The Industrial Estate Authority of Thailand (IEAT) has just announced plans to build a new industrial estate Chachoengsao with a THB 1.76 billion (USD 53 million) budget to serve high-tech industrial development projects in the Eastern Economic Corridor (EEC) area....
Japan-headquartered Itochu Corporation has announced that it has acquired an additional 105 hectares of land for development in Karawang International Industrial City (KIIC), developed and managed on the outskirts of Jakarta. KIIC has been operated since 1992 as a...
Yinson Green Technologies (M) Sdn Bhd has signed a term sheet with GreenTech Malaysia Alliances Sdn Bhd (GTMA), a subsidiary of the Malaysian Green Technology and Climate Change Corporation (MGTC), to form a joint venture (JV) to accelerate the development of charging...
Surbana Jurong became the first consulting firm in Singapore to have Infrastructure Sustainability Accredited Professionals (ISAPs), as three of its staff attained the accreditation and are now qualified to evaluate assets for sustainability, including railways,...
The president of Indonesia, Joko “Jokowi” Widodo, has just approved the government work plan (RKP) of 2022, which allocates over USD 32 million for the country’s new capital city project in East Kalimantan. Moreover, the President expects that basic facilities could...
The Economic Planning Unit of Malaysia has released the 12th Malaysia Plan (2021-2025), which aims to boost national productivity, facilitate economic growth, and enhance people’s well-being by strengthening the transport and logistics industry’s...
It’s all systems go for the much-anticipated Pasig River Expressway (PAREX), touted to be the country’s first green, hybrid expressway, as proponent San Miguel Corporation (SMC), together with the government already broke ground for the 19.37-kilometer project. The...
The new Tuas Mega Port is set to begin operations as scheduled by the end of this year through the opening of the first 2 berths of the port. These 2 berths are part of Phase One of the Mega Port, which is expected to comprise a total of 21 berths capable of handling...
Bloomberg has reported that Thailand is planning to launch a national shipping company in 2022 in order to enhance its trade capabilities, reduce transport costs and become a bigger player in global logistics. According to Thailand’s Transport Minister, the shipping...
In September 2021, Vietnam’s deputy prime minister signed a decision approving the development plan of a seaport system in 2021-2030, with a long-term goal of 2050. Under the master plan, Vietnam’s marine infrastructure will be expanded in terms of capacity and...
IJM Construction, a wholly-owned subsidiary of IJM Corp Bhd, a Malaysia-based leading infrastructure, property, manufacturing, and plantations company has been awarded a contract for the East Coast Rail Link (ECRL) project in Temerloh, Pahang, Malaysia. The value of...
Metro Clark, the former location of a US military base in the Philippines, is now being transformed into a premier business district in Luzon that can serve as an alternative to Metro Manila. Metro Clark offers an attractive prospect to local and foreign investors,...
