Sea transport is vitally important to Indonesia. The archipelago nation’s maritime zone covers 7.9m sq km, almost four times its land area. While coastal shipping accounts for about 7% of total national freight and passenger movements, 90% of Indonesia’s external trade is conducted through seaports. Between 2005 and 2010 container throughput...
For an archipelago spread over 17,500 islands and spanning 5000 km from west to east, the need for Indonesia to have an efficient transport network that seamlessly integrates sea, land and air transport systems is manifestly evident. The transport sector is the backbone of the economy, accounting for more than 40% of overall infrastructure...
On the cusp of 2014 national elections and the 2015 integration of the ASEAN Economic Community, Indonesia is poised to continue its rapid economic expansion. While the country’s natural resources are still plentiful, by channelling foreign direct investment into the right areas, the government is ensuring that true potential, in terms of value and manufacturing, is achieved.
To what extent will the introduction of high-speed rail in Thailand promote opportunities for development outside of Bangkok?
A report by the Asian Development Bank (ADB) in 2013 put it pretty bluntly. “Without aggressive and sustained support and restructuring, the Thailand railway system is likely to become irrelevant within 10 years,” the ADB said in March 2013. Given the falling number of passengers, declining freight usage and frequent derailments in recent years, the process might seem to...
By coordinating its extensive, if fragmented and disjointed, network of buses, underground trains, elevated trains and boats, Bangkok can lay claim to the whole being greater than the sum of the parts, depending upon its degree of success.
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