""Thai land bridge project shaking ground for shippers
Expert suggests"
Once completed, the bridge will potentially divert shipping away from Malaysia and Singapore as it aims to create a new trade route linking the Indian and Pacific Oceans and cut down transport time through the Malacca Straits by six to nine days,” he said. 
The bridge involves two deep sea ports on Thailand’s eastern and western coasts, which will be connected by a rail and road system. The eastern port will be located in Chumphon province on the Gulf of Thailand, while the other will be situated in Ranong province on the Andaman Sea.
“Shipping from Ranong port to India, the Middle East, Africa and Europe may take seven to 30 days, while travel from Southern China to Ranong port will take not more than five days.”"
https://thesun.my/local_news/thai-land-b....%E2%80%9D
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IF the Thai land bridge can be completed by 2030, it will benefit the region.
This will put uncertainty to rest.
Singapore will also be the beneficiary becoz SG Govt always planned ahead and moved few steps b4 it happened. There are many hidden projects up the sleeves.
later lee sian long will build a big boat
then go there and block the canal when it is completed
he will claimed exclsive rights to the sea there
then dont want pple to use
(29-03-2024, 06:58 PM)singaporean1964 Wrote: [ -> ]later lee sian long will build a big boat
then go there and block the canal when it is completed
he will claimed exclsive rights to the sea there
then dont want pple to use
Recent Swiftonomics could have triggered strong support & determination for Thai PM to start building the Road Bridge.
Upon completion, the Road Bridge in Southern Thailand will change shipping industry entirely in the region forever.
ASEAN will benefit most.
(29-03-2024, 03:06 PM)Scythian Wrote: [ -> ]""Thai land bridge project shaking ground for shippers
Expert suggests"
Once completed, the bridge will potentially divert shipping away from Malaysia and Singapore as it aims to create a new trade route linking the Indian and Pacific Oceans and cut down transport time through the Malacca Straits by six to nine days,” he said.
Adding new advanced technology and efficiency to increase container's speed , the cut down travelling time be further increased (from 6 to 9 days) to 9 days to 12 days.
Substantial Savings could then be passed down to consumers.
Not Singapore and Bolehland; why you say benefit ASEAN....
(30-03-2024, 05:50 AM)ysh02 Wrote: [ -> ]Not Singapore and Bolehland; why you say benefit ASEAN....
Increased much cheaper food, faster and varieties supply chain benefitting Singapore consumers
That short cut route bypass Singapore and Malaysia lah...where got faster come here ?
heard this during my primary skool day and now still in talking state.......................
(30-03-2024, 08:01 AM)K88 shu shu Wrote: [ -> ]heard this during my primary skool day and now still in talking state.......................
This could have been done 100 years ago but a lot of kickback and bribery delaying and holding it back until now.
Come what may..
Thai authorities are corrupt, weak and lily livered. The project will never be successful
(30-03-2024, 08:14 AM)p1acebo Wrote: [ -> ]Thai authorities are corrupt, weak and lily livered. The project will never be successful
All Govts are corrupted one way or another.
We shouldn't be jealous even Singapore will be badly affected.
We should wish them well
(30-03-2024, 08:14 AM)p1acebo Wrote: [ -> ]Thai authorities are corrupt, weak and lily livered. The project will never be successful
Ultimately, Singapore will lose its important as a shipping transit HUD and both ExxonMobil and Shell oil refineries will be diminished .
But something else will pop up
(30-03-2024, 07:18 AM)ysh02 Wrote: [ -> ]That short cut route bypass Singapore and Malaysia lah...where got faster come here ?
By Speed trains and aeroplanes
It's good for our leaders to start thinking out of the box and face the real challenge
Overtime, we can show out true skill and endurance
Why in WWII Nippon don't used those POW to help build it rather built the Burma railway line ?
It will take minimum 50yrs to complete this white elephant .. with land acquisition and land clearing before the building can start ….
Which shippers wanna go there unload all your cargo, load onto a train if they gonna build one or lorry …. drives across Thailand …. unload from lorry or train to reload onto the cargo ship …. you know how many things can go wrong?
On top of that additional cost of loading and unloading
Just a bloody wet dream for Thai new PM …. and maybe there will be another coup …. new PM has new idea ...
Talk easy. Financially it is heavy to build one.
It take a long time to pay n build one that is profitable.
Shipping is not as profitable as airline.
(30-03-2024, 01:29 PM)victortan Wrote: [ -> ]Talk easy. Financially it is heavy to build one.
It take a long time to pay n build one that is profitable.
Shipping is not as profitable as airline.
Previously, Chinese was willing to finance the Kra Canals..
There's someone interested to tender and finance infrastructure projects in SE Asia
(30-03-2024, 12:59 PM)Tangsen Wrote: [ -> ]It will take minimum 50yrs to complete this white elephant .. with land acquisition and land clearing before the building can start ….
Which shippers wanna go there unload all your cargo, load onto a train if they gonna build one or lorry …. drives across Thailand …. unload from lorry or train to reload onto the cargo ship …. you know how many things can go wrong?
On top of that additional cost of loading and unloading
Just a bloody wet dream for Thai new PM …. and maybe there will be another coup …. new PM has new idea ...
Thailand built the biggest airport in Asia, there's no reason that they cannot build a 800km expressways.
With advanced technology, it's much easier than Metro tunnels.
Talk is easy....Why Jap didn't build it during WWII ?..
bridge will closedown and collapse
maintaining it will be costly
The Thais think SGs are stupid.
Even during lky era, we were already brainstorming and planning for this possibility and eventuality in the military strategic command.
anything can happenalong the bridge
terroist attack on the containers on the bridge by the south can happen too
Sg buy five submarines for what ? ....
(30-03-2024, 07:08 PM)talky Wrote: [ -> ]anything can happenalong the bridge
terroist attack on the containers on the bridge by the south can happen too
Thai govt is building an expressway East to West ,(like Malaysia N/S highway).
Thai called the highway as "road bridge" ( it isn't a bridge) i.e. linking East coast to west coast of southern Thailand.
(30-03-2024, 07:36 PM)Scythian Wrote: [ -> ]Thai govt is building an expressway East to West ,(like Malaysia N/S highway).
Thai called the highway as "road bridge" ( it isn't a bridge) i.e. linking East coast to west coast of southern Thailand.
surely some part of the expressway is above ground level
they just need to bring down some pillars like the recent accident in BALTIMORE bridge
they can do that simultaneously on certain pillars km away so need to repair few sections to restore the flow
(30-03-2024, 07:41 PM)talky Wrote: [ -> ] surely some part of the expressway is above ground level
they just need to bring down some pillars like the recent accident in BALTIMORE bridge
they can do that simultaneously on certain pillars km away so need to repair few sections to restore the
they the rebels surely can learn fr 911incident in hich 2 skyscrapers were demolished almost at the same time
(30-03-2024, 02:05 PM)Scythian Wrote: [ -> ]Thailand built the biggest airport in Asia, there's no reason that they cannot build a 800km expressways.
With advanced technology, it's much easier than Metro tunnels.
Dun be stupid …… Thais are not Chinese
Thais already complain their airport looks like a warehouse
(30-03-2024, 01:51 PM)Scythian Wrote: [ -> ]Previously, Chinese was willing to finance the Kra Canals..
There's someone interested to tender and finance infrastructure projects in SE Asia
Chinese not stupid … build expressway … need to build or revamp 2 deep seaports that able to handle huge load of cargo …. for one oil and hazardous liquid wont be part of the cargos