Page 101 - Proceeding of Atrans Young Researcher's Forum 2019

“Transportation for A Better Life:
Smart Mobility for Now and Then”

23 August 2019, Bangkok, Thailand

Building multimodal transportation measures on a number of
main transportation corridors in the north of VietNam
Topic number: 09 Paper Identification number: AYRF2019-013
Phd Candidate Nguyen Thi Nhu , Nguyen Thi Thu , Nguyen Thi Hong Mai
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1 Faculty of Transport and Economics
University of Transport and Communications, VIETNAM
Telephone +84977064589
E-mail: nhunguyen@utc.edu.vn

2 Posts and Telecommunications Institute of Technology, VIETNAM
Telephone +84976396506
E-mail: thunguyenhp89@gmail.com

3 Faculty of Transport and Economics
University of Transport and Communications, VIETNAM
Telephone +84912631137
E-mail: hmai.vtdb.gtvt@gmail.com

Abstract
Along with the containerized revolution is the introduction of multimodal transport with the ability
to combine different modes of transport to create a closed transport chain, transporting door to door,
with the benefits of cost and shipping time. However, in Vietnam, the application of this advanced type
of transport still faces many difficulties and limitations due to policy mechanisms, transport
infrastructure, transportation technology as well as the construction of transport arrangements. The
article, studying theoretical issues about multimodal transport; characteristics of goods transported on
major transport corridors in northern Vietnam; conditions for implementation both in terms of legal and
practical basis. It, then, proposes suitable multimodal transport models for each transport corridor and
region of northern Vietnam.
Keywords: Multimodal transport, Logistics, Goods, Im-export

1. Introduction developed to transport multi-modalities in
According to the report of the Ministry of important transport corridors. Therefore, the
Planning and Investment on organizing a research team carried out the article "Building
symposium on the development of industrial zone, multimodal transport measures on some of the
export processing zone and industrial complexes, main transport corridors in the north of Vietnam"
Vietnam has 328 industrial parks and export with the scope of application as multimodal
processing zones, 625 industrial clusters. This is transport activities, awake goods by import and
an impressive number which shows the positive export containers by sea via Hai Phong port and
growth signs of freight forwarding and freight on two Vietnam - China transport corridors. The
forwarding activities in Vietnam. But according to study also uses a number of research methods such
the MOT report in 2018, transportation costs as statistics of research data, calculation, analysis
always accounted for the highest proportion of and comparison of data and transport plans so as
total logistics costs, specifically this rate in to map some transport options.
Vietnam is about 59%, in the US is about 63.6%,
while in Thailand it is about 53.5% (pp 5). Also 2. Main Contents
according to this report (pp 7), one of the causes 2.1 Overview of multimodal transport
of this problem is unreasonable transport a. Some concepts
organization, not being able to fully utilize the According to the United Nations Convention
advantages of transport modes, not being on International Multimodal Transport, in 1980:

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