TNT Expands Hanoi Operations Centre to handle Soaring Freight Volumes

TNT, one of the world’s leading express integrators, on October 21 launched its expanded and newly-designed integrated air and road Operations Centre located at ICD My Dinh, Hanoi, marking a milestone in the operation of TNT’s Operations Center in the North.  

The new Operations Centre in Hanoi is TNT’s most modern facility in . At three times its original size, the Hanoi Operations Centre is expected to handle up to 100 tons of goods a day or 300% more volume. 

Onno Boots, Regional Managing Director of TNT Southeast Asia and said, “ has a tremendous growth potential and occupies a strategic position in Asian trade. Within just two years of operations, we had to dramatically scale our operations in Hanoi up and I attribute that to our unique air and road networks that offer customers the flexibility in choice for the best mode of transport that addresses their need. This expanded and advanced Hanoi Operations Centre demonstrates our commitment to the country and our dedication to help businesses in thrive, especially on the occasion of Hanoi ’s Millenium Anniversary.”

Built at a cost of USD1.5 millions, the new expanded Operations Centre which is three times its original size, boasts state-of-the-art equipment and has the capacity to manage greater domestic and international, road and air freight flows.  Operated by more than 100 employees, it is part of TNT’s further expansion plans in response increased demand of freight transportation in and out of , Hanoi in particular.

The expanded Hanoi Operations Centre has dock levelers which is designed for the loading and unloading of goods from the Asia Road Network trucks to speed up transit times, the in-house customs processing, and equipment such as X-ray scanning machines and automated weight and volume scanners to check goods prior to its transportation.

Mr. Hardy Diec, Country General Manager of TNT Vietnam said, “Since the TNT Hanoi facility started operations in 2008, demand for freight has shown a strong growth over 60%. The profile of goods has diversified over the years, from garments and textiles to include high-value goods, such as electronics, high tech gadgets, heath-care products and automotive and industrial equipment. By focusing on offering our customers key benefits through our integrated air and road solutions it brings cost efficiency, speed, security and reliability, we look forward to powering TNT’s operations to the next level of growth in Vietnam.”

Apart from being connected to TNT’s air network, the Hanoi Operations Centre is also linked to TNT’s unique Asia Road Network (ARN) which has been successfully operating in Asia for the past five years. It links to six other countries in the region including and .  TNT recently announced that it will make a further 4.5 million euro investment into its market-leading ARN over the next two years. 

TNT-Vietrans was established in 1997 with a joint venture between TNT Express and Vietrans. TNT-Vietrans currently has operations in 23 cities and provinces of the country. In 1999, TNT-Vietrans is the first courier in to be granted ISO 9002 Certificate for Quality Management System. In January 2002, the company received IiP Certificate - Investor in People. In December 2003, TNT-Vietrans was granted International Certificate of Transportation Safety-TAPA. In 2005, TNT-Vietrans won the Best 20 Brand names in Vietnam. TNT-Vietrans also gained the ’s 50 Best employers year 2006.

Nam Pham