The last mile

Urban Logistics in Hanoi and Ho Chi Minh City: Can Last-Mile Delivery Keep Up with the E-Commerce Boom?

Vietnam’s e-commerce boom is turning urban logistics into a front-line battleground in major cities. In 2024, the country’s e-commerce market was estimated at around US$32 billion, up 27 percent year-on-year, with online retail sales reaching about US$22.5 billion.

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Cross-Border E-Commerce Logistics: How Can Vietnamese Products “Go Global but Stay Close”?

Cross-Border E-Commerce Logistics: How Can Vietnamese Products “Go Global but Stay Close”?

Vietnam’s e-commerce market exceeded USD 25 billion in 2024, accounting for about 10 percent of total retail sales and keeping the country among the top three e-commerce markets in Southeast Asia. More importantly, total cross-border online trade reached around USD 4.1 billion in 2024, including USD 1.7 billion in online exports, which are expected to grow by 18 percent to roughly USD 2 billion in 2025.

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Urban Logistics and the Last-Mile Puzzle in Vietnam’s Major Cities

Urban Logistics and the Last-Mile Puzzle in Vietnam’s Major Cities

From Hanoi and Ho Chi Minh City to Da Nang and Hai Phong, Vietnam’s urban life is being turbocharged by millions of online orders every day. Goods move faster than ever, but so do congestion, honking trucks and vans squeezing into narrow streets, and rising delivery costs.

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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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Scope 3: From “Unmeasurable” to “Action-Led Management”

Scope 3: From “Unmeasurable” to “Action-Led Management”

Scope 3 often accounts for 70–90% of a logistics company’s total emissions - yet it is the hardest to measure and standardize. The shift from “measuring for awareness” to “managing through an action framework” requires disciplined data, science-based targets, a priority on real reductions, and a transparent mechanism for using carbon credits only for the hard-to-abate short-term remainder.

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Upgrade the Warehouse to Create Profit: Pick the Right Problem, Measure the Right ROI

Upgrade the Warehouse to Create Profit: Pick the Right Problem, Measure the Right ROI

After the lull of 2024, warehouse automation is rebounding in 2025; AMRs and AS/RS are back in the race—but they only pay off when there is a risk-controlled roadmap from pilot to scale, with clear ROI (Return on Investment) and tight linkage to real operations.

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Logistics – The Key to E-commerce Development in Southeast Asia

Logistics – The Key to E-commerce Development in Southeast Asia

The e-commerce boom in Southeast Asia is opening up significant opportunities for the logistics industry. However, to fully harness this potential, logistics must adapt to rapidly changing consumer demands and the unique infrastructure challenges of the region.

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Robotic in supply chain amid the COVID - 19 pandemic

Robotic in supply chain amid the COVID - 19 pandemic

(VLR) In December 2019, the first case of Coronavirus was discovered. The outbreak has affected many industries, especially the logistics industry. However, the challenges and opportunities coexist; smart manufacturing and unmanned distribution have shown strong growth potential.

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