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An Initiative Approach to Determine
the Investment Return from a Dry Port
STATE RAILWAY OF THAILAND
March 18, 2014
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A Location of
ICD Lat Krabang
Existing ICD
Location of LICD
Gulf
of Thailand
Laem Chabang Port
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Lat Krabang ICD
North
LICD
Truck
Terminal
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Facts :
- Inaugurated on March 6, 1996
- Selected by highest bidding
- 6 Modules different in sizes and configurations
- 6 Module Operators
- Changing role of a dry port
- Need to upgrade the facilities
- Need to invest and improve lifting equipment at
railhead
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Future (1):
- An infrastructure to promote rail transport
- Reduce the consumption of gasoline in
transport sector
- Reduce the cost of transportation
- Reduce the cost of road traffic and accident
- Reduce GHG emission
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Future (2):
- Charge low or basic rental fee
- Select the winner by considering at the lowest
rate of service given at a dry port
- Dry port users will benefit
- Otherwise, indirect benefit via shipping line
- Lower cost of transport
- Enhance the competitive advantage to Thai
export cargo
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Conclusions:
1. Government will get a return from:
- a reduction of imported gasoline especially in
transport sector
- a reduction of cost of road traffic and accident
- greener transport mode
- stimulate GDP
- more taxable income on the increasing revenue
2. Exporters + Importers will benefit from:
- a reduction of transport cost by rail
- a reduction of service fees at a dry port
- enhancement the competitive advantage
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Q&A
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