Thailand's $35.6BN Strait of Malacca Rival
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- Опубліковано 12 чер 2024
- These waters are home to an incessant stream of container ships. Every eight minutes, a ship passes through what is surely the main artery of world maritime trade. This is not the Panama Canal, or Egypt's Suez Canal, but the Strait of Malacca in Southeast Asia. Bordered by Indonesia, Malaysia and Singapore, the Strait is an essential gateway for Asia, linking it to India, the Middle East and Europe. Today, almost 40% of the world's maritime trade passes through this route, which is on the verge of saturation. A situation that could soon change radically.
Between geopolitical conflicts and acts of piracy, the region is currently experiencing tensions that could turn the course of international trade upside down. Above all, one of the bordering countries, Thailand, is in the process of setting up a colossal land-bridge megaproject to save ships time and pocket the financial windfall that their passage represents. As you can imagine, today I'm taking you to Asia, to discover one of the world's most ambitious contemporary projects.
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00:00 The Strait of Malacca under tension
00:47 The strategic importance of the Strait of Malacca for international trade
02:43 The threat of pirates in the Strait of Malacca
03:33 The Thai canal project
04:24 The Panama Canal is threatened
04:39 Why Thailand's canal project was abandoned
05:27 The Thai Landbridge project
07:02 The importance of this project for China
09:38 The Malaysian alternative to the Strait of Malacca
11:00 China new silk roads
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Do the math....one container ship may have 10,000 TEU. (largest ships can have 25,000). One train can carry approx 250 TEU. So 40 trains required for ONE ship????. This is not going to happen.
You’re right, sir!!!
It is noted that in US, they have transported over 1,000 TEUs per train with multi-locomotives combination. Notwithstanding that, can you imagine space required at either port at both ends. Stacking laden boxes on the wharves awaiting transfer would require heavily piled wharf surfaces; with say 2 mega-containerships arriving at the same time; chaos will prevail even in sorting out those boxes which will have to be loaded as previously planned to ensure pre-planned discharging of the boxes as per port call. Really, I think this project is good only for debate by students of logistics!
china wants an unblocked access for their subs to outflank the us navy in case of a planned blockage of the Malacca Strait.
Yeah....I was looking at the handling of the containers.
Load 'em up at origin port...unload at new road/rail/pipeline...load up at next sea port....unload at destination port....there is something very 'peculiar' about all of this.
It seems that wages, insurance, power, workers transport, fuel consumption etc. is not being factored in, at least IMO.
How can the double-handling of the goods, be an economic advantage?
I think it's going to end in tears.
Great idea!...but connecting the idea to a fulfilled project, in this instance, seems that the movers and shakers are reaching beyond their grasp. Doing these maga deals, is not the same thing as getting a financially effective solution to the idea.
Just sayin'.
Isn’t it too much for one freight train to carry 250 TEU, I read in many places that standard freight train can carry only 70-100 TEU?
This is the dumbest idea ever. The ship would have to dock then unload its cargo and then transfer to train. Then the train would have to travel 50 miles. Then reload on a ship. Stupidest idea ever
1. Cost of 2 ports to be built and supporting infrastructures, highway, rail, etc.
2. Frequent flooding in this area.
3. An ideal structure for the extremist to sabotage.
4. Ports are run now run by AI to compete, not manually.
China advance port only needs 200+ personnel to run the whole operation. Don’t need 1000s or 10,000+ workers to do the job.
5. Efficiency is a main criterial.
You need to unload in 1st port & reload the containers in the 2nd port.
6. Connectivity to the world becomes an issue.
7. It might become another ‘white elephant’.
8. Etc.
But a ship can carry a hell a lot more than by train. Railroad is ideal for countries that aren't near shipping capabilities.
It can handle ULCC which usually have to go around Indonesia, it will also have oil refineries, ship repairs, manufacturing etc...
So, instead of being able to sail through a water system, you now have to unload each ship, transport the freight by either rail or road the the other side of Thailand and then have to reload all of the freight again. Seems like a lot of redundancy, thereby adding to the overall expense of having the handle ALL of the freight numerous times. Seems like a Suez-type canal would be much better. But, what do I know?
I think you're right, given that rail, can go from China, to the Andaman Sea, via Laos, Thailand, Malaysia. The route is more direct and at rail speed, not ship speed, offloading twice, would therefore seem redundant. Even expensive and time consuming, ship to rail, rail to ship, instead of just rail to ship.
I think the solution is not either-or, but both. Having multiple systems to transfer goods is the goal. Each system will eventually evolve into a further system that will enhance the efficiency of the overall strategy.
@@Birdylockso Well, the oil pipeline, makes sense, the offloading and onloading would be fast and logistically simple. A road, linking both coasts, would probably, not be expensive. But rail, coast to coast, could be costly, still there are other reasons for the railway line, so it may make sense, due to the combination, of reasons. Such as shipping to and from Malaysia, Thailand and other South East Asian nations. In Indochina, in concert, with the Japanese roadways and Chinese railways.
Meanwhile the suggested route shortens the journey about 900 km/485 naut.miles. It takes out 1-2.5 days in terms of shipping time depending the speed of the vessel. It is a great ammount of time but not a huge one as the video suggests. I could see it making sense since we are talking about 180 ships crossing the strait (1 per 8 mins) but only in the sense of a canal which is easy to navigate. But still the cost per ship to pass would still could not be too big. Lets say for an average ship speed is 16knots, to cover an extra 900 kms it would take it 30 hours to pass through the strait of malaka. Depending the vessel and size to go through a suggesteed canal the cost would be something 60k-350k usd (Fuel,chartering cost and Opex). The canal (ok this is guestimate) could not charge more than 50k- 300k usd. And the socioeconomic cost to build something like this would be massive. To be frank even the canal doesnt make sense.
That thing they are saying they are going to make doesnt make sense at all. In my eyes it seems like a way of making thailand indebted to China for a long time as well as being a convenient safety net for China. In my opinion the only thing i could see making sense is a pipeline through the suggested route for Crude oil. Only because it would be easy to load and unload. Seems like another Tactic of China to enslave another country through economic means.
@@pantelisvidakis9005 spoken like a true American.
The ports In Malaysia (Port Klang, Westport and Tanjung Pelepas) and Singapore are all very efficient ports.
Nothing happens without Singapore’s Approval 😊
@@Hs5687 Sing is not powerful it's a Chi Wah Wah like it's military the powerful ones are the US and EU regimes
It's time savings that leads savings for what ever you purchased. That's like 👍 using horse and buggy against driving a car 🚗, so which is faster 🤔 and cheaper?
@@Hs5687 SG ports are dead... or rather, will be finished in 20 years time.
@@alfredt6180 After watching in Disbelief Lee Family Saga … anything is possible
since when malaysian become pirates?
IKR especially the west coast area/people..
talking about train for cargo, Malaysia ECRL train is already under construction. expected to be completed in 2026/2027 linking Port Kelang & Port Kuantan
Useful as a transport conduit for light cargoes.
bagus kan idea najib
Next another port from Penang to Kota Bahru Kelantan by Malaysia own joint venture china company second ECRL2 medium speed rail 240 km/h.
The China Laos railway, now connects with Thailand and Malaysia, so freight could easily go from China, to an Andaman sea port. From Laos, the freight lines could use upgrading, but it's operationally possible now. Load once, on rail, transport at rail speed, load to ship, for the Suez canal. Or Arabian rail, to Turkish and European rail.
Wouldn’t the China Laos railway be the obvious solution if the south terminus is at the Port of Ranong?
Andaman is under Indian territory.
A train can carry 250 TEU
A container chip can carry 10000 TEU.
Trains won’t replace ships by cost or volume
Trains can't compete with ships. The biggest ship can carry 24000 TEU which means 12000 full-sized (40ft) containers. You need a 150km long train to move those containers. Now, on average a container ship is about 4500 TEU. 210 vessels pass through Malacca strait a day. So, about 950000TEU or 475000 40ft containers, i.e. a train that's about 6000km long. China-Laos railway is 422km long so you have to move a 6000km long train through that 422km every day. It's not impossible both ends need machinery that load and unload the stuff at same speed.
@@Rapture77 you are confusing the Andaman Islands with Andaman Sea, which is mostly international water.
How much time will be saved, after unloading thousands of containers off ship, onto train, off train, onto ship? I'm thinking it will be at least 25 minutes quicker than sailing around.
It’s either a canal, or nothing.
And must not like panama canals since its too long waiting and waste too much fresh water and drought risk
UA-cam blocked my criticism and warning about this project intended to protect Thailand. Will UA-cam pick up the $35.6 Billion debt when the project fails financially? UA-cam prefers polite insincerity to honest opinion.
@@John-.-Smith111 Don't worry, Elon Musk buying YT soon. No Joke.
@@John-.-Smith111 I just came out from YT shadow ban. It happen to me very regularly. Its frustrating need to wait for 24 hours sometime more before can post comment again. Every time it happen I switch over to Tik Tok....LOL.
Happens to me as well
Diverting through the Lombok Strait; for example, would extend voyages by about 4,600 kilometers and 170 hours. Doable but not as economical.
PS - interesting that Mexico is currently building the Isthmus of Tehuantepec dry corridor as an alternative to Panama Canal.
Fantastic Project 👍
I like the narration. Very inoffensive to my ears.
Why is the Kra Canal not viable or feasible?
Very interesting and informative video with lots of new logistical and shipping information in that very important water way, straight of Malacca 👍
Thank you!
You’re welcome!
Strait of malacca have well established oil refinery plants, I'm not sure how Thailand's gonna rival that though.
They don't need to. They just need to get domestic trade between Europe and Thailand to go through Ranong and straight to Bangkok and that will save time and logistics.
What, you think whings can't be built again? So naive.
The biggest oil importer is China and Malacca is a chock hold, so China is building an oil pipeline from Pakistan to avoid Malacca and this Thailand channel is another mitigation route for Chinese freights. Refinery is not relevant.
Very interesting video, congrats 🎉
Thx bro ❤️
Another banger! Future idea for a video? All the proposed bridge/tunnel crossings that could link Indonesia's main islands as well as to Singapore and Malaysia. All of the straits from Balt to Singapore have had proposals in the recent past it would seem. And with such a large, dynamic and growing nation it makes sense to link them further with high speed railways, freeways and pipeline connections.... I believe Java and Sumatra combined alone is over 210 million people which puts it in the Top 10 of nations without the rest of the nation!
china's propaganda platform selling delusional ideals and dreams
Awesome development for Thailand adding $billions in GDP & thousands of jobs!
Singapore has been an incessant beneficiary of the strait of Malacca. Given the robust demands in the last few decades and tangile speculation, a canal of this unprecedented scale would be a boon for the Thai economy and a golden opportunity to bridge the gap between bangkok and the poor south.
Great channel. You should start posting at least twice a month and your channel will grow exponentially plus I want more content! 😂
Hehe, thanks, I'll try! :)
When I saw the ships on malacca straights it was like matchboxes on a big river
6:46 - - FR? Turkey? VT? SA? Cambodia? Sing? CH?
Makes perfect sense... If you have been drinking.
Just build a canal. Of course it costs a lot more initially but will be profitable in the long run. Don't waste time on the stupid land bridge. Malaysian here.
Some Malaysian are very pissed off with Singapore for being too rich. Until today they cannot fathom why a very tiny dot with no natural resources are able to jump over their heads. I don't blame them. Thailand so far away also felt the same.
@@yvvonelee5026 Why would be pissed off? A rich country mean there is more consumption in that country and other countries can sell them more stuff.
@@yvvonelee5026what?? Where u get this? News?? Lol..
As an Indonesian, having many Malaysian friends & relatives, i'm very sure never met Malaysian hate crazy rich Singaporeans, lol..
They're very GREAT people❣️
@@yvvonelee5026 Yeah that dot would be obliterated in a very short time in the time of WWIII or whatever global conflict happens. I am not even talking about a full blown nuclear war, just like the Cold war where every nation would hesitate to export their product, imagine what that little dot will be consuming to survive? everything will be scarce, prices will skyrocket, people will go rampant killing each other for just eating, they will flock into boats trying to find food on the other island. Enjoy your little dot!
Yeah Evyone, why should Malaysians be pissed off? Those having rich uncles never get pissed with them. Only outsiders that presume wrongly. You are not pissed off by Singapore, just by your own government perhaps. Wherever tiny frame of mind that you are from.
Good idea
Nice vid 😅
Thx!
Brilliant thanks 🎉❤
The belt and Road rail link with China would open up new ports in the Indian ocean and speed up the container time between China and Europe.
Interesting video, but the piano clunking is driving me nuts.
Is it possible if Thailand plans to build canal along the border between Thailand and Malaysia?
Melaka got no tuk tuks. 😂😂😂😂 Its called trishaws. The pirates are indonesians.
Muslims?
อย่าไปสร้างมันนะ!!…..ภาษีคนไทยชิบหายหมด!!!……แต่ควรขุดคลองไทย!!!
Buddhist are Communist. Barbarian Pol pot followersnya.
Yes pirates for yrs were Indonesian & Sulu from the Philippines (these Sulu specialise in kidnapping for ransom).
never heard of piratism in this strait nowadays. Must have been a hearsay.
The highlighted area is nowhere near 900km. Maybe from Phuket to Singapore it starts to get close.
I don't think this project alone is worth investing money. But (along with transportation) if the Thai government can build an industrial complex that can upload raw materials/goods on one side and assemble/produce finished goods and ship them from the other side (plus the high-speed train network that they are building from China directly to this landbridge). Then I think it might be a good idea. PS: The Thai government will never build the Kra Canal, since they don't want their country to become too important strategically, which will put the country into a new great game between China and the US.
You are right. Thailand is relatively unimportant in international scene. Once the canal comes they have to provide security. Thais are no match for the Egyptians when it comes to conflicts.
You are very smart, you see through every dimension. Both economic and political
Singapore is more worried about the polar route than this😅
1) Canel or Rail from Thailand or Malaysia need to load and unload cargoes at both sides = A
2) Travel time from East to West = B
3) Current route = C
Time required A+B > C = waste of time;
Cost A+B > C = waste of money
Efficiency A+B < C = lost of benefits
If All the three above are A+B better than C, then it is worthy! Viola.
It is not just simply building a railroad. There are more factors involve in it, especially to be a successful transshipment hub. The ports handling, speed and efficiency, reliability, insurance cost. Singapore has been doing this for hundreds of years, they are world class, not easy to replicate, they are not worried. The first thing that come to consignor mind is will my TEU delivered in time and in one piece. If my insurer is worried, I better don't take the risk.
What is this channel name change?
I haven't changed my channel name, what are you talking about?
@@Looking4EnMust be confused by the same robot voice narrating a bunch of other similar channels.
@@CallMeByMyMatingNameYes, the AI robot voice is very annoying.
It seems the pipeline might be the most cost effective part of the project.
Double handling of bulk cargo and containers adds time and additional costs to the "point to point" journeys (to and from China) and delay the total journeys and add to the ships turnaround.time.
Both of the land projects mentioned in the video are therefore not viable economically.
Also, the stacking order of containers when transferring them from one ship to another can results in really a mess up!
Massive delays will arise if a container that need removal first is now restack at the bottom of other containers.
Containers are not light lego bricks!
For strategic consideration, constructing the river conduits navigable for containerships from the Indian Ocean via Myanmar through to China make more senses than a KRA canal or a KRA Land Bridge that is still within effective control of the US navy. A worse-case scenario is that the Myanmar river expansion project can’t completely reach through China, but if it can reach some three-quarters of the way from Myanmar to China, a “land bridge” via railway lines can be constructed to transport the cargoes to complete rest of the journeys into China; thus making it a lot secure than a Land Bridge through Thailand. Of course, the costs of such river expansion project through Myanmar would be prohibitive, but in terms of national security and long term costs analysis, the hidden benefits of the Myanmar river project far outweighs the KRA Canal/ KRA Land bridge project.
Trains can never replace ships when it comes to cargoes
This land bridge south of Thailand is essential for China if war breaks out with the NATO or US. Singapore has both US and India military bases to contain China.
No permanent foreign bases here in Singapore , no US bases and much less India bases.
Thailand and its Thai people will be very worried if this purported new rail “shortcut” is built.
R they not aware of regional conflict in southern Thai?
The Thai land link is indeed a threat to existing ports, particularly the ones in Singapore and Malaysia. Southeast Asian countries need to enhance connectivities between all the Malay archipelagos so they won't be too dependent on transcontinental shipments.
10:10 ECRL is longer than that, no?
Very sad to hear a mega port in the beautiful quiet little beach town of Chumphon. 😢
The graphic on 4:14 actually shows istanbul and not thailand
Thai project is essential for China trade when war breaks out since Singapore has a major US military base to encircle China.
The US Navy can still cause considerable mischieves to China using the KRA Canal or the KRA land Bridge because containerships still have to cross the Indian Ocean which is also guarded by the US and Indian Navies; unless China have some Naval bases along the Indian Ocean shipping routes, say in Myanmar, Pakistan and soon Islands in the middle of Indian Ocean.
What US military base in Singapore? Can you point it out with your finger
china's propaganda platform selling delusional ideals and dreams
@@NewmaticKeChangi
@@djibicisse Just because their ships docked there before doesn't make it a military base...... You have no idea what a military base is, do you?
A land bridge doesn't mean much as to a canal since the cargos have to be transferred from ships to vehicles.
Well, Thai industrialists at Eastern seaboard as well as other industrial estates and Thai rubber plantation have fed up with the rising freight charges by Malaysian and Singaporean shipping companies for exporting their products to USA and European countries. That's why the government has to come up with such a project at the first place.
1:20 we call it beca (béca) not tuk tuk..
I think it is a good idea and a cheaper cost to the environment and financially !! A viable project ..... use a wide gauge track for high speed system !!! 👍👍👍
More smart move will be Koh Taung in Myanmar. Its a mid size town with population around several hundred thousands. It will have no problem with cheaper laborers.
Meanwhile the suggested route shortens the journey about 900 km/485 naut.miles. It takes out 1-2.5 days in terms of shipping time depending the speed of the vessel. It is a great ammount of time but not a huge one as the video suggests. I could see it making sense since we are talking about 180 ships crossing the strait (1 per 8 mins) but only in the sense of a canal which is easy to navigate. But still the cost per ship to pass would still could not be too big. Lets say for an average ship speed is 16knots, to cover an extra 900 kms it would take it 30 hours to pass through the strait of malaka. Depending the vessel and size to go through a suggesteed canal the cost would be something 60k-350k usd (Fuel,chartering cost and Opex). The canal (ok this is guestimate) could not charge more than 50k- 300k usd. And the socioeconomic cost to build something like this would be massive. To be frank even the canal doesnt make sense.
That thing they are saying they are going to make doesnt make sense at all. In my eyes it seems like a way of making thailand indebted to China for a long time as well as being a convenient safety net for China. In my opinion the only thing i could see making sense is a pipeline through the suggested route for Crude oil. Only because it would be easy to load and unload. Seems like another Tactic of China to enslave another country through economic means.
note the suez canal fee is 400k to 700k
There's alot of structures here, I feel it can't be that they really control everyone, its like 36years, I think if Thailand and Malacca somehow can help me from this, their bugging is into new inventions, I idea of Brunei to create tramlines in middle if helping but use both on same direction, I survive this long can't be allowing someone to die anyway, if somehow planning bread like rations(can notice even if 1 of it that day is stronger from rage stuff - the voltage from equator hole), watermelon farm for the juice will be superb too, just ideas of strength.
Two OIL RESERVOIRs .. one in East and one in West....2 Extremely LARGE oil Reserve on each side of the Kra Isthmus...
I think these projects do not cut down cost much although it may take up the load of traffic congestion.
Moreover water would power vehicles replacing petrol oil gradually in which case these projects become non feasible and redundant
You cannot bypass country with huge container capacity such as malaysia and singapore due to their export demand.
I think a land bridge is not practical. So you need 2 container ships of similar capacity at both end. How about oil need to build a pipe line across the land.
Why this project got so much attention? Why don't shift the attention to Singapore's port?
No tuk-tuks in Malacca..only colourful rickshaws plying its trade fortourists visiting d historical city...❤❤❤❤❤
UK will cry
Thailand should try to do it alone to prove to the rest of the world they are serious and have the leadership, finance, competence and will power and not just talk only again.
Thailand doesnt have this kind of money
@@mabo9636 You think?
Hello, have u ever seen the Thai Railway scene ? It's the 60's coming alive !
Thai will be in great debts like the Africans
Why not a canal?
Railroad now, canal later! I still think and Krai canal should happen!
Yes. The rail construction will definitely be faster and cheaper than the construction of the Canal.
China's haters antagonized; their jealous hearts to sabotages China to develop international cooperations & economic developments would never come to good end.
This i agree.
For thailand its either a canal or dont build it. A rail bridge will fail. A canal. And canal should be wide enough for a two way traffic. And deep enough for mega container ships and super tankers.
N f up ecosystem
Sounds like a problem is being custom made to match a solution.
The "Sound" of regurgitating the KRA Canal project is a problem for some political entities, and the solution is Monies Talk, and Wealth Whispers.
Mexico liked the idea
I can’t see that getting off the ground because it means unloading a ship loading the goods onto railway wagons, unloading the railway Wagons, loading the containers onto another ship for ongoing transportation to the port of receipt. Far too much handling.
I disagree. Straits of Malacca is a chock point and could be blocked by foreign forces. Having an alternative route that allows goods to bypass the chock point makes strategic sense. Besides, the cargo can also go via railway that links to neighboring countries all the way to Chinese borders
Krai canal will be economical than bridge,bridge will cost extra time and cost.
In the event of war, how is this "blockade" a bad thing? It increases security in the region in fact.
Let's us get entertained!
the canal is a reasonable idea, the land bridge is a ridiculous one.
Pertanyaannya apakah itu akan menguntungkan atau sebaliknya karena itu butuh biaya yang sangat besar,pasti akan membangun pelabuhan besar dan jembatan
Apakah juga akan sepenuhnya kapal kapal akan lewat disitu
Yang byk rugi adalah thailand sendiri..nanti melayu pattani akan masuk malaysia .bahkan thailand akan bayar royalti ke Malaysia..kerna mengubahkan landskap bernua menjadi pulau...kerana selatan Thailand sgt berdekatan dgn malaysia...bahkan disana selalu terjadi konflik peperangan askar Thailand melawan pemberontak pattani..
Ya smoga aja sllu damai disana
Klo kt sbgai orang awam hanya berfikir apakah itu mungkin terjadi sperti trusan zues
@@doaibu1140 tidak akan terjadi thai akan dikecam seluruh dunia kerna mengubah benua menjadi pulau..kerna malaysia titik paling hujung benua daratan..
@@nguyenphuongpham2787 Malaysia will never accept the southern thailand, if a separationist movement is trying to break free from the country, it will create instability in the region and will affect Malaysia too. The south is also known to have no resources in their land and taking in an extremist and unstable region will disrupt Malaysia safety and security.
What about Sundra Straits. I know Japanese oil tankers use it, almost daily. Do a video, it will be interesting. Surely Kra Canal is too costly and difficult to encourage new users to venture that route. Besides the Thai King will not agree
I think it would be a great idea to build a bypass from the strait of Malacca for China shipping. $36 billion (by China) would be a great investment with one Caveat' .. during WWII the USA were very worried about a bombing attack that would have crippled the Panama canal. Fortunately the Japanese did not have global targeting satellites nor the real ability to project power globally with the push of a button. So build away, dig a ditch/canal, run a railway, employ thousands of Tuktuk's; where there is a will, there is a stupid way! Finally, ask the Russians how well the Nordstream 2 pipeline worked out for their economic security?
What separation. Build bridges, it's that simple. RR bridges & regular car and bus bridges along with civilian walkways.
This is true, but such bridges are what we like to call, “choke points.” Securing & blocking traffic across a few bridges is much more doable for a mid sized insurgency than creating/ securing/ manning an arbitrary defensive line which stretches overland for kilometers. And, if you’d prefer any transportation overland remains out of commission for a prolonged period, you can just blow the bridges. (If you’d like to see a real world example where a river/ canal was pivotal to the success of a breakaway movement/ region, lookup “Transnistria separatists, Transnistria War, or Transnistria breakaway region.”)
@@williambrasky3891 tunnels under canals/rivers.straits can be built too.
@@williambrasky3891 If New York can build dozens of bridges, I don't see why Thailand cannot build those. It's nearer and does not require many bridges
so thailand wants to be a secondary Chinese warehouse and port.
I loled at this video. Another one of those Chinese white elephant project
I guess the difference this proposal and the the other two canals is that those canals circumnavigate two huge continents. In this proposal, it is just bypassing a small peninsular. Yes the maths does not add up in totality. Still, to have options are always better.
This canal is a Chinese canal, and it will be used for the Chinese aircraft carrier to get to the Indian Ocean quickly.
initial budget $35B... realistically..... $75B+++++++++++++++ .... the red flag... is that the major shipping companies are not championing this.... while Singapore is expanding transshipment capabilities with a project already funded and underway. The idea is to process 20 million TCU (2Om containers a year)... offload them... put them on railcars... cross over... load them on other ships.... what could possibly go wrong...
Why not build a canal instead of a rail link?
One has been started another is being debated
This is a poor use of infrastructure capital. I doubt if they used a route 60 KM north or south would it be much cheaper.
One of the most stupidest ideas ever proposed. Its either a canal where ships can cross or nothing.
Perfect! A win-win approach to international infrastructural Development: "the China way, and the only contemporary alternative" !
I'm surprised that Thailand 🇹🇭 doesn't get the assistance for resources with other countries. Then share the cost of revenue coming from usage. Example of countries is Japan, South Korea and Philippines would really enhanced trade for those countries and more.
Too costly and risky.
Shipping 🚢 industry wants more than you think, sir.
China will Not finance nor help in doing a canal. Reason:
In the belt and road, they are already building a landbridge from port klang to kota bahru linking to south thailand. This rail link will reach yunnan province via Laos.
Port klang is the 12th largest port in the world.
This ECRL project is halfway done. Asia's longest rail tunnel will appear here.
为何不会？
主要是 新加坡不允许美国不允许
明白吗啊
虽然新加坡🇸🇬和泰国🇹🇭都是美国殖民地
但是绝对不可以建造这个运河
China would definitely help for a canal. Not only does it diversify its oil route, it also weakens Malacca Strait countries' leverage and ability to stay as geopolitical swing states.
Port Klang to kuantan port.
@@pengzhang5081新加坡，泰国是美国殖民地说法夸张
@@pengzhang5081新加坡和泰国更偏向中立。
China-Myanmar Economic Corridor (CMEC), the China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC), the China-Central Asia Economic Corridor (CCAWEC), the China Railway Express (CR Express), and the China-Mongolia-Russia Economic Corridor. China-Europe Railway Express shipped 1.9 million TEUs of containers in 2023. It took 13 days by express railway to Europe compared by sea that would take more than 35 days.
In South East Asia, when there are major discontent in the society, politicians will try all their best to divert attention from these discontent by creating some "new interesting topic" that have no purpose
Do the channel. This is the most practical way. I don't think ships would be atteacted to use the land bridge. 12:09
Why not use the route to the south of Sumatra near Jakarta? Please explain.
It's not deep enough
@@krollpeter Thank you. You are correct. Is deepening it an option? If no, why?
@@stevensmith2078 From my info, they could create an undersea "channel", but the water flow direction would require to keep it forever free and that is a costly task.
Like anything else in Indonesia, the Mafia is in control ! everyone knows about it, from Football to anything that bring in the cash .
The Sunda Strait is very broad and deep at its southwestern end, but it becomes much shallower as it narrows to the northeast, with a minimum depth of only 20 meters in some areas. Navigating the strait is notoriously difficult due to its shallowness, strong tidal currents, sandbanks, and man-made obstructions such as oil platforms off the Java coast.
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Eo biển Malacca là tuyến đường huyết mạch của thương mại hàng hải thế giới, nối liền châu Á với Ấn Độ, Trung Đông và châu Âu.
Gần 40% thương mại hàng hải trên thế giới đi qua eo biển này.
Eo biển Malacca nằm giữa Indonesia, Malaysia và Singapore.
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No pana canal is not at the mercy of the weather. It is falling to the stupity and greed of its owners. It was never build to allow that many and large ships to pass daily for its water level would not be able to sustain it. Yet pana canal still expanded and still allowed massive passage for profit.
Thai ministers smoking too much weed ?
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These two routes are exciting news not only for SEAsia but also for China and the world. While both options are great, the country whose govment and people who wants to excell in world commerce and willing to work with China will come up ahead. However, the near future may in fact optimizes usage of both. 😅😅😅
Fantasy since 1985 UNDP Bangkok Session.
Military discord is the primary hindrance, not commercial benefit.