At Hai Phong port (Photo: VNA)Hanoi (VNA) – Optimising quality of logistics services is arequisite measures to boost Vietnam-EU trade amidst the COVID-19 pandemic,experts said at the online business matching forum held on December 9.
Director of the Ministry of Industry and Trade (MoIT)’s Trade Promotion AgencyVu Ba Phu said Vietnam and the EU have enjoyed fruitful trade ties in the pasttime, particularly the EU-Vietnam Free Trade Agreement, which was signed inAugust, serves as a boon for trade development between the two sides.
However, the two-way trade faced formidable challenges due to pandemic,including expensive logistics services, and the EU’s changes of administrativeprocedures in import-export and international goods management process.
In this context, Phu said logistics firms of both sides need to discusscooperative opportunities, take advantage of each other’s resources to optimiselogistics services so as to better serve export and import enterprises.
The MoIT’s competent agencies are working to create favourable conditions forimport and export firms as well as logistics businesses, he stressed, addingVietnam encourages local firms to invest heavily in uniform logistics infrastructure,enhance connectivity of transport vehicles, and improve capacity to providelogistics services through digitalisation.
Meanwhile, deputy head of the MoIT’s Foreign Trade Agency Tran Thanh Haisuggested EU firms plow into logistics infrastructure in Vietnam, participatein carrying out technology application in the field, and bolster training oflogistics human resources and cooperation in urban logistics, circularlogistics and green logistics.
Deputy General Secretary of the Vietnam Logistics Business Association NguyenTuong, for his part, laid stress on several challenges of Vietnamese logisticsfirms, including digital transformation, service quality, management skills,and human resources.
Senior Manager Supply Chain Solutions Asia of the Holland InternationalDistribution Council (HIDC) Sjaak de Klein said HIDC stands ready to giveconsultation on supply chain for Vietnamese logistics firms.
Sharing logistics risk management while cooperating with EU enterprises,President of Club FrancoRisk Gilbert Canameras said as risks increase when theworld changes, businesses should be well equipped with risk forecast systems./.
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