At the workshop, Ms. Nguyen Thao Hien, Deputy Director of the Department of Foreign Market Development ( Ministry of Industry and Trade ) said that global trade is clearly on the path to recovery. In Vietnam alone, in the first 6 months of 2025, the total import-export turnover reached about 432 billion USD, an increase of more than 16% over the same period. Of which, exports reached nearly 220 billion USD, with a trade surplus of more than 7 billion USD, showing the strong resilience and outstanding adaptability of Vietnamese enterprises in a volatile context.
However, Ms. Nguyen Thao Hien also pointed out that Vietnam's logistics industry still faces many challenges from costs, infrastructure, standards to new trade constraints.
As a key logistics enterprise in Henan Province (China), Mr. Zhang Cunwei, General Director of Viet Thong Company, shared about the current situation of the China - Vietnam logistics industry, which still mainly relies on road transport. According to Mr. Zhang Cunwei, although it can meet the need for flexible distribution, the high cost and time instability of single road transport are becoming increasingly prominent.
On the local side, experts say that Ho Chi Minh City after the merger is currently lacking synchronization in port-industrial park connections, which is increasing logistics costs. Only about 15% of imported and exported goods through Ba Ria - Vung Tau (old) are transported by inland waterways or rail, the rest depends on roads.
According to representatives of domestic enterprises, in the coming time, it is necessary to promote multimodal transport, especially international railway connections to increase flexibility, reduce costs and respond to supply chain disruptions. At the same time, it is necessary to modernize infrastructure, digitize supply chains and improve service quality to meet the requirements of sustainable development, reduce emissions and make the value chain transparent.
In particular, delegates recommended speeding up the completion of Ho Chi Minh City Ring Road 3 and Ring Road 4, and the Ho Chi Minh City - Moc Bai, Bien Hoa - Vung Tau, and Ben Luc - Long Thanh expressways to shorten transportation time and reduce logistics costs (currently accounting for 16 - 20% of the cost).
Analyzing the prospects of the logistics industry, Ms. Nguyen Thao Hien gave specific figures. Accordingly, Vietnam's logistics efficiency index has risen to 43rd/139 globally and 5th in ASEAN (according to L.PT 2023).
In addition, the logistics market size is currently around 45-50 billion USD, with an average growth rate of 12-14%/year. Along with that, the development of logistics centers, dry ports, bonded warehouses and multimodal transport is playing an effective supporting role for key export industries such as electronics, textiles, agriculture and fisheries.
Source: https://hanoimoi.vn/quy-mo-thi-truong-logistics-viet-nam-hien-dat-khoang-45-50-ty-usd-710423.html
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