The central city plans to build a logistics complex to position Da Nang as an international-standard logistics centre for Vietnam , Asean and the Asia Pacific region by 2030.

The complex will be located in the northwest part of the city on 312 hectares with total investment of 14 trillion dongs (US$620 million).

The decision was announced at the city’s people’s council meeting in July. Da Nang’s complex will include a series of logistics centres linked by a system of roads and rail lines. The major nodes in the complex will be the newly designed Lien Chieu deep-sea port, Hoa Nhon; the newly built Kim Lien railway station; an airport and hi-tech park with international-standard warehouses; an inland clearance depot railway and entry point to road connections.

Vice chairman of the city’s People’s Committee Dang Viet Dung said the city intended to build the Lien Chieu port as a key entry point into logistics chains providing services for the central and central Highlands regions, as well as the import-export exchange among ASEAN partners via the East-West Economic Corridor (EWEC) that links Viet Nam, Laos, Thailand and Myanmar.

“We aim to build up Da Nang as a regional logistics centre to meet import and export needs among domestic and foreign direct investment enterprises. Partners in ASEAN could boost trading with Vietnamese businesses along the EWEC transport system and via Da Nang ports,” Dung said.

“The logistics complex will provide 50 per cent of logistics services via the airport and sea ports and 40 per cent via the railway system by 2050,” he said. – Viet Nam News