Hai Phong proposes terminating logistics resolution to align with new city master plan

The Hai Phong City People’s Committee has submitted a proposal to the City People’s Council, requesting the termination of the Council's Resolution No. 38/NQ-HDND regarding the city's logistics service development planning through 2025, with a vision toward 2030, citing its lack of suitability with current realities.

All strategic directions, spatial structures, and logistics development requirements therefore will now be integrated into the city’s revised master plan.

Previously, on December 10, 2018, the Hai Phong People’s Council passed Resolution No. 38/NQ-HDND with the objective of transforming Hai Phong into a modern logistics hub for the entire country. The plan focused on leveraging the city’s strengths as a major seaport, strengthening its position as a domestic and international trading gateway, and fostering highly competitive logistics enterprises.

According to the city People’s Committee, the resolution initially succeeded in establishing a logistics foundation closely linked to the city's maritime advantages.

However, the implementation of this specific logistics framework has faced significant limitations. Several planned logistics centers have not been initiated or have faced delays due to challenges regarding land funds, site clearance, investment procedures, and related policy mechanisms.

Furthermore, certain tasks and contents within Resolution No. 38 remain unfinished or have become obsolete due to changes in legal policies. The resolution's planning is no longer consistent with higher-level approved frameworks, including the city's general master plan, regional planning, national sectoral plans, and the expansion of administrative boundaries.

A major turning point occurred on July 1, 2025, when Hai Phong and Hai Duong merged to form the (new) Hai Phong City. The reorganization of commune-level administrative units significantly altered the spatial development scope and administrative boundaries, making the logistics orientations in Resolution No. 38 outdated.

Hai Phong is currently adjusting its general master plan, in which all strategic directions, spatial structures, and logistics system development needs will be updated and synchronized.