“Savannakhet Dry Port is strengthening its position as a regional multimodal logistics hub by establishing a direct connection with the Mukdahan railway container yard in Thailand. The initiative aims to create a seamless road–rail–dry port network along the East–West Economic Corridor (EWEC).”
“The Thai Senate delegation, led by the Chairman of the Committee on Transport, Mr Wutthichat Kalyanamitr, visited the Savan Park Special Economic Zone (SEZ) and Savannakhet Dry Port. The delegation was briefed on developments within the SEZ, transport infrastructure, and cross-border trade facilities.”
“The visit comes at an important time as Thailand and Laos seek to improve the efficiency of regional supply chains and make better use of existing transport infrastructure, while also positioning the corridor for extended connectivity towards Vietnam and the China logistics network via northern gateways.”
“Discussions focused on strengthening multimodal links between Thailand and Laos, with particular emphasis on linking rail infrastructure in Mukdahan with the dry port and industrial zone in Savannakhet, and extending logistics flows further eastward to Vietnam and onward into China’s southern logistics corridors.”
“Under the proposed logistics chain, cargo would move sequentially from the Thai rail network through the Mukdahan rail container yard, the Mukdahan border, the 2nd Thai–Lao Friendship Bridge, Savannakhet Dry Port, Savan Park SEZ, Vietnam, and the Chinese border, into the Chinese logistics network…”
“Delivering the core strategic message, representatives said: ‘The future is not only Thailand-Laos border connectivity. The future is a fully integrated Mukdahan–Savannakhet–Vietnam–China multimodal logistics corridor linking ASEAN with China’s logistics network’.”
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