The wave of logistics investment is gradually heating up in Ho Chi Minh City

Investment in the logistics sector is heating up with a series of proposals from domestic and foreign investors. This is evidence of investors’ confidence in the logistics center of Ho Chi Minh City after the merger.

Proposed Project Series

In July 2025, Chairman of Ho Chi Minh City People's Committee Nguyen Van Duoc continuously had meetings and meetings with many large domestic and foreign corporations. One of the areas that investors are interested in is logistics.

Notably, in early July 2025, the Chairman of the Ho Chi Minh City People's Committee had a meeting with T&T Group on investment projects in the City. Here, Mr. Do Quang Hien, Executive Chairman of T&T Group, said that the Group has strengths in investing in many fields, including high-tech logistics, seaports, and airports.

With the strengths and experience in the fields that T&T has successfully invested in, Mr. Hien wishes to participate in investing in fields serving the logistics industry in Ho Chi Minh City such as: Ho Chi Minh City - Moc Bai Expressway Project, Ring Road 4 Project. The Group aims to become a key private investor in forming infrastructure systems and participating in investing in logistics supply chains.

Recently, the consortium of Duc Khai Joint Stock Company - Tam Binh Real Estate Joint Stock Company - Tan Hoang Real Estate Joint Stock Company sent a document to the People's Committee of Ho Chi Minh City proposing that investors study and prepare a pre-feasibility study report for the ICD Transit Port Cluster Project in Long Binh Ward, Ho Chi Minh City.

The above project was assigned by the Ho Chi Minh City People's Committee to the above consortium for research and the project proposal was approved in Decision No. 05/QD-UBND dated January 5, 2017. However, for many reasons, mainly changes in legal policies related to the BT investment form, the Project could not continue to be implemented in the form of BT Contract as initially approved.

However, the Ho Chi Minh City People's Committee still has a policy of assigning the Department of Transport (now the Department of Construction) to be responsible for preparing the pre-feasibility study report and the feasibility study report from 2022. However, over the past 3 years, the Department of Construction has not completed the related procedures for approval according to the direction of the Ho Chi Minh City People's Committee.

Therefore, the above-mentioned investor consortium has proactively proposed to the City People's Committee to allow the investor to continue researching and proposing the Project under the PPP form based on the new regulations effective from January 1, 2025. The investor commits to fully prepare legal documents, financial capacity, technical and related documents, and is ready to coordinate with the units assigned by the City to speed up the progress of project research and appraisal.

The race is heating up

Recently, Ho Chi Minh City has recorded strong interest from many investors in the logistics sector. In particular, the logistics center project at the Ho Chi Minh City High-Tech Park is being prepared for a feasibility study by a domestic investor, and is expected to start construction soon. At the same time, Ho Chi Minh City is promoting investment in the Can Gio International Transit Port Project proposed by the consortium of Saigon Port Joint Stock Company and Terminal Investment Limited Holding SA.

In the old Binh Duong and old Ba Ria - Vung Tau areas (now merged into Ho Chi Minh City), logistics projects have also received attention and proposals from many investors, especially projects associated with free trade zones. Specifically, in the old Binh Duong area, Warburg Pincus Group (USA) and its joint venture partner Becamex IDC are studying the investment in a 75-hectare cross-border e-commerce center. This center will integrate high-tech factory areas, air freight warehouses, e-commerce warehouses, bonded warehouses, etc.

Also in this area, the AP Moller Maersk Group (Denmark) is interested in investing in a large-scale logistics center for long-term operations. Meanwhile, a domestic enterprise, Viettel Post, has proposed building an international agricultural logistics center to serve exports to China and ASEAN countries.

In the old Ba Ria - Vung Tau area, the project investment process has been more specific. In February 2025, the local government signed a memorandum of understanding with DP World Group (UAE) to cooperate in building a free trade center associated with a seaport in the Cai Mep Ha area.

The fact that investors are interested in and pouring capital into the logistics sector shows that this is a sector with much room for development, especially in the context of Ho Chi Minh City expanding its administrative boundaries and improving regional infrastructure connections. Many businesses expect that logistics projects will soon be implemented, contributing to solving the problem of high transportation costs.

Source: https://baodautu.vn/lan-song-dau-tu-logistics-nong-dan-tai-tphcm-d345638.html