Building Nghe An into a logistics center of the North Central region
The People's Committee of Nghe An province assigned the Department of Industry and Trade to preside over and coordinate with relevant departments, branches, localities and units to organize the development of a logistics development project, turning Nghe An into a logistics center in the North Central region.
Nghe An Provincial People's Committee has just issued Decision No. 1769/QD-UBND dated July 16, 2024 on approving the outline and tasks of building the Project "Developing Nghe An province to become a logistics center of the North Central region by 2023, with a vision to 2045".
The objective of the task and project is to analyze and objectively and honestly evaluate the current status of logistics service development in the province in recent times and propose viewpoints, goals, tasks, implementation resources, solutions and mechanisms, and policies for logistics service development to create strong regional and international linkages, contributing to the development of Nghe An province to become the logistics center of the North Central region by 2030, with a vision to 2045.
Nghe An is a province in the North Central region, with the largest natural area in the country, and the 4th largest population in the country. Nghe An plays an important role not only in the North-South economic and social exchange through a convenient transportation system: Railway, road, air, sea, border gates...
The development targets according to the master plan for socio-economic development of Nghe An province to 2020 are basically being implemented in accordance with the orientation.
However, the results achieved in the recent period have not yet met the requirements, and have not fully exploited the potential and advantages of Nghe An. In the process of implementing the planning, there are still problems, especially the overlap, inconsistency and lack of synchronization between the plans. The province's seaport and logistics services still have many shortcomings and limitations...; Currently, there is no large logistics center in operation in the province, the logistics-related services provided are mostly small and fragmented... not commensurate with the potential and advantages of Nghe An.
Resolution No. 39/NQ-TW dated July 18, 2023 of the Politburo has set the goal by 2030: Nghe An will be a fairly developed province in the country, with a fast and sustainable economic development, imbued with the cultural identity of Vietnam and Nghe An; be the center of the North Central region in terms of diverse and modern trade and logistics, becoming a key service industry...
The project outline has 6 parts, including: Introduction; Natural and socio-economic conditions affecting the development of logistics services in Nghe An province and the North Central region; Current status of logistics service development in Nghe An province and the North Central region; Viewpoints, goals, tasks and solutions for developing logistics services in the province until 2030, with a vision to 2045; Organization of implementation, management of project implementation, estimated investment capital and conclusion and recommendations.
Accordingly, the Provincial People's Committee assigned the Department of Industry and Trade to preside over and coordinate with relevant departments, branches, localities and units to organize the project development. The project development implementation period is within 6 months from the date of approval of the project outline, project tasks and effective contract of the parties.
