Kerry Logistics Opens Logistics Hub in Vietnam

Kerry Logistics has opened the first phase of its logistics center in Danang in Central Vietnam. The facility will provide some 9,000 sq meters of space when it is completed in the second half of 2010.

The facility will add to the company’s 62,500 sq meter facility in Ho Chi Minh City and a 10,300 sq meter facility in Hanoi providing complete coverage in North, Central and South Vietnam.

“We have been operating in Vietnam as a wholly-owned foreign company since 2006 and we have a comprehensive network of distribution centers and integrated logistics facilities in the major commercial centers throughout the country. Vietnam has a vibrant economy and there is strong growth in international trade. Consumer demand for imported products is also growing and our investment in a nationwide distribution network will support this growth. From a regional point of view Danang will support our growth across South East Asia” said Robert Tan, MD, South Asia.

Kerry Logistics is also a pioneer in building an ASEAN cross border trucking service. Through Kerry Asia Road Transport (KART), its services connect Thailand, Malaysia, Singapore, Vietnam, Laos and Cambodia, providing a door-to-door service throughout the region. KART connects Vietnam to all South East Asian countries and also several destinations in China.

In China, the company has built a nationwide transport and logistics platform which connects with the KART network through its Kunming transport hub in China’s South West.

KART has more than 200 self-owned container trucks and an IT system, providing an integrated trucking service with full visibility throughout the supply chain.

Kerry Logistics, www.kerrylogistics.com