Foreign Investors Continuously Pour Capital Into Warehousing Projects
A strong wave of foreign direct investment (FDI) is flowing into Vietnam’s warehousing and logistics sector, particularly in the southern region, with significant participation from major international corporations. Investors are drawn by the country’s strategic location, competitive costs, and improving infrastructure.
Recently, several large-scale projects have been launched. Kuehne+Nagel and LEGO have opened a 10,200 sqm distribution center in Dong Nai to serve the Asia-Pacific market. Mitsubishi Estate (Japan) inaugurated its first warehouse in Tay Ninh and is constructing a second project in Hai Phong, with a total investment of nearly $95 million. Similarly, Lotte (South Korea) has broken ground on a $34 million cold chain logistics center in Dong Nai.
This appeal is not limited to Dong Nai, which licensed major projects from Mapletree ($101 million) and SLP ($121 million) in early 2025, but also extends to neighboring areas within the expanded Ho Chi Minh City region. Here, corporations such as Warburg Pincus, A.P. Moller Maersk, and DP World are exploring and collaborating on the development of large-scale logistics hubs, cross-border e-commerce platforms, and free trade centers.
This investment boom is driven by several factors. A favorable geographical location, with direct connectivity to key infrastructure like Long Thanh International Airport and the Cai Mep – Thi Vai deep-water port, is a major advantage. Additionally, land and construction costs in Vietnam remain significantly lower than in other regional markets such as Japan or Singapore. Combined with supportive government policies, the southern region is establishing its role as a critical link in global supply chain restructuring strategies, promising to remain an attractive destination for FDI in the logistics industry.
