According to statistics, Ba Ria - Vung Tau province currently has 13 industrial parks in operation with more than 600 enterprises in the fields of heavy, light and supporting industries leasing land. Most of these enterprises have a need to use seaport services, which has helped enterprises a lot in reducing transportation time and costs. Therefore, the planning of industrial parks around the port area has become an attractive destination for domestic and foreign investors.

The industrial park model around the port helps businesses reduce costs in customs clearance of goods. Photo: Do ​​Doan
The industrial park model around the port helps businesses reduce costs in customs clearance of goods. Photo: Do ​​Doan

According to Mr. Simpson Jr. Robert Allan - CEO of Ashton Furniture Consolidation Co., Ltd. - a logistics company specializing in furniture from the United States - in 2022, the company built a bonded warehouse in Phu My 3 specialized industrial park, just a few minutes away from Cai Mep - Thi Vai port. With a convenient location, businesses can easily access containers, minimizing time and costs for export activities.

Sharing from businesses at Phu My port clearly reflects the importance of building a linked seaport industrial ecosystem, where industrial parks and seaports complement each other, attracting businesses to invest and do business in Ba Ria - Vung Tau province.

“The bonded warehouse near the port helps us save costs and transportation time. In addition, the industrial park also has many partners to support businesses in developing their business,” said Mr. Simpson Jr. Robert Allan.

Not only the interior sector, the paper manufacturing sector is also taking full advantage of the port infrastructure. Kraft of Asia Paperboard & Packaging Co., Ltd. (Japan) has invested in building a paper factory to meet the large annual import and export demand.

Mr. Takeshi Shiromaru - Deputy General Director of Kraft of Asia Paperboard & Packaging Co., Ltd. said that businesses need to import large quantities of scrap and export goods to many countries, so convenient seaport services are a decisive factor for business operations.

A corner of Cai Mep - Thi Vai port (Ba Ria - Vung Tau province). Photo: Do ​​Doan
A corner of Cai Mep – Thi Vai port (Ba Ria – Vung Tau province). Photo: Do ​​Doan

Promoting logistics development In addition to developing industrial zones around the port, Ba Ria - Vung Tau province also focuses on investing in transport infrastructure, creating strong connections between Cai Mep - Thi Vai port and key economic areas.

Important traffic works such as Bien Hoa - Vung Tau expressway, 991B, Phuoc An bridge, railway system connecting Cai Mep port with economic zones inside and outside the province will create a synchronous traffic system, reduce transportation costs and improve competitiveness.

According to Vice Chairman of the People's Committee of Ba Ria - Vung Tau province Le Ngoc Khanh, the completion of expressways and traffic connections will create great advantages for the freight transport business community, improve the efficiency of logistics operations, and help increase the value of import and export services through Cai Mep port.

According to Tran Chi Dung, General Secretary of the Vietnam Logistics Services Association, the completion of the transport connection will significantly improve logistics activities in the region, reduce transportation time and costs, and facilitate businesses in importing and exporting goods. Thereby, helping businesses expand their markets, optimize their supply chains, and improve their competitiveness.

In addition, the development of a synchronous transport system will attract more investors to industrial parks around the port, creating great opportunities for the sustainable development of the logistics industry and the economy of Ba Ria-Vung Tau.

The combination of industrial parks and transport infrastructure around Cai Mep port has brought about remarkable results. The increase in cargo throughput through the port is a positive signal from seaport activities. This is not only a remarkable development of the logistics industry but also demonstrates the success of the model of combining industrial parks and seaports.

Vietnam Financial Times