The national cargoes of Vietnam have increased dramatically over the last few years. To meet the demand of freight transport, strategic attention has been paid to the development of intermodal transport and door- to- door services. Yet the current investments in this area are not up to their potential. On the other hand, very few local businesses are capable of providing a complete shuttle service. Based on a theoretical background, the empirical part examines the case chain in chronological order. Firstly, a sketching of the transport case and a brief description of freight forwarding ar-rangements are given. Next, aspects of the key terminals and modes are discussed. With the re-sources in place, port operations and hinterland practices will be elaborated on. At the end, a relative evaluation of the chain performance is given in terms of timing and freight rates, on a benchmarking basis. Despite the author's efforts, errors are unavoidable. However, this book is expected to a large extent to be helpful to those who seek for an optimal way to trade in Vietnam.

Born in 1990, Mai Lien went to High School for the Gifted (Vietnam) from 2005 to 2008. After getting the Bachelor Degree in International Business from Lahti University of Applied Sciences (Finland)in 2011, she started her career at Savino Del Bene- Vietnam. Mai Lien has been to Austria, Czech, France, Germany, the Netherlands, Slovenia and Sweden.