The Vietnam Warehousing & Automation Show 2024 and the Cold Chain & Refrigeration Exhibition (The CO-REF Vietnam) kicked off in the southern province of Binh Duong on May 23.
The Vietnam Warehousing & Automation Show 2024 and the Cold Chain & Refrigeration Exhibition kicks off in the southern province of Binh Duong on May 23. (Photo: VNA)
Binh Duong (VNA) – The Vietnam Warehousing & Automation Show 2024 and the Cold Chain & Refrigeration Exhibition (The CO-REF Vietnam) kicked off in the southern province of Binh Duong on May 23.
Organised by the provincial administration in collaboration with the World Trade Centre in Binh Duong New City (WTC), the events bring together over 100 international and Vietnamese brands showcasing advanced technologies, as well as seeking effective solutions for warehouses, automation, and cold supply chains to meet the demand of goods preservation.
The exhibitions also introduce businesses that are comprehensively developing a logistics value chain, particularly in warehouse management, and temperature-controlled logistics supply chain management, especially in the frozen food industry. They also showcase the latest equipment and technologies designed to optimise logistics activities of enterprises.
Statistics show that Binh Duong’s logistics sector grows by 10% each per year. Its modern logistics system currently serves thousands of domestic and foreign businesses. Binh Duong is said to have the necessary conditions and potential to become a logistics hub in the region.
According to the provincial Department of Industry and Trade, solutions for warehouse management, automation, and the cold storage industry are very necessary as they are fields in great demand in the industrial locality.
The exhibitions offer a good chance for local businesses and enterprises, manufacturers꧙, and investors in Vietnam to seek potential partners and suppliers, thus opening up new trade and investment promotion opportunities in the future./.
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