Vietnam delivery giant Viettel Post proposes building 2 cargo terminals at Long Thanh International Airport

Viettel Post, a subsidiary of military-run tech giant Viettel, is seeking permission to build and operate the Cargo Terminal No. 2 and the Express Cargo Terminal at the Long Thanh International Airport in southern Vietnam.

The company recently submitted the proposal to the Ministry of Transport. The two facilities will be parts of the Long Thanh airport project phase 1 which is under construction in Dong Nai province.

Viettel Post pledged to meet the equipment installation and construction deadlines. It also promised to apply modern technologies in building and operating the terminals per international standards.

The company also committed to develping a smart warehouse system, incorporating IoT, AI, and Big Data for efficient operation and management, while contributing to ensuring security for the airport.

Viettel Post has been investing in software and technology to enhance the management, control, and oversight of its domestic goods transportation as well as import and export of goods in a cost-effective and scientific manner.

However, the company acknowledges that it still lacks a critical component in its cross-border, multimodal transportation network: infrastructure for air freight logistics. Thus, building and operating such terminals will help it fill the gap.

As one of Vietnam's leading delivery companies, Viettel Post operates more than 8,200 service points, employs 40,000 people, and owns a warehouse network across the country.

Viettel Post on December 3, 2024 debuted Vietnam's first two-way cross-border wholesale e-commerce platform, VIPO Mall. This is a comprehensive online wholesale platform that directly connects Vietnamese customers with international suppliers and vice versa, eliminating the need for intermediaries.

In the same month, the company began operating its Lang Son Logistics Park in the northern province of Lang Son, which borders China. The 144-hectare facility, leased from Lang Son Transit JSC (with a total investment of VND3,300 billion or $130 million), offers services such as customs clearance, warehousing, cold storage, container handling, cargo scanning, transportation, and parking.

Long Thanh airport, about 40 kilometers east of HCMC, is a mega project with a total investment of VND336.63 trillion ($14.12 billion) that will be built in three phases.

The first phase, scheduled for completion by the end of 2006, will feature the construction of two runways in the northern area and one passenger terminal, along with supporting infrastructure, to accommodate 25 million passengers per year and handle 1.2 million tons of cargo annually, according to a resolution freshly approved by the legislature.

Once completed, the 5,000-hectare airport will be the nation’s biggest, helping reduce overload at the HCMC-based Tan Son Nhat International Airport.

Dong Nai province is a manufacturing hub in southern Vietnam, together with Ho Chi Minh City, Binh Duong province, and Long An province.