Vinalines Logistics Vietnam Joint Stock Company, a member of the State-owned Vietnam National Shipping Lines (Vinalines), was set up to comprehensively meet logistics service development strategies of the parent company on national and international scales. Vinalines Logistics is investing into the logistics industry, which is boasted to generate billions of US dollars of profit a year, with a strong, professional fleet of multimodal transport means. Thus, outperforming 800 peers in the country, Vinalines Logistics is a best provider of logistics services for domestic and international customers.
Under the leadership of Vinalines, the company has conducted research and development (R&D) and built good infrastructure to provide the best service for customers. The company started with the Lao Cai inland clearance depot (ICD). This is an important landmark for the company in the northwest economic region. This Lao Cai ICD is connected with the Lao Cai - Hai Phong Railway, which joins other rail links and Hai Phong Port, the outlet to many shipping routes to Saigon Port. This complete process of services gives best quality and prices for customers.
The company realised that Quang Ninh province’s Cai Lan Port has a favourable location as it is connected with sea routes, overland routes and air routes, but it has not tapped its potential and advantages. The local logistics system has not been brought into full play because of small throughput, a weak and unprofessional stevedoring system, badly trained workforce, poor port-based logistics services, backward equipment, and particularly lax cooperation between Cai Lan Port and ICDs. To resolve these weaknesses, the company will invest in the infrastructure system to improve port-based freight forwarding and logistics services for the company’s partners like NYK and ASA. To make logistics a modern and effective service chain, the company has invested and operated the 23-ha Cai Lan Port logistics service zone and container warehousing and logistics centre in Ghenh Tau to boost the service efficiency in Cai Lan Port. After opening the branch in Mong Cai under the province’s plan to develop the border economic corridor, the company is planning to invest to build a bonded warehouse and logistics centre in Hoa Lac Hi-tech Park (Hanoi) to boost business operations in the capital city and surrounding areas, thus expanding its capacity and enhancing its competitiveness.
To improve service quality, in addition to modern infrastructure and technological investment, the Vietnamese logistics sector needs to have high-level human resources to operate investment projects. Hence, in addition to inheriting skilled and experienced human resources from the parent company, Vinalines Logistics has built and trained its own professional transporting, shipping and delivering team to ensure punctual delivery to customers. The firm has also opened logistics centres and agents in Laos, China, Singapore and other countries. It has sent staff to specialised training courses in the United States, Singapore and countries with developed logistics industries.
The signing of a Honda parts and product transporting contract with Japanese Honda Logistics Company on December 26, 2011 marked a milestone in international shipping cooperation. In the future, with efforts to enhance service quality and boost its reputation, Vinalines Logistics will step further on the path of international integration and create a global value chain.
Nguyen Hanh
Vietnamese
