Thailand’s bid to become smart, eco-friendly logistics hub in ASEAN

[webfact]

 

In the realm of business and industry, a campaign is gaining traction in which the government is being urged to bolster the country’s standing as a prospective eco-friendly hub for logistics within the prominent Southeast East Asian alliance, the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN). Moreover, there is a strong emphasis on preparing businesses to adapt to the dawn of smart, eco-friendly industries.

 

Suwit Ratanachinda, the individual at the helm of the Thai Logistics Service Provider Federation, has advocated for the impending government to adopt a firm policy stance to boost Thailand as a pivotal eco-friendly logistics centre within Asean. He highlighted that Thailand’s geographical positioning and robust infrastructure, encompassing widespread roads and airports, create ideal connectivity to Laos, Cambodia and Myanmar.

 

Additionally, the projected high-speed railway facilitating travel between Laos and China will significantly reduce the transit time into Central Asia, from the current expanse of 60 days down to a mere 15 or 16 days. This holds the potential to create an expressway of sorts to Europe.

Suwit expressed that the primary obstacle for Thailand’s eco-friendly logistics industry is the need to adapt to evolving global markets, where the momentum is steering towards smart and green logistics. These are essentially driven by advancements in digital platforms, the use of technology to build efficient management systems and the all-important goal of reducing costs.

 

by Alex Morgan

Photo courtesy of Bangkok Post

 

Full story: https://thethaiger.com/news/business/thailands-bid-to-become-smart-eco-friendly-logistics-hub-in-asean

 

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[redwood1]

Thailand to become the press release BUZZ word, Hub of the world..

[save the frogs]

19 minutes ago, webfact said:

This holds the potential to create an expressway of sorts to Europe.

europe?

[happysoul]

towards smart and green logistics

mmmhhhh... ?

the all-important goal of reducing costs (read increase profit)

Ah, got it !

[stoner]

another day another hub a dub dub. 

[fondue zoo]

but garbage trains ?

 

 

also,

The HubLander

There Can Be Only One!

[ezzra]

"Thailand’s bid to become smart, eco-friendly logistics hub in ASEAN" every word of the title is a pure oxymoron.

[hotchilli]

5 hours ago, webfact said:

In the realm of business and industry, a campaign is gaining traction in which the government is being urged to bolster the country’s standing as a prospective eco-friendly hub for logistics within the prominent Southeast East Asian alliance, the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN). Moreover, there is a strong emphasis on preparing businesses to adapt to the dawn of smart, eco-friendly industries.

More waffle than an American breakfast buffet

[ikke1959]

hub,hub,hub, Thailand, hub hub hub.... for everything

[spidermike007]

The concept of Thailand having eco-friendly logistics is very, very humorous considering the fact that they are 70 years behind the curve when it comes to moving cargo around the nation. They are completely locked into the highways, where there are filthy diesel trucks of every size clogging the highways to no end, pouting the air, and making travel quite difficult for people in normal cars.

 

They desperately need to start building High-Speed Rail that can accommodate massive amounts of cargo. There is no way around that unless they want to build double decker highways with toll roads on top, throughout the entire nation, which would of course be prohibitively expensive. 

 

Something has to give. What they are doing now is the polar opposite of eco friendly.

Edited August 4, 2023 by spidermike007

[phetphet]

Eco friendly? Thais have to be the biggest litter louts that I have ever come across, and that's saying something coming from England.

 

 

[ChrisY1]

Love the photo of the train...unfortunately, Thailand will never see anything like this on their rails....

[KannikaP]

15 minutes ago, ChrisY1 said:

Love the photo of the train...unfortunately, Thailand will never see anything like this on their rails....

Isnt it strange that the Signposts at level crossings, and a toy someone bought for my little boy, are represented by an old steam train with chimney & dome.