Nghe An determined to remove the "bottleneck" of weak logistics
(Baonghean.vn) - To remove difficulties for businesses in industrial parks, FDI enterprises, especially in the logistics sector, on the afternoon of January 23, Nghe An had a meeting with infrastructure and logistics businesses to increase capacity in the sector which still has many limitations in Nghe An.
Comrade Le Ngoc Hoa - Vice Chairman of the Provincial People's Committee chaired the meeting. Attending the meeting were leaders of the following companies: VSIP Nghe An, WHA Hemaraj Company, Tan Cang Saigon, Hoang Thinh Dat Joint Stock Company, Thanh Thanh Dat Company Limited, U&I Logistics Joint Stock Company, Ha Tien Investment and Development Joint Stock Company, Hoang Mai Industrial Park Company...
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| Overview of the meeting. Photo: Tran Chau |
At the meeting, leaders of Nghe An Investment Promotion and Support Center introduced to businesses the current natural and social status, railway and waterway infrastructure, Vinh airport, and seaports of Nghe An.
Currently, Nghe An has a convenient and quite complete transportation system, with 16 national highways passing through the province, 32 provincial roads, and an international airport.
Nghe An has Cua Lo International Port cluster including Cua Lo port, Cua Lo deep-water port, The Vissai specialized port, DKC petroleum port, Dong Hoi port with total cargo throughput each year reaching 6.3 million tons.
Nghe An currently has 200 enterprises participating in import-export activities, but the scale of small and medium enterprises, small-scale business activities, and logistics services in the province is still limited.
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| Colonel Bui Sy Tuan - Deputy General Director, Saigon Newport Corporation: "Nghe An is determined to change the way of serving, taking care of the worries of businesses". Photo: Tran Chau |
Currently, agents such as Viet Nhat Shipping Company, Container Joint Stock Company, Viconship, Nacoship... and other units are trying to invest in facilities and innovate management but still cannot meet the needs of businesses, especially businesses producing goods in Industrial Parks.
Colonel Bui Sy Tuan - Deputy General Director of Tan Cang Saigon Corporation commented that if logistics does not develop, it cannot be a "midwife" for businesses. Nghe An is determined to change the way of serving, taking care of the worries of businesses. However, the key issue is the dependence on businesses and the volume of goods. The province needs to maximize incentives to attract more businesses producing goods and businesses operating in logistics.
At the meeting, businesses also gave their opinions on how to resolve logistics issues with Nghe An province. Businesses said that this is an extremely important service, ensuring cost reduction and providing great support to businesses in the production process. Goods are also not regular, so there are not many container shipping lines, currently there are only 2 lines operating at Cua Lo port.
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| Mr. Pratuang Glaiglangdon, representative of WHA Hemaraj Company: "The government and companies need to coordinate with each other in logistics development." Photo: Tran Chau |
Comrade Le Ngoc Hoa - Vice Chairman of the Provincial People's Committee highly appreciated the contributions of enterprises, saying that Nghe An needs to quickly remove the logistic bottleneck so that all parties: manufacturing enterprises and service enterprises can benefit. Nghe An commits to creating the best conditions for logistics enterprises to operate. The province will establish a working group to connect with logistics enterprises, infrastructure enterprises, and import-export enterprises with the aim of informing enterprises about these activities and supporting each other to develop together.
For better implementation of upcoming logistics activities, Nghe An hopes that Tan Cang Saigon, U&I Logistic Joint Stock Company... will advise Nghe An to have a new step forward in logistics services.
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| Cua Lo Port transports container goods. Photo: Tran Chau |