Planning and appraisal of port development for Kra Canal Project | |
| Author | Maung Chit |
| Call Number | AIT Thesis no. IE-88-16 |
| Subject(s) | Kra Canal Project Harbors |
| Note | A thesis summitted in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the degree of Master of Engineering, School of Engineering and Technology |
| Publisher | Asian Institute of Technology |
| Abstract | The proposed Kra Canal I ports complex will be one of the biggest engineering projects in the world and would give benefits to Thailand as well as to the world. It would be the biggest and largest sea-level waterway for ports on one or both sides of the Kra Isthmus from the Indian Ocean to th~ China Sea. This project will take much time and cost even for a feasibility study. This study is confined to the planning and appraisal of ports at both ends of the canal , pointing out all essential facts and information about planning and design of ports including the facilities. It spells out the need for privatization of port management, cargo handling and operation systems at modern ports which need to be considered carefully when the feasibility study is carried out in the future. The transshipment activities at these ports will be of special interest as many ports in southeast Asia developed at the mouths of rivers are small by international port standards. The substantial costs needed to raise their efficiency could be greatly reduced and avoided if they could adapt transshipment Kra from larger, faster cargo ships to smaller ships which are suited to these ports. Though there are too many un certainties and too many imponderables that must be taken into account in making a forecast at global level for predicting trade volume for the time frame of forty years, yet the author h as tried to u se all the available updated data collected from all possible source s and within the time constraint for this research, has carried out financial analysis of transshipment activities by postulating the movement of transshipped cargo at Hong Kong and Singapore to be handled more economically at Songkhla . The proposal for facilities to be provided at Songkhla International Seaport and estimation of cost of construction and revenues is based on the Laem Chabang port project presently under construction. The cost - benefit analysis is based on the assumption that there will be escalation and three rates of 2, 4, and 6 percent have been considered. The project appears to be very attractive given the constraints and assumptions considered in this research. One of the objective of this study is also to highlight the most useful information that needs to be reviewed when detailed feasibility study for this gigantic project will be carried 0 11t in the future by any consulting firms and Government Organizations. |
| Year | 1988 |
| Type | Thesis |
| School | School of Engineering and Technology (SET) |
| Department | Other Field of Studies (No Department) |
| Academic Program/FoS | Industrial Engineering (IE) |
| Chairperson(s) | Chauhan, Roshan Lal ;Tang, John C.S. |
| Examination Committee(s) | Awate, Prakash G. |
| Scholarship Donor(s) | Deutcher Akademischer Austauschdienst Government of Federal Republic of Germany |
| Degree | Thesis (M.Eng.) - Asian Institute of Technology, 1988 |