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

23 August 2019, Bangkok, Thailand

China with 7 pairs of international border gates, 2 Air transport system: The northern region has
international border gates of railways. two international airports: Noi Bai and Cat Bi, but
In the area, there are all four types of transport only Noi Bai international airport has a cargo
of railway, road, water ways and aviation forming terminal with a capacity of 403,000 tons / year; Hai
the main transport corridors in the region and the Phong Cat Bi Airport is located 15 km from Tan Vu
external transport corridor. It is completely possible seaport, only for passenger transport (Nhu, 2018).
to connect transport modes to form a unified The main inland waterways in the region
transport chain to serve regional transportation mainly come from Hai Phong and Quang Ninh ports,
needs. transporting some types of bulk, low value goods.
Some important road routes in the region : The These routes include of Hai Phong - Hanoi route
route connecting the center of Hanoi capital with the through Luoc and Red rivers ; Hai Phong - Quang
gateway ports of the region and the whole country - Ninh route through Chanh river and Bach Dang
Hai Phong seaport - is national highway 5A and river; Hai Phong - Hai Duong route via Cam river,
Hanoi - Hai Phong highway ; National highways 1, Hai Phong - Bac Ninh route…
2, 3, 4, 5, 10, 18 ... Some highways such as Hanoi - The sea transportation system extends from
Hai Phong highway; Hanoi - Lao Cai, Phap Van - Quang Ninh to Thai Binh and Nam Dinh areas
Cau Gie - Ninh Binh highways; Hanoi - Bac Giang belonging to the northern seaport group, according
... etc. (Nhu, 2018) to the planning of seaport groups in Vietnam. In
particular, Hai Phong seaport is the second largest
port group of the country, the gateway to the sea of
both northern regions in particular and the
surrounding areas in general.
Transitional clues in multimodal transport
- International system of international border gates:
The northern region with 7 pairs of international
border gates between Vietnam and China, of which
the largest is Mong Cai - Dong Hung border gate;
Lao Cai - Ha Khau; Huu Nghi - Huu Nghi Quan.
There are also pairs of international land border
gates with Laos (Tay Trang Border Gate in Dien
Bien Province) (Bureau of border gates).
- Logistics centers: The northern region has a
number of logistics centers such as Green logistics
center, Hai Phong; Hai Phong Yusen Logistics
Logistics Center; Damco Logistics Center; ICD Tien
Son logistics center, Bac Ninh is located in the center
of the Red River Delta; Kim Thanh logistics center
(Lao Cai);
- The shallow ports (ICD) - the transitional
hub of multimodal transport. The Northern ICDs
mostly connect to road and rail transport systems but
do not have connections with sea and river. The
scope of activities is limited, mainly providing road
transport services and warehouse leasing. (Institute
of transport development and strategy, 2016),

Fig. 2 The main transport corridors in Vietnam 2.3 Develop multimodal freight transport
options
Railway transport system with extremely 2.3.1 Basis of choice
important points is the railway connecting from Hai a. Commodity requirements: In the modes of
Phong port to Hanoi capital and connecting with transport there are clear rules such as goods that are
Chinese railways through 2 border gates: Dong Dang and are not shipped in terms of product category,
(Lang Son) and Lao Cai. weight and item size. This is a prerequisite, the

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