With the goal of turning Chu Lai port into a logistics connection center, promoting domestic consumption and export of agricultural products, Truong Hai International Freight Forwarding Company (THILOGI) has implemented many solutions to connect operations. Transport forwarding by road - seaport - by sea, optimizing the agricultural export value chain.
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In 2023, China will spend more than 24.4 billion USD to import all kinds agricultural. Vietnam is the second largest exporter of agricultural products to China, after Thailand. This is the result achieved when Vietnam and China signed protocols for many types of officially exported agricultural products (bananas, dragon fruits, mangoes, watermelons, longans, rambutans, jackfruit...) opening up many opportunities. helps Vietnamese goods penetrate this large market. China will continue to be a potential market for Vietnamese agricultural products to increase market share and export value.
However, currently, this item is mainly transported and exported by road through northern border gates such as Tan Thanh, Huu Nghi, Chi Ma (Lang Son), Mong Cai (Quang Ninh)... It is said that at the border gates, the yards for gathering agricultural products are not guaranteed, there is a lack of cold storage systems, coordination is still inadequate, and congestion occurs during the peak season, causing fruit to spoil and develop. generates logistics costs, thereby reducing competition in the market. This is a difficult problem for businesses exporting agricultural products, especially fruit groups with growing areas in the South Central, Central Central, and Central Highlands regions with long transportation distances.
Grasping the potential and at the same time sharing difficulties with businesses, THILOGI has invested in vehicles, equipment, upgraded infrastructure, and at the same time developed a comprehensive logistics service model from transportation, handling export procedures, quarantine, customs declaration, storage, preservation... serving the export of agricultural products (fruits, frozen goods...) by specialized reefer containers through Chu Lai port; create favorable conditions for official agricultural product trade to major markets such as China, the US, the EU...
Developing the logistics system, contributing to enhancing the value of Vietnamese agricultural products
To improve the value of the agricultural product chain, logistics services must be connected and comprehensive, businesses need to escape the traditional path of only exporting by road, and promote multi-modal transportation to optimize costs. costs, time and improve product quality. As an enterprise connecting exported agricultural products in the Central region - Central Highlands, Laos, Cambodia, THILOGI focuses on investing and developing a full-package logistics service model, linking freight forwarding activities from the road. to the sea and provide seaport services (ship towing, loading and unloading, counting, warehouse - yard, shipping agency, customs procedures...).
THILOGI owns a fleet of transport vehicles and specialized refrigerated containers (40, 45 feet) with more than 200 tractors, ensuring agricultural products are preserved in compatible temperatures according to regulations for each type. At Chu Lai port, the cold storage system is built according to international standards with an area of more than 12,500 m2.2 with a capacity of 1,000 reefer containers to meet customers' storage and export needs.
In the coming time, Chu Lai port will put into operation a 50,000-ton port with a modern loading and unloading equipment system; Deploying e-Port software, helping customers update actual ship and cargo data status 24/7. At the same time, the port focuses on building a market database, understanding customer needs, and on that basis, linking with many international shipping lines, stabilizing shipping rates, and developing more maritime routes. Direct connection from Chu Lai port to major ports in the world, increasing frequency to 4 flights/week. Currently, the service fee schedule at the port is 10 - 30% lower than other ports in the region, supporting businesses exporting agricultural products with optimal costs.
Currently, THILOGI is perfecting the logistics network by road (transfer station system, depot), and sea, focusing on Chu Lai port, helping businesses reduce transportation costs, shorten delivery time, and ensure Safe goods, limited damage. With the close connection between land and sea, THILOGI has many advantages to attract domestic and foreign goods (Laos, Cambodia) to Chu Lai port.
With the implementation of many solutions to increase logistics capacity to serve agriculture, Chu Lai port is gradually asserting its role as a specialized reefer container port serving agricultural export, solving the problem of logistics costs for businesses. industry, while increasing the competitiveness of Vietnamese agricultural products in the world market.
Source: Customs Online
