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From Seaport to Port Hinterland: Where Is the Real Bottleneck?

Many places have invested quickly in port berths, yet post-port connectivity is what truly determines whether cargo moves fast or slow, and whether costs escalate or remain under control.

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Green Fuels for Shipping: Who Pays the Bill?

Green Fuels for Shipping: Who Pays the Bill?

From methanol and ammonia to biofuels, the biggest question is not merely whether the technology is available, but how the costs of the transition will be shared among the stakeholders.

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After the Red Sea, the World Relearns the Logic of Seaborne Trade

After the Red Sea, the World Relearns the Logic of Seaborne Trade

Disruptions along critical maritime routes have forced businesses to rethink their entire approach to shipping lanes, buffer time, inventory, and the allocation of risk at sea.

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The Race to Secure a Position in the Global Value Chain

The Race to Secure a Position in the Global Value Chain

Every country wants to move beyond the stage of simple processing and assembly; logistics is therefore no longer merely a supporting service, but a strategic tool for climbing the value ladder and retaining investment.

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When Politics Deeply Intervenes in the Flow of Goods

When Politics Deeply Intervenes in the Flow of Goods

From chips, batteries, and minerals to energy, an increasing number of commodities are being directly shaped by national policies; logistics has therefore become an inseparable part of geoeconomics.

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Lights-Out Factories: Vietnam Can No Longer Delay Its Automation Decision

Lights-Out Factories: Vietnam Can No Longer Delay Its Automation Decision

Automation is no longer a story reserved for billion-dollar manufacturers. As industrial robots become cheaper and more capable, 24/7 “lights-out” production is moving from a technological symbol to a new benchmark of competitiveness. For Vietnam, the core question is no longer whether robots are coming, but where the country intends to stand in the new supply-chain order: merely as a production site, or as a place that can integrate, optimize and create higher value from automation.

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Logistics in an Era of Prolonged Uncertainty

Logistics in an Era of Prolonged Uncertainty

Uncertainty is no longer an exceptional disruption; it is becoming the new normal of global trade, forcing logistics to move from passive reaction to proactive forecasting and coordination.

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From Just in Time to Just in Case

From Just in Time to Just in Case

After repeated global shocks, the philosophy of absolute lean efficiency is giving way to calculated preparedness, where inventory, backup sources, and rapid response capability are being revalued.

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Multi-Polar Supply Chains and the Challenge for Vietnamese Businesses

Multi-Polar Supply Chains and the Challenge for Vietnamese Businesses

The world is moving from linear globalization to multi-polar networks, where businesses must learn to live with fragmentation, uncertainty, and increasingly dense compliance standards.

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Vietnam in the New China+1 Race

Vietnam in the New China+1 Race

The China+1 wave is entering a more selective phase: investors are no longer looking only for a place to build factories, but for locations with logistics that are deep enough, fast enough, and stable enough to reduce long-term risk.

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Green Logistics Corridors: How Will Vietnam Cut Transport Emissions by 2050?

Green Logistics Corridors: How Will Vietnam Cut Transport Emissions by 2050?

In Vietnam’s green-growth agenda and its pledge to achieve net-zero emissions by 2050, transport and logistics have come under intense scrutiny. In 2023, the transport sector emitted about 39.3 million tonnes of CO₂, accounting for roughly 11 percent of national emissions, with road and maritime transport responsible for the bulk.

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When cost is no longer king in supply chains

When cost is no longer king in supply chains

For decades, global supply chains were organized around a near-absolute belief: if cost is optimized, efficiency is optimized. Produce where it is cheapest, ship along the fastest route, keep inventories lean and deliver just in time - that was the winning formula of accelerated globalization. However, the current situation has raised a very fundamental question:

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Vietnam – China – Europe Rail Corridors: Can High-Value Exports Ride the New Wave?

Vietnam – China – Europe Rail Corridors: Can High-Value Exports Ride the New Wave?

As manufacturers diversify away from China and global shippers look for alternatives to congested sea lanes and expensive air freight, Vietnam’s rail links with China and onward to Europe are drawing renewed attention. From the Lao Cai–Hekou–Kunming and Dong Dang–Pingxiang–Nanning routes to intermodal trains transiting China to Russia and Europe, rail is emerging as a “third way” between low-cost but slow ocean freight and fast but costly air cargo.

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EU CBAM: A New Test for Vietnam’s Export Supply Chains and Green Logistics Strategy

EU CBAM: A New Test for Vietnam’s Export Supply Chains and Green Logistics Strategy

The global push to green international trade is no longer just rhetoric. On 1 January 2026, the European Union’s Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism (CBAM) started imposing carbon charges on high-emission imports such as steel, cement, aluminium, fertilizers, electricity and hydrogen, following a transitional reporting phase from 2023–2025.

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From “The Giant” to a Paper–Packaging Ecosystem: Miza’s 15-Year Pathfinding in the Era of Global Integration

From “The Giant” to a Paper–Packaging Ecosystem: Miza’s 15-Year Pathfinding in the Era of Global Integration

In a period of deeper integration and global supply-chain reconfiguration, Miza Corporation’s 15-year story offers a telling slice of Vietnamese manufacturing: rising through difficult early days, building internal strength through discipline and continuous improvement, and stepping into the future with a green mindset.

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Humanitarian Logistics in ASEAN: Where Does Vietnam Stand in the Regional Aid Chain?

Humanitarian Logistics in ASEAN: Where Does Vietnam Stand in the Regional Aid Chain?

Every storm season, images of washed-out roads, flooded warehouses, suspended port operations and delayed relief shipments raise hard questions about the effectiveness of humanitarian logistics.

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Vietnam’s Logistics Workforce: From Manual Labour to Digital Supply Chain Architects

Vietnam’s Logistics Workforce: From Manual Labour to Digital Supply Chain Architects

For many years, logistics in Vietnam has been associated with images of trucks, warehouses and loading bays – jobs heavily focused on physical tasks and day-to-day execution. As global supply chains shift and digital technology, automation, big data and ESG requirements reshape the playing field, the logistics talent profile is also changing.

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Green Logistics and the Road to Net Zero: From National Pledges to Supply Chain Action

Green Logistics and the Road to Net Zero: From National Pledges to Supply Chain Action

Vietnam’s pledge to achieve net-zero emissions by 2050 has put every sector of the economy under a new kind of spotlight. Logistics – with its heavy reliance on fossil fuels and energy-intensive infrastructure – is one of the first fields to be called out.

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Vietnam’s Logistics Real Estate: From Traditional Warehouses to Next-generation Logistics Parks

Vietnam’s Logistics Real Estate: From Traditional Warehouses to Next-generation Logistics Parks

As supply chains shift, FDI in manufacturing grows and e-commerce booms, “logistics real estate” has become a hot topic in Vietnam. No longer just simple sheds along highways, a new generation of assets – from distribution centres and multi-storey warehouses to cold storage and integrated logistics parks – is reshaping how goods move.

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Urban Logistics and the Last-mile Challenge: How Can Cities Deliver Faster, Cheaper and Greener?

Urban Logistics and the Last-mile Challenge: How Can Cities Deliver Faster, Cheaper and Greener?

In the journey from factory to end consumer, the “last mile” – the final leg into residential areas, shops and households – often accounts for 40–50 percent of total logistics costs in e-commerce and modern retail, despite covering only a short distance.

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From 3PL to 4PL/LLP: The Next Upgrade for Vietnam’s Logistics Providers

From 3PL to 4PL/LLP: The Next Upgrade for Vietnam’s Logistics Providers

Over the past decade, many Vietnamese logistics companies have moved quickly from offering stand-alone services (trucking, customs brokerage, warehousing) to 3PL – bundled, contract-based logistics solutions.

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Vietnam’s Paper Industry at the Turn of Recovery: Packaging Leads, Circularity Defines the Next Game

Vietnam’s Paper Industry at the Turn of Recovery: Packaging Leads, Circularity Defines the Next Game

After a sharp correction driven by the post-COVID cycle and global destocking, the world paper market is moving into a new rebalancing phase: demand is returning, but it is becoming more polarized across product categories.

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