Urban Logistics

Urban last-mile delivery: the most expensive link in customer experience

In the logistics chain, the last mile is often the shortest in distance but the most complex in operation. It is where goods leave distribution centres and reach consumers, stores, offices, restaurants or pickup points. As e-commerce, omnichannel retail and instant delivery expand, urban last-mile logistics is becoming one of Vietnam’s most difficult logistics challenges.

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

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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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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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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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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Are multi-storey warehouses and micro-fulfillment the right answer for Vietnam’s urban logistics?

Are multi-storey warehouses and micro-fulfillment the right answer for Vietnam’s urban logistics?

Vietnam’s e-commerce market surpassed USD 25 billion in 2024, accounting for roughly 10% of total retail and consumer-services revenue, and the Ministry of Industry and Trade now expects it to reach about USD 28 billion in 2025, with growth above 25%. At the same time, the last-mile delivery market for e-commerce is estimated at around USD 1.6 billion, underscoring the pressure on urban logistics infrastructure to be faster and closer to end consumers.

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La Poste Launches Postal Barges: A Solution to Reduce Traffic Congestion in Paris

La Poste Launches Postal Barges: A Solution to Reduce Traffic Congestion in Paris

Paris - one of the busiest cities in the world has long struggled with severe traffic congestion and air pollution caused by a high volume of transport vehicles. The rapid growth of e-commerce has further exacerbated this issue, leading to a surge in delivery trucks, which contribute to road congestion, noise pollution, and environmental degradation.

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Challenges in e-commerce logistics

Challenges in e-commerce logistics

(VLR) The characteristics of e-commerce are a wide market coverage, high dispersion of goods, small scale, large purchasing frequency, diverse products, fast delivery time, free delivery and on-site money collecting. Flows of goods in e-trade environment significantly expand scope, distance, and complexity. E-commerce logistics channel has big differences from traditional logistics.

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Thách thức trong logistics thương mại điện tử

Thách thức trong logistics thương mại điện tử

(VLR) Đặc thù của thương mại điện tử (TMĐT) là có độ phủ thị trường rộng, độ phân tán hàng hóa cao, quy mô nhỏ lẻ, tần suất mua lớn, mặt hàng đa dạng, yêu cầu thời gian giao hàng nhanh, miễn phí giao hàng và thu tiền tận nơi. Các dòng dịch chuyển hàng hóa trong môi trường TMĐT mở rộng đáng kể về phạm vi, khoảng cách, tính phức tạp, nên kênh E.logistics có những khác biệt lớn so với logistics truyền thống.

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VLI với nhiệm vụ đào tạo, phát triển nguồn nhân lực ngành logistics

VLI với nhiệm vụ đào tạo, phát triển nguồn nhân lực ngành logistics

(VLR) Trước tình hình thiếu hụt nguồn nhân lực chất lượng phục vụ phát triển ngành logistics, trong nhiều năm qua, đặc biệt là trong giai đoạn (2015 - 2021), Hiệp Hội Doanh Nghiệp dịch Vụ Logistics Việt Nam (VLA) đã tích cực phát triển công tác đào tạo bằng cách thành lập Viện Nghiên cứu và Phát triển Logistics Việt Nam (VLI). VLI ra đời với sứ mệnh xây dựng và chuẩn hóa các chương trình đào tạo logistics theo yêu cầu của các tổ chức quốc tế giúp người học có kiến thức từ cơ bản đến nâng cao để có thể làm việc trong ngành logistics trong nước cũng như môi trường logistics quốc tế.

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