Prime Minister: Developing Vietnam's logistics services on par with the region and the world
(Baonghean.vn) - In his concluding speech at the National Conference on Logistics, Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc affirmed: "No road, no wealth", ministries, branches and localities need to raise awareness and new ways of working, and have high political determination of the whole system to transform the Logistics system from central to local levels.
The Prime Minister said that localities must also consider this as a training course on Logistics, must further reduce Logistics costs, and reduce the lack of synchronization between transportation systems.
The Ministry of Transport must take the lead in solving cost issues, especially unofficial costs, transportation fares, and the high empty rate (45% of vehicles do not return empty). From the central to local levels, we must eliminate the indifference, irresponsibility, and indefiniteness towards businesses.
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| Ships over 10,000 tons dock at Cua Lo port. Photo: Document |
The State will have policies on production and commodity development; development of supporting industries, development of logistics centers to connect localities with the international community. The State plays a role in creating a favorable environment for businesses to operate.
“Even mountainous provinces such as Lang Son, Lao Cai... bordering and exporting large quantities of goods must place a higher priority on logistics services, not to mention coastal localities,” the Prime Minister emphasized.
Despite many advances in the logistics sector, the Prime Minister pointed out that logistics costs in Vietnam are still too high and difficult to compete, especially in the context of strong international integration.
Logistics costs must be further reduced, of which transportation costs account for about 60%, and including storage and unloading costs, about 91%, the Prime Minister emphasized. This is an important step, so we need to have stronger measures.
The Prime Minister affirmed: Associations and industries play a very important role, especially in raising awareness and sense of responsibility towards members, and not to be dishonest or careless with services and businesses.
For businesses providing logistics services, it is necessary to apply information technology, improve service quality, reduce costs and increase competitiveness. The Government will synthesize and absorb the maximum opinions of businesses, ministries, branches and localities to issue the Prime Minister's Directive on developing Vietnam's logistics services to be on par with the region and the world.
At the conference, the Prime Minister also assigned specific tasks to the Ministries of Transport, Industry and Trade, Agriculture, Finance, State Bank of Vietnam, Labor, Invalids and Social Affairs... regarding the development of the Logistics system.
In Nghe An, to develop Logistics, the province has organized conferences with the participation of Logistics experts, infrastructure businesses, and seaports to discuss solutions for developing Logistics services, and at the same time, proposed to the Government, ministries, and central branches to build a Class II Logistics center with the main scope of operations including the provinces of Thanh Hoa, Nghe An, Ha Tinh, and Quang Binh; connecting with dry ports, Nghi Son, Hon La, Vung Ang seaports, airports, railway stations, bus stations, and industrial parks in the provinces of Thanh Hoa, Nghe An, Ha Tinh, and Quang Binh.
