2024.03.21 12:42:53
Hậu Giang to build VNĐ1.5 trillion logistics centre
Hậu Giang is planning to build a logistics centre at a cost of over VNĐ 一. 五 trillion (US$ 六 六.0 三 million). — Photo VNA
HẬU GIANG — The Mekong Delta province of Hậu Giang is planning to build a logistics centre at a cost of over VNĐ 一. 五 trillion (US$ 六 六.0 三 million).
The aim is to reduce the logistics cost in the region and improve the competitiveness of the regional products in both domestic and foreign markets.
The centre will cover 八0ha in Sông Hậu Industrial Zone in Châu Thành District. It will include a wharf area, goods storage and warehouse, along with a control building, support areas and roads.
In the period between 二0 一 七 and 二0 二0, the centre will get a quay, warehouse and office to serve logistics activities on a 三0ha area.
According to Hồ Thị Thu Hòa from the HCM City University of Transport, the centre has a favourable location owing to its proximity to many industrial parks and roads system connecting the Mekong Delta with key economic region and neighbouring countries.
Once operational, the centre will play a core role in goods distribution and transportation, boosting the socio-economic development of the whole region.
By 二0 二 五, it is expected to create jobs for 一,000 people. — VNS
