Compendium of Best Practices and
Benefits of National Logistics
Associations in Selected APEC
Economies
First Workshop, Oakes on Collins
Melbourne, 5-7 April 2011
Author: Mr. Tran Huy Hien
Organization: Vietnam,
VIFFAS Vietnam Freight Fowarders Association
Compendium of Best Practices and Benefits of
National Logistics Associations
Purpose of Presentation
• Part 1:
Structure of VIFFAS.
• Part 2:
Existing of another Associations
related to Logistics.
• Part 3:
Recommendations.
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Structure of VIFFAS.
• Established in 18/11/1993.
• Current number of members: 140
– Ordinary members: 124 Companies.
– Associate members 16 Companies.
• As a member of FIATA since 1996.
• As a national member of AFFA since 1999.
• As observer of GMS BF 2008.
• Office:
Room 804, 8th Floor, 171 Vo Thi Sau Street, District 3, Ho Chi
Minh City, Vietnam.
– Website: www.vla.info.vn
– Email:
viffas-hcm@hcm.fpt.vn
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Structure of VIFFAS.
The term:
• 1st term: 1994-1997
• 2nd term: 1997-2000
• 3rd term: 2000-2003
• 4th term: 2003-2007
• 5th term: 2007-2010
• 6th term: 2011-2013
07 members.
18 members.
41 members.
60 members.
140 members.
160 members.
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Structure of VIFFAS.
Current organizational chart:
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Structure of VIFFAS.
The achieved results:
• Connects 140 members of over 1000 companies
totally in the industry (mostly in warehousing,
freight forwarding, handling, logistics), the
representative level is about 50% capacity in
capital/personnel...
• Publishes information on the specialized magazine
through Vietnam Logistics Review, workshops and
seminars.
• Propagates and gathers opinions on the policies
and industrial laws. This is the base of all members
and important suggestion channel to the State.
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Structure of VIFFAS.
The achieved results:
• International relations: to participate in most regional
forums, international participation as a member of
industrial organizations such as FIATA, IATA, AFFA, enlist
cooperation and integration in international industries.
• In 2000 and 2009 successfully organized the annual
meeting AFFA in Vietnam.
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Structure of VIFFAS.
The coordinated management of the State to VIFFAS:
• Current relationship with the State management is closely,
but many suppliers (MOIT, MT, MOHA, MPI, MOF, GDC, MPT
..)
• Logistics is defined only in Commercial law 2005, but
inadequate, unclear and doesn't encourage 3PL service
providers.
• Lack of infrastructure investment and synchronized
connection. Administration, customs, taxes ... .. are having
many obstacles.
• Human resources are not supported from the State that
limit the competitiveness.
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Structure of VIFFAS.
Objectives in the future:
• Member development: 20%/year.
• Human resource training: 2.000 – 3.000
persons/year (in various forms).
• Take part in strategic planning and logistics
development to 2020.
• Implementation of connecting regionalinternational logistics commitments.
• Logistics cost/GDP to 2015 : 22% -2020 : 18%.
• LPI rate from around 30-35 to 2020.
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Existing of another Associations
related to Logistics.
• There are currently 5 related logistics Association:
VIFFAS, VISABA, VATA, VPA, VNSC. In which VIFFAS has the
largest membership and professional activities.
• The shipping companies, the forwarders companies and
3PL foreign companies established in Vietnam are not ready
to join the Association in Vietnam.
VATA
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Existing of another Associations
related to Logistics.
Vietnam Ship Agents and Brokers Association
(VISABA)
• Established in 05/01/1994.
• 45 members.
• Objectives:
• Links occupation of enterprises permitted to
operate as agents and brokers of Vietnam.
• Improve business efficiency and protect
legitimate economic interests of its members.
• Together to create a healthy environment for
business competition.
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Existing of another Associations
related to Logistics.
Vietnam Shippers’s Council (VNSC)
• Established in 17/11/ 2009. Currently up to 20 members.
• Includes enterprises and organizations operating in Vietnam businesses export goods
or other fields directly related to import and export goods activities.
• Objectives:
o Minimize damage for enterprises.
o Breaking the monopoly of the transport business.
• Activities:
o 08/2010: workshop on maritime transport by the Vietnam Maritime Bureau
organization.
o 09/2010: workshop of the General Department of Customs on the project of Emanifest, building comments.
o 09,10/2010: The Association seniors meeting with leaders of the Textile and
Apparel Association, Tea Association, agreed to solve the technical problem of
inadequate surcharge.
o 03/2011: join the Association of Asia Owners.
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Existing of another Associations
related to Logistics.
Vietnam Seaport Association
(VPA)
• Established in 15/08/1994.
• There are 54 members in Vietnam Seaports.
• Goods capacity more than 80% through Vietnam.
• Objectives:
• Protect the rights, build cooperation relationships,
support connections and help each other among the
members. Help members enhance and improve
facilities to meet the requirements of cargo handling.
• Training, improve, raise the qualified level for
personnel, workers and young professionals in the field
operations management, port operation business.
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Existing of another Associations
related to Logistics.
Vietnam Automobile Transportation Association
(VATA)
• Established in 31/01/2005.
• Objectives:
• Represent and protect the legitimate interests of
the members.
• Human resource training.
• Reflect, propose and participate with the state
management agency in building legal documents.
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Recommendations.
The reasons supporting the establishment of the United
Associations:
• Need to gather extensively and expanding more
transporters (seaway, road, waterway, airline, railway),
the logistics, foreign 3PL... to develop careers in logistics.
• Logistics activities should have strong cooperation to
avoid current fragmentation.
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Recommendations.
Implementation:
1. Established the National Logistics Committee with a
prestigious component to gather and unify in strategic
planning and logistics management in Vietnam.
2. Quickly establish the Viet Nam Logistics Federation. The
members should be VIFFAS, VISABA, VATA, VPA, VNSC.
3. Need to replace the current regulation of foreign companies
taking part in Association as affiliated members.
4. Amending and supplementing the Commercial Law of
logistics services in line with current practices. Institutionalize
the 3PL services market to develop and enhance the
competitiveness of Vietnam's 3PL companies to regional and
international integration.
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Thank you for your attention !
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