Current Situation and Direction for the Development of Dry Ports in Vietnam

Inland ports are a part of transport infrastructure and a focal point for organizing the transportation of goods by containers associated with the operation of seaports, international airports, border gates, and national railways. International. Developing dry ports in order to organize container transport in a rational manner, increase the efficiency of logistics services on transport corridors, contribute to reducing traffic congestion at seaports, international border gates, and major urban centers. Therefore, the development of dry ports in Vietnam is becoming increasingly urgent. Despite being considered an important link in multimodal transport, contributing to reducing transportation costs and reducing the time it takes to store goods at the port, this development has not been as expected. Most of the inland ports in Vietnam do not have enough port area or infrastructure, the connection of dry ports to industrial parks is difficult, and the lack of quantity leads to the fact that transport costs are still in high levels, clearance of goods through the port have not met expectations