The minister of Transport, Dinh La Thang, strongly criticised the rail sector for its disorganisation, something which has been widely complained about by customers.
The rail industry has to improve infrastructure
The problem was discussed at a conference on April 18 on improving the transport capacity of rail lines, waterways and air in order to ease the overload of roads. Although many customers want to switch to other means of transport, most are frustrated with the rail sector.
The director of Sugarcane and Sugar Corporation No. 1, Vu Thi Huyen Duc, said, “We signed a contract to transport 10,000 tonnes of sugar over one week, but still haven’t been given a schedule.” Duc had to seek help from the minister of transport.
Do Doan Hung, Director of Habac Nitrogenous Fertilizer and Chemicals Company, said, “It as if the railways are monopolised and don’t want to cooperate with us. They haven’t come to transport our goods for a week so we’re thinking of shipping by boat.”
Vu Ta Tung, Director of Saigon Railways, said that the rail sector must take advantage of this opportunity. In responses to customer complains, the director of Hanoi Railways, Nguyen Van Chung, said the export route to China that goes through Lao Cai Province is overloaded. Customers refuse to let them unload the goods at night because prices would double and several others do not allow their merchandise to be unloaded at all. Meanwhile, the director of Vietnam Railways said the loading and unloading fees are decided by a third party, so they cannot control them.
Minister Dinh La Thang accused the sector it self of laziness. He said, “Basically, we have to improve infrastructure. New plans and strategies must be created to solve these problems. The sector must improve their capacity, make administrative reforms and prevent corruption. We have to go after customers, not sit in one place and wait for them to come to us.”
According to the minister, they can fine firms that do not want to unload their goods and provide discount policies for customers that allow nighttime unloading. He also said the railway sector should accept contracts based on their capabilities.
Minister of Transport slams the rail industry Related image(s)
0 comments:
Post a Comment