19-04-2018
On March 18 in Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam Logistics Business Association and Vietnam Logistics Research and Development Institute announced the Vietnam Logistics Index (VLI Logistics Index).
19-04-2018
Cold supply chain or cold chain is a common concept in developed countries. It may be interpreted as a supply chain capable of controlling and maintaining suitable temperatures to preserve goods with various temperature requirements, in order to extend shelf life of goods that are sensitive to high temperatures such as agricultural products, aquatic products, frozen-processed products, cut flowers and pharmaceutical products, especially vaccine.
19-04-2018
Although the name change for Vietnam Freight Forwarders Association (VIFFAS) has been planned since 2007, only until January 04, 2013 after many “delays”, the Ministry of Home Affairs issued the Decision (1) to change said name to Vietnam Logistics Business Association (VLA), which was regarded as the approval of relevant ministries and industries.
19-04-2018
Lately, the Ministry of Transport has issued Decision No. 3776/QD-BGTVT on establishment of an interdisciplinary working group to investigate foreign shipping lines to verify claims of unreasonable charges and surcharges that were recently reported by businesses.
19-04-2018
Why is the cost so high? According to Vietnam Freight Forwarders Association (VIFFAS), reasons for the high cost of Merchandise Transport (MT) in Vietnam are due to unhealthy competition of some businesses, poor and inadequate transport infrastructure, inconsistency of MT vehicles, and lack of standardized packaging regulations, etc.
19-04-2018
OPPORTUNITIES AND CHALLENGES. Logistics was introduced into Vietnam about 20 years ago. Although income from logistics is still at a low level, accounting for about 2-4% of GDP per year (the remaining 80% lies in the hands of foreign multinational companies), the growth rate of logistics is relatively fast, reaching around 20-25% per year.
19-04-2018
According to Article 233 of the Commercial Law: “Logistic services are commercial activities whereby traders organize the performance of one or many jobs including reception, transportation, warehousing, yard storage of cargoes, completion of customs procedures and other formalities and paperwork, provision of consultancy to customers, services of packaging, marking, delivery of goods, or other services related to goods according to agreements with customers in order to enjoy service charges.”
