TS. Tran Du Lich: 70% of logistics companies to make profits and there is still the potential market

As the service sector has a very wide connotation activities, including production and circulation of goods, so clearly shaping policies to promote enterprise development is necessary. However, according to Dr. Tran Du Lich (Member of the Economic Committee of the National Assembly), positioning logistics problems during the restructuring of the Vietnamese economy is rather vague and no development policy.

 

According to a survey by the Association of Business Logistics Vietnam (VLA), there are about 1300 enterprises logistics services. In particular, the average charter capital of the company is currently about 4-6 billion, higher by 3-4 times than before 2007.

 

70% made a profit - potential sector

 

In particular, small and medium enterprises (capital of VND20 billion) accounted for 72%, the rest is a great company with capital of 20 billion. Number of firms integrated logistics services / 3PL development in recent years and accounted for around 15-20%.

 

Average number of employees at small and medium sized logistics enterprises 30-40 employees and large businesses with 100 employees or more. Of these, only about 5-7% of the labor is well trained and professional workforce from many sources and the remaining 85% of the enterprise workforce training.

 

Commenting on these figures, Dr. Calendar for that in the difficult economic conditions, other industry enterprises losses, discontinued operations, up to 80% of the logistics business enterprises reached or exceeded, 70% of enterprises made profits surveyed by VLA, show that this is the sector with development potential.

 

"Vietnam logistics businesses though still very young, but rapidly growing, away from traditional activities such as shipping, warehousing .. and is developing integrated services, with concentration of high added value. But Vietnam is currently DN share of small, affordable is a lack of policy support from the state or objective rules of the market and the growth rate of the economy has a large open? "- Dr. Calendar questioned.

 

Also according to the VLA survey, where almost 70% of Vietnam's logistics enterprises have no assets and only 16% of investment equipment, means of transport; 4% investment in warehousing, port ... the rest is outsourced.

 

Mr. Dao Xuan Quang, chairman VLA said logistics were initially developed, the services have added value, but the capacity is not uniform, the outstanding professional, simple discrete services, logistics operations are Distributed disconnect should not convince shippers outsource logistics improve.

 

Attracting private investment to develop the sector

 

Currently many corporations produce processing industry branches of our country are held in the company as logistics professional looking equally independent logistics enterprises.

 

Therefore, TS. Calendar for that to assess the logistics services industry has high added value, which Vietnam has advantages developed. Accordingly, the need to locate logistics in economy structure through which determined this is the service sector the priority needs for long-term development planning; associated with marine economic strategy; Characteristics associated with the economy's large aperture; aims to increase market share in the regional logistics AEC, Northeast Asia, regional markets towards the TPP.

 

Besides, the need to provide sex model public - private partnership (PPP) to encourage private investment in infrastructure for the development of logistics services, such as transportation infrastructure connecting economic zones, industrial parks seaports and airports; Development of inland shipping; Priority development land for warehousing, dry ports; Substitution-state model by PPP in the development of marine transport means;

 

Also, review all the provisions of the law related to logistics services in order to create a legal framework for the operation of logistics service advantages, fair competition and transparency, in accordance with standards international.

 

For logistics companies, Dr. Calendar for that depending on the type of logistics services, companies need to link development strengths. Heavily involved in supporting the supply chain, implementing forms outsoursing in providing logistics services; while also working to become the enterprises' self-supply logistics ", ie businesses owned vehicles, factories, warehouses, cargo handling equipment and all other resources to implement logistics service