In Hai Phong, ports and inland waterway networks are being utilized more effectively to establish a seamless transport chain linking localities in the Red River Delta, the north-central and central regions with international seaports.
One of the pioneering businesses in this sustainable logistics network is MacStar Group. In recent years, the company has invested in a fleet of inland waterway and coastal vessels, along with a logistics system directly connecting seaports and inland container depots (ICDs) with production hubs and industrial parks in Hai Phong and across northern, north-central and central Vietnam.
According to experts, shifting each container from road transport to inland waterways or coastal shipping not only helps businesses cut costs but also eases pressure on increasingly congested national and provincial road networks.
Mr. Hoang Hong Giang – Deputy Director , Vietnam Maritime and Inland Waterways Administration
With a commitment to sustainable logistics development, the determination of pioneering enterprises, together with support from authorities and local governments, is helping inland waterways, coastal shipping and multimodal transport gradually affirm their increasingly important role in northern and north-central Vietnam as cargo volumes continue to rise.