US privately-held forwarder, BDP International (BDP) has announced the establishment of a new subsidiary company headquartered in Ho Chi Minh City with representation in the other commercial centres of Danang and Hanoi. A key element of BDP’s Asia strategy, the company said it will focus on the chemical, healthcare, retail, telecom, electronics and other manufacturing industries.

“We are seeing a growing demand for Vietnamese produced goods in North America, Europe as well as in other parts of Asia,” said the managing director of BDP Asia Pacific, Mike Andaloro. “With the changes to foreign ownership laws in 2014, we anticipate there will be an even larger increase in demand as more manufacturers establish themselves in the exciting, vibrant market,” he said.