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An Initiative Approach to Determine the Investment Return from a Dry Port STATE RAILWAY OF THAILAND March 18, 2014 1 A Location of ICD Lat Krabang Existing ICD Location of LICD Gulf of Thailand Laem Chabang Port 2 Lat Krabang ICD North LICD Truck Terminal 3 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 4 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 5 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 6 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 7 Q&A Thank you 8