VUNG TAU AIRPORT TO BE RELOCATED
[21-09-2016] Southern coastal Bà Rịa-VÅ©ng Tàu Province is planning to relocate its airport from the central area of VÅ©ng Tàu City to the suburb due to safety reasons and usage inefficiency. VÅ©ng Tàu Airport covers 172ha in Ward 9 of VÅ©ng Tàu City, which is a crowded residential area.
VIETNAM'S FIRST CHARTER AIRLINE TO FLY IN 2017
[14-09-2016] According to a source of VIR, Civil Aviation Authority of Vietnam (CAAV) has finished reviewing the dossier that Vietstar One-member Co., Ltd. earlier submitted to gain a license to provide air transport services.
HANJIN SHIPPING GLOBAL CEASES OPERATIONS IN VN
[06-09-2016] The Vietnamese Representative Office of Hanjin Shipping Global, South Korea’s giant container shipping company, announced that it would not accept any new booking of freight orders from August 31. According to the Ministry of Industry and Trade, bankruptcy of the Hanjin shipping line would possibly affect local businesses’ export and import shipping and receiving activities.
MINISTRY TO TRANSFORM VN LOGISTICS
[28-08-2016] The industry and trade ministry is drafting an action plan for lowering logistics costs to touch 18 per cent of the country’s gross domestic product (GDP) by 2020. The costs for logistics currently are about 20 to 25 per cent of the GDP, compared with the average rates of seven to 10 per cent in developed countries.
ADJUSTED HN CONSTRUCTION MASTER SCHEME ANNOUNCED
[12-08-2016] The Ministry of Construction (MoC) announced the Ha Noi capital region that includes Ha Noi and nine neighboring provinces and around 21-23 million population. The MoC on August 11 in Ha Noi convened a ceremony to reveal the decision approving adjustments to the Hanoi Capital Region Construction Master Plan to 2030 with a vision to 2050.
BR-VT WANTS ROAD ACCESS TO PORTS IMPROVED
[29-07-2016] The authority of Ba Ria-Vung Tau (BR-VT) has sought the Government’s support to improve road and waterway access to Cai Mep-Thi Vai port complex to enable it to handle more cargo and bigger container ships.
VIETNAM NEEDS TO THINK LOGISTICALLY TO ATTRACT MORE FOREIGN INVESTMENT
[18-07-2016] The rapid growth of Vietnam’s export-oriented manufacturing sector has boosted the demand for logistics services but the government needs to step up its game to be more competitive.
CAI MEP-THI VAI PORT IMPROVEMENT
[13-07-2016] Spurred by numerous complaints of underdeveloped infrastructure, logistics service shortcomings and fierce competition made by foreign joint venture ports in the Cai Mep-Thi Vai port complex in the southern province of Ba Ria-Vung Tau, the Ministry of Transport is now moving forward measures to increase its operational efficiency.
