From priority
From the perspective of enterprises, Mr. Le Quang Trung - Deputy General Director of Vietnam Maritime Corporation - affirmed that information technology plays an important role in the development process and is considered as a "lifeline" connection. components of the entire logistics service chain. In the face of the inevitable trend of the market, the corporation has been prioritizing investment in information technology such as: Technology system to help customers monitor the process of goods transportation (E-Tracking / Tracing); a comprehensive connection system for information technology for container cargo exploitation between maritime service enterprises and seaport enterprises and shipping companies; solutions to support online payment, electronic invoices ...
Mr. Nguyen Manh Ha - Director of Nam Dinh Vu Port Joint Stock Company (Hai Phong) - said that the investment in modern equipment and development of seaport logistics services has contributed to increasing the goods release to reduce service cost.
Also located in Hai Phong, Tan Vu Port is one of the first ports in Vietnam to operate the differential global positioning system (DGPS) to manage container location on the yard. At the same time, from August 2017, Tan Vu Port put into use two QC rig cranes with a range of 14 containers.
Come relay
Although important, the number of domestic logistics enterprises interested in, investing and applying new technologies in operation is still low. In this situation, the Import and Export Department (Ministry of Industry and Trade) proposed, in the coming time, it is necessary to build specific programs to improve the capacity of logistics service providers through the application of technology to criteria to determine productivity, speed, accuracy, quality and service level ... At the same time, use the national technology innovation fund to fund these programs.
In addition, support applied research, training, technology transfer activities to build design capacity, system integration, installation and maintenance of application automation systems in transportation management. load, warehouse, distribution center ...; capital support or initial working conditions for startups on logistics electronic platform solutions; Research and apply available solutions developed by international / regional partners to utilize technology resources.
Recently, the Prime Minister also approved the Project "Building a competitive transport market in the direction of developing multimodal transport, connecting various forms of transport, focusing on applying information technology. believe to minimize transportation costs to facilitate the circulation and distribution of goods and services of enterprises ". Objective: To build a transport market with healthy competition, promote the strengths of each mode of transport and develop multi-modal transportation; application of advanced transport technologies to facilitate goods circulation, reduce logistics costs of the economy in the context of integration, improve national competitiveness

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