Vietnam a vital hub in WLP network

Strategic location: Business is abuzz at Can Tho city. Vietnam is listed among 29 regional logistics and trade hubs of the WLP programme from May 2021. — AFP

HANOI: Vietnam will be an important logistics and trade hub of the World Logistics Passport (WLP) network, given the country’s strategic position as the transshipment and manufacturing hub of the region, says Abdulla Alsuwaidi, WLP manager and lead of partnerships and hubs.

He was speaking at a seminar held in Hanoi to launch the WLP initiative in Vietnam and discuss the possibility of strengthening cooperation on logistics between Vietnam and the United Arab Emirates (UAE).