Market Overview

Vietnam is at an inflection point, with a rapidly increasing GDP, young population, and the willingness to adopt new technologies. The logistics market in the country is in its transition stage and the demand for logistics is rising strongly. High economic growth, increasing domestic manufacturing, the rise in consumption, and booming e-commerce are some of the key drivers of the Vietnamese freight and logistics market.  Weak transport infrastructure and high logistics cost remain to be market restraints. Contract logistics is one of the key trends in the Vietnamese freight and logistics market. The booming e-commerce in the country presents an opportunity for start-ups with innovative technologies demanding more efficient logistics services, especially in the areas of last-mile delivery and value-added services. The logistics market in Vietnam is becoming more liberalized, creating opportunities for new companies to cash in on the rising demand.

Scope of the Report

A complete background analysis of the Vietnamese freight and logistics market, which includes an assessment of the economy and contribution of sectors in the economy, market overview, market size estimation for key segments, and emerging trends in the market segments, market dynamics, and logistics spending by the end-user industries, is covered in the report.

Key Market Trends

Growing Maritime Sector – The Country Aims to Become a Maritime Powerhouse

With a coastline of 3,260 kilometres and a number of rivers flowing the country, Vietnam holds a lot of potential for maritime freight transport. In 2018, the seaports of Vietnam handled 524.7 million metric ton of cargo, 19% more than that in 2017. The country has 1,593 ships, with total capacity of about 7.8 million DWT as of December 2018, ranking fourth in ASEAN and 30th globally.  Additionally, Vietnam has 272 wharfs with an accumulated annual capacity exceeding 550 million metric ton. There are around 1,300 businesses in the country providing maritime businesses; however, they fulfil only a portion of the market demand. The maritime sector of the country needs investments, and as it grows, the sector is likely to have a profound impact on the economy. 

The Vietnamese government plans to make Vietnam a powerful maritime country by 2030. It aims to increase the maritime sector contribution to GDP to 10%. Further, the government aims to increase the contribution of the 28 coastal cities and provinces to the Vietnamese economy to 65% – 70%, which was around 60% in 2017. The total cargo handled by Vietnamese seaports increased by 9.8% between 2011 and 2017. The country aims to increase the throughput to 640 to 680 million metric ton, per year, by 2020, and 1,040 to 1,160 metric ton, per year, by 2030. The government is also looking to reduce the dependence on road transport and cut the volume of goods transported on roads.

Shift of Manufacturing Facilities – Logistics Demand to Rise

Over the last 20 years, Vietnam has established itself as one of the brightest manufacturing hotspots in Southeast Asia. From 1986 to 2018, land allotted to industrial parks increased from 335 hectares to an impressive 80,000 hectares. Owing to low labor costs, Vietnam has received a lot of capital over the years, for establishing assembling facilities and manufacturing factories. Raw materials and mechanical spare parts for manufacturing and production purposes are one of the key imports of the country. Raw materials for manufacturing are imported into the country and the manufactured products are exported, which demand an effective logistics sector, supporting the manufacturing sector of the country.

The country is establishing itself as an export-driven economy. The government is encouraging business in the manufacturing sector and is attracting investments in this sector, by establishing economic zones and industrial parks. The manufacturing and processing sectors received the highest FDI in 2017, close to 44% of the total. In recent years, the number of businesses that relocated their operations from China to Vietnam has been increasing. The rising costs in China, the country moving away from labour-intensive industries, and moving up the value chain is leading the businesses to relocate their manufacturing facilities to Southeast Asia, and the proximity and geographic location of Vietnam makes it a viable option. Moreover, Vietnam has lot of trade agreements (around 17 FTAs), which create a favourable business environment for domestic and foreign companies.

Competitive Landscape

The logistics market landscape of Vietnam is highly fragmented in nature and most of the players are small- and medium-sized firms providing low-value-added logistics services. There are more than 3,000 logistics companies, and 90% of them have a registered capital of less than VND 10 billion. Only 5% of these have a capital in the range of VND 10-20 billion, while the remaining have more than VND 20 billion. The competition between the domestic logistic companies is fierce, and the Vietnamese freight and logistics market is dominated by foreign companies. Even though the foreign logistics firms account for less share of transportation volume, these take 70%-80% of the revenue of the logistics market. This highly fragmented nature is also limiting the logistics potential of Vietnam up to some extent.

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1 INTRODUCTION

1.1 Study Deliverables

1.2 Study Assumptions

1.3 Scope of the Study

2 RESEARCH METHODOLOGY

2.1 Analysis Methodology

2.2 Research Phases

3 EXECUTIVE SUMMARY

4 MARKET DYNAMICS AND INSIGHTS

4.1 Current Market Scenario

4.2 Market Dynamics

4.2.1 Drivers

4.2.2 Restraints

4.2.3 Opportunities

4.3 Industry Attractiveness of Porter’s Five Forces Analysis

4.4 Value Chain / Supply Chain Analysis

4.5 Government Regulations and Initiatives

4.6 Technological Trends (Overview of Industry 4.0 in Vietnam and its Impact on the Logistics Sector)

4.7 Insight into the E-commerce Industry (Domestic and Cross-border E-commerce)

4.8 Insight into Cross-border Trucking and Intermodal Transportation

4.9 Brief on Freight Transportation Costs/Freight rates in Vietnam

4.10 Developments in Rail Freight Transport between Vietnam and Europe

4.11 Elaboration on Transit Trade though Vietnam

5 MARKET SEGMENTATION

5.1 By Function

5.1.1 Freight Transport

5.1.1.1 Road

5.1.1.2 Shipping and Inland Water

5.1.1.3 Air

5.1.1.4 Rail

5.1.2 Freight Forwarding

5.1.3 Warehousing

5.1.4 Value-added Services

5.1.5 Key Quantitative and Qualitative Insights on Other Emerging Areas, such as Cold Chain Logistics, Return Logistics, Project Logistics, and  Technological Developments in Logistics.

5.2 By End User

5.2.1 Manufacturing and Automotive

5.2.2 Oil and Gas, Mining, and Quarrying

5.2.3 Agriculture, Fishing, and Forestry

5.2.4 Construction

5.2.5 Distributive Trade (Wholesale and Retail Segments, Including FMCG)

5.2.6 Other End Users (Telecommunication and Pharmaceuticals)

6 COMPETITIVE LANDSCAPE

6.1 Overview (Market Concentration and Major Players)

6.2 Other Companies (Key Information/Overview)

6.3 Company Profiles

6.3.1 Viettel Logistics Co. Ltd

6.3.2 Hai Minh Corp.

6.3.3 Saigon Cargo Service Corporation (SCSC)

6.3.4 Tan Cang Logistics & Stevedoring JSC

6.3.5 Vietrans Saigon Logistics

6.3.6 PetroVietnam Transportation Corp.

6.3.7 Vietnam Transport & Chartering Corporation

6.3.8 Bee Logistics Corporation

6.3.9 Indo Trans Logistics Corporation

6.3.10 Vinatrans

6.3.11 Gemadept Corporation/Gemadept Logistics

6.3.12 Transimex Corp.

6.3.13 Agility Logistics Pvt. Ltd

6.3.14 United Parcel Service Inc.

6.3.15 Bolloré Transport & Logistics

6.3.16 Kintetsu World Express Inc.

6.3.17 Keppel Logistics

6.3.18 DB Schenker

6.3.19 Kerry Logistics Network Limited

6.3.20 CEVA Logistics

6.3.21 Nippon Express Co. Ltd

6.3.22 Yamato Holdings Co. Ltd

6.3.23 Yusen Logistics Co. Ltd

6.3.24 Deutsche Post DHL Group

* List not exhaustive

6.4 Other Companies (Key Information/Overview)

6.4.1 DSV, Kuehne + Nagel, Samsung SDS, Sinotrans, PT Transport Logistics, Pentiger Vietnam Co. Ltd, VIET Total Logistics (VTL)Co. Ltd, Konoike Vinatrans Logistics Co. Ltd, VNT Logistics JSC, Vinafco, Danko Logistics, Damco, Vinatrans Danang, Sojitz Corporation, Otran Logistics Company Limited, SEKO logistics

* List not exhaustive

7 MARKET OPPORTUNITIES AND FUTURE TRENDS

8 APPENDIX

8.1 GDP Distribution, by Activity and Region

8.2 Insight into Capital Flows

8.3 Economic Statistics – Transport and Storage Sector

8.4 External Trade Statistics – Export and Import, by Product

8.5 Insight into Key Export Destinations

8.6 Insight into Key Import Origin Countries

8.7 List of Prospective Clients for Logistics Service Providers

MARKET SEGMENTATION

By Function

Freight Transport

Road

Shipping and Inland Water

Air

Rail

Freight Forwarding

Warehousing

Value-added Services

Key Quantitative and Qualitative Insights on Other Emerging Areas, such as Cold Chain Logistics, Return Logistics, Project Logistics, and  Technological Developments in Logistics.

By End User

Manufacturing and Automotive

Oil and Gas, Mining, and Quarrying

Agriculture, Fishing, and Forestry

Construction

Distributive Trade (Wholesale and Retail Segments, Including FMCG)

Other End Users (Telecommunication and Pharmaceuticals)