Many difficulties and challenges in building a logistics center in the Mekong Delta region

Mr. Nguyen Van Khoi, Vice Chairman of Can Tho City People's Committee spoke at the forum

After the reorganization and merger, Can Tho City is a class I city, directly under the Central Government. The city has a strategic location, with the role of the center of the Mekong Delta region. Can Tho is a trading hub, a center of services - logistics - processing industry and marine economy , identified as the main growth driver of the region.

Mr. Nguyen Van Khoi, Vice Chairman of Can Tho City People's Committee, said: Can Tho City has a diverse transportation system including waterways, roads, and airways; playing the role of a logistics center connecting Can Tho with Ho Chi Minh City, the Mekong Delta provinces, and the international economic corridor. The city holds undeniable advantages as a regional hub, with a synchronous planning of seaports, international airports, and a bustling inland waterway network.

In addition to the advantages, Vice Chairman of Can Tho City People's Committee Nguyen Van Khoi frankly acknowledged: The goal of becoming a modern logistics center, a comprehensive hub of the Mekong Delta region of Can Tho City is still facing many difficulties and challenges. Typically, the city's logistics infrastructure is not yet synchronized, especially the connection of waterways, ports, warehouses and digital technology infrastructure; logistics services are still limited in receiving, preserving, transporting and clearing goods.

Hau River, a vital waterway passing through Can Tho City

In addition, in Can Tho City, most logistics enterprises are small and medium-sized, lacking the capacity to provide comprehensive services, integrated along the value chain; some mechanisms and policies are not really suitable for the new situation, need to continue to be improved to meet the requirements of regional economic development and the urban consolidation process.

At the forum, experts and managers said that not only Can Tho City but also the entire Mekong Delta region, the logistics system still faces many difficulties and challenges. In particular, the inland waterway transport system of the region is considered the lifeline in transporting goods, but still has many shortcomings and has not fully exploited its inherent potential.

Specifically, waterway transport infrastructure is still weak and unsynchronized; many important waterways of Hau River, Tien River, Co Chien River, Ham Luong River... are silted; planning and management work lacks regional connectivity; waterway transport means are outdated; technology application is limited...

TUAN QUANG

Source: https://www.sggp.org.vn/nhieu-kho-khan-thach-thuc-trong-xay-dung-trung-tam-logistics-vung-dbscl-post823523.html