PROJECT ( New Inter-Asia Trade Route )
• Malacca Straits Traffic Estimates
• Statistical highlight
• Trade in the Asia pacific region
• Standard cross section of canal
• Satan side of the canal
• Thai economic by the year 2003
• Capital and Income
• Development phases
Even though distance savings by the Kra Canal in comparison with the present route of Malacca Straits, is not so significant, nevertheless according to a computerized picture, ships could save some 28 to 40 hours when travelling through the Kra Canal.
Malacca Straits Traffic Estimates (Ships Over 1,000 DWT)
|
1972 |
15,000 |
(Max. 20,000) - Tams |
1993 |
42,000 |
(Inter-Reg. Only) US . CNA |
1997 |
92,000 |
U.S. CNA, LLOYDS |
1999 |
103,000 |
U.S. CNA, LLOYDS |
Note: That the Kra Canal capacity at 80% of allowable density is 110,000 ship per year per lane. |
( ESCAP framework for the development of national shipping polices 1999)
Over 37 million TEUs of containers were tradded in Asia 1993. Many part of
them passed through the Malacca Straits.
STATISTICAL HIGHLIGHTS
|
Share |
Total |
Crude |
Oil |
Coal |
Iron Ore |
Grain |
| Middle East - Asia |
16% |
398 |
398 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| Oceania - Asia |
10% |
237 |
0 |
114 |
108 |
15 |
| Middle East - Europe |
7% |
173 |
173 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| Africa - Europe |
8% |
199 |
149 |
32 |
18 |
0 |
| Central Amercial - North Americal |
7% |
174 |
166 |
0 |
8 |
0 |
| North America - Asia |
5% |
114 |
0 |
40 |
3 |
71 |
| Intra - Asia |
4% |
105 |
48 |
28 |
29 |
0 |
| Central America - Europe |
4% |
104 |
14 |
21 |
63 |
6 |
| Other |
39% |
981 |
518 |
200 |
162 |
101 |
| TOTAL |
100% |
2,485 |
1,466 |
435 |
391 |
193 |
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In 1996, over 30% of world tankers, bulk cargo and general cargo were traded in the Asia Pacific Region, most of them transitted through the Malacca Straits.
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Standard cross section of canal
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Shipard Industries will play a key role in industrialization of the south of Thailand. |
THAILAND 1976 |
|
|
GDB |
$ 18 Billion |
|
GDP |
$ 150 Billion |
EXPORTS |
$ 3 Billion |
EXPORTS |
$ 70 Billion |
COST / GDP |
39% (46%) |
COST / GDP |
17% (20%) |
COST / EXP |
235 (278%) |
COST / EXP |
36% (43%) |
| The size of the Thai economy by the year 2003 will be large enough to support an investment of US$ 20 billion in the Kra Canal Project. |
Infractructure Per Capita and Income
Study of growth of GDP related to the development of infrastructures by
professor Fred Moavenzadeh from MIT.
Results
Table 1: Thailand, Japan and South Korea: Development Phases |
| |
Phase |
GDP Growth |
GMP Growth |
Share of MF |
(GDFCF+MF)/2 |
Thailand |
I (1966 - 1985)
II (1986 - 1995) |
6.8
9.1 |
10.4
13.4 |
18.1
26.8 |
22.4
31.6 |
Japan |
I (1919 - 1938)
II (1955 - 1965) |
3.5
9.2 |
6.6
14.1 |
20.6
17.6 |
19.6
24.7 |
South Korea |
I (1964 - 1972)
II (1972 - 1979) |
9.6
9.5 |
22.3
15.7 |
17.5
26.3 |
18.8
26.8 |
| GDFCF: Gross Domestic fixed Capital Formation, MF: Share of Manufacturing Sector in GDP |
Study of a compressed economic development by professor Yoshida of University of Tokyo
comparing Japan, South Korea and Thailand.
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