Can Tho International Airport (Source: VNA)Can Tho (VNA) – The Mekong Delta city of Can Tho needs to developlogistics centres to meet increasing demand for the transportation of goods byinternational and domestic airlines.
VoThanh Thong, chairman of the city’s People’s Committee, made the statement at arecent meeting with the Ministry of Industry and Trade (MoIT)’s delegation. Headded that four businesses have put forward proposals to develop such centresin cooperation with the city.
Logistics services for the transport of goods by air are very importantfor Can Tho and the Mekong Delta region, Thong said, because agriculturalproducts, especially farming and fishery products, must be fresh if they are tobe sold at high prices. Therefore, besides preservation, the moment oftransport for those products is very important.
At present, Can Thơ International Airport is connected with Hanoi in thenorth, Da Nang in the central region, and Phu Quoc and Con Dao islands in thesouth. In 2019, the airport will be connected through five new domestic routesto the northern port city of Hai Phong, Thanh Hoa, Vinh, and Nha Trang in thecentral region, and Da Lat in the Central Highlands and two internationalroutes to Bangkok (Thailand) and Kuala Lumpur (Malaysia).
Can Tho expects to exploit these routes for both transporting passengersand cargo, Thong said. Therefore, demand for logistics services is high,especially demand for the transport of fresh agricultural products.
Municipal authorities are in the process of studying the four investorsthat have made proposals to choose suitable partners, according to the official.
He said the projects need support from the Ministry of Industry andTrade and the Ministry of Transport to ensure efficiency, especially in termsof selecting partners.
At the meeting, Minister of Industry and Trade Tran Tuan Anh said theministry would continue to discuss more details about the development of airlogistics centres with Can Tho’s authorities.
He said now the MoIT is in the process of talking with a Japanesepartner about the development of a food processing centre in the Mekong Deltaregion. Under the project, an air logistics facility will be developed to servethe food processing centre.
The minister also asked Can Tho to pay more attention to attractingenterprises, especially from the Republic of Korea and Japan.
In August 2018, Can Tho City People’s Committee and Vietnam AirlinesCorporation (Vietnam Airlines) signed an agreement to develop the Can Tho AirLogistics Centre on an area of about 27 hectares next to Can Tho airport. - VNA
