Dry Port Development in ThailandWorkshop on Strengthening the Institutional Framework

for the Development of Dry Ports in CLMV countries and Thailand

Mr. Athibhu ChitranukrohHead of Logistics Transport

Office of Transport and Traffic Policy and Planning

June 2019UN ESCAP Bangkok

Source : F.S. LCP Phase 3rd by Roland Berger

Overview of key Indicators for Thailand

GDP of CLMV and Southern China

Source : F.S. LCP Phase 3rd by Roland Berger

Laem Chabang Port 3rd Phase

• 4 Terminals : 7 million TEUs / Year• 1 Ro/Ro Terminal : 1 million cars /Year• 1 Domestic Coastal Terminal : 1 million TEUsSource : F.S. LCP Phase 3rd by Roland Berger

300 Kilometersfrom Seaport

National Border

Urban Area

Sea

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National Border

300 Kilometers from Seaport

Dry Port Master plan : Types of Dry port

Dry ports can be categorized into three types:1. Close Dry Port (transport range between 100 and 300 kilometers)

2. Midrange Dry Port (transport range greater than 300 kilometers within the Thailand border)3. Distant Dry Port (in the close vicinity to, but within, the Thailand border)

Source : Dry Port Master Plan by Office of Transport and Traffic Policy and Planning

International Policies, plans, agreements

Goods transport demand through major gateway (Laem Chabang Port)

Multimodal transport network connectivity

EEC/Special Economic Zone/

Major cities (plan 12) /Dry port agreement

(UNESCAP)

Intersections of Asian Highway (AH)

Goods transport demand in the future

Gross provincial industrial

investment

Located close to a rail transport

route

Goods transport by rail outside

Bangkok Area

Located outside the 3rd Bangkok outer ring

road

Area with industrial development: Industrial estate/Industrial zone/Industrial park/Community industrial zone

Provinces with gross provincial industrial investmentAt the end of 2017, not less than a half of average national gross provincial industrial investment

Provinces which have intersections of Asian Highway (AH)

Provinces with high transport demand in 2057 (based on demand forecasting)

Provinces which have rail system (present/future)which goods can be transported to Laem Chabang Port without passing through Bangkok area and locating outside the 3rd Bangkok outer ring road

Major city

Special Economic ZoneEastern Economic Corridor (EEC)

Bangkok and its vicinity

Efficient area under dry port agreement (UNESCAP)

Dry Port Master plan : Location Selection

Source : Dry Port Master Plan by Office of Transport and Traffic Policy and Planning

Source : Dry Port Master Plan by Office of Transport and Traffic Policy and Planning

Dry Port Master plan : Connectivity

Total import-export via Dry Port Forecasting

Dry Port Master plan : Demand Forecasting

Province Year 2027 Year 2057

Nakhon Sawan 96,000 227,000

Khon Kaen 222,000 518,000

Nakhon Ratschasima 287,000 699,000

Chachoengsao 395,000 1,027,000

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Khon Kaen Nakhon Ratchasima Nakhon Sawan Chachoengsao Chiang Rai

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Dry Port

EIRR

Electric trainDiesel train

Source : Dry Port Master Plan by Office of Transport and Traffic Policy and Planning

Source : Dry Port Master Plan by Office of Transport and Traffic Policy and Planning

Dry Port Master plan : Development frame

• SKRL is part of Trans-Asia Railway (TAR) network initiated by ESCAP

• Connecting Asia to Europe

• Connecting to main railway lines of 8 countries in Asia: Singapore, Malaysia,

Thailand, Cambodia, Lao PDR, Vietnam, Myanmar, and China

• Double-Track Railway with standard gauge (1.435 meter)

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Railway Network in the Region

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