It aims to build and develop Hai Phong to become the focal point of the Northern region and the whole country in terms of seaport and logistics services

(Haiphong.gov.vn) – The City People’s Committee has just issued Plan 238/KH-UBND to implement Resolution No. 02-NQ/TU dated August 2, 2021 of the Standing Committee of the City Party Committee on development of activities service activities serving seaport operations, logistics services to 2025, 2030 and vision to 2045; Decision No. 221/QD-TTg dated February 22, 2021 of the Prime Minister amending and supplementing Decision No. 200/QD-TTg dated February 14, 2017 approving the Action plan to improve competitiveness and develop logistics services in Vietnam to 2025.

Hai Phong strives to achieve the goal by 2025, to become a key marine economy of the country, a national logistics service center. Photos: Dam Thanh

The plan aims to promptly and effectively deploy tasks and solutions to achieve the goal in the periods of 2021 – 2025, period of 2026 – 2030 and a vision to 2045, to build and develop Hai Phong city become the key point of the Northern region and the whole country in developing seaport services, logistics services, meeting domestic and international demands well.

With 6 groups of main solution tasks, including: improving the efficiency of state management; developing seaport infrastructure and connecting traffic infrastructure; developing seaport services and logistics services; create investment capital, improve the competitiveness of Hai Phong seaport; training, human resource development and development of modern marine science and technology. The City People’s Committee requires that the implementation work must be on schedule, suitable to the actual situation, feasible, quality and effective on the basis of maximizing resources and sticking to the development goals of the Resolution. Responsibilities of relevant agencies and units shall be defined and clearly assigned as a basis for checking, monitoring, urging and supplementing the implementation.

In view of Resolution No. 02 dated August 2, 2021 of the Standing Committee of the City Party Committee stating, Hai Phong must develop services for seaport operations and logistics services commensurate with its potential, advantages, and direction in depth as the key to become an international transshipment hub and a modern logistics service center of Southeast Asia’s stature; having breakthrough mechanisms and policies, an attractive business investment environment, effectively mobilizing and using investment resources at home and abroad…

Striving for the goal that by 2025, Hai Phong will become a key marine economy of the country, a national logistics service center, with goods through the port estimated at 300 million tons, growing at an average rate in the period of 2019 – 2025. reaching 15.1%/year.

By 2030, it shall become a modern international logistics service center by sea, air, highway, and high-speed rail. Cargo through the port is estimated at 600 million tons.

By 2045, it shall continue to increase the contribution of seaport services and logistics services to the GRDP, contributing to making Hai Phong a city with a high level of development in the group of leading cities in Asia and the world….

Minh Hao