Binh Duong (VNA) - The Vietnam RailwaysCorporation (VNR) on February 21 started the first international freighttransport train in the Year of the Dragon from Song Than station inDi An city in the southern province of Binh Duong to Zhengzhou in China's Henan province.
The train, carrying Vietnamese farm produce, isscheduled to arrive in Zhengzhou after nine or 10 days, and there will be onesuch train per week.
The Song Than station is the largest of its kind in the southernregion, while Binh Duong province is located in the southern key economic zone and amongthe most dynamic localities in the region, VNR General Director Hoang Gia Khanhexplained the selection of Song Than for the ceremony.
Binh Duong has paid special attention to rail freighttransport services, and gradually participated in goods export and import bytrains to diversify its transport forms and improve its competitiveness.
In Vietnam, logistics account for 20 - 25% of agriculturalproduct prices, as compared with only about 12 - 14% in other countries. Therefore,such services from Binh Duong to China help businesses halve the costs.
According to Khanh, the Ministry of Transport hasrolled out projects to upgrade Song Than, whose annual capacity is expected toreach 3.5 million tonnes during the 2025-2030 period, becoming the biggest ofits kind nationwide./.
The train, carrying Vietnamese farm produce, isscheduled to arrive in Zhengzhou after nine or 10 days, and there will be onesuch train per week.
The Song Than station is the largest of its kind in the southernregion, while Binh Duong province is located in the southern key economic zone and amongthe most dynamic localities in the region, VNR General Director Hoang Gia Khanhexplained the selection of Song Than for the ceremony.
Binh Duong has paid special attention to rail freighttransport services, and gradually participated in goods export and import bytrains to diversify its transport forms and improve its competitiveness.
In Vietnam, logistics account for 20 - 25% of agriculturalproduct prices, as compared with only about 12 - 14% in other countries. Therefore,such services from Binh Duong to China help businesses halve the costs.
According to Khanh, the Ministry of Transport hasrolled out projects to upgrade Song Than, whose annual capacity is expected toreach 3.5 million tonnes during the 2025-2030 period, becoming the biggest ofits kind nationwide./.
VNA