogs ports

Ministries want inspections stopped as cargo clogs ports

The ministries of Transport and Public Security have recommended the Government to put off checking trucks for licences since many drivers have stopped working for fear of police fines, causing cargo to pile up at ports.
They have suggested the checks should resume on December 31.
Since July 1 police have been pulling up trucks and penalising [...]