The Thai government will reveal the details of its planned Land Bridge between the Gulf of Thailand and the Andaman Sea in June, according to the Thai Transport Minister. The construction of the mega Land Bridge is expected to enhance Southern Thailand’s...
Despite Vietnam’s spectacular economic growth, the country’s transportation infrastructure is still considered to be behind many other developing nations. The Vietnamese government is responded to this need by creating a nationwide connectivity project, the...
Maspion Group, Indonesia’s leading conglomerate, has recenlty signed a long-term agreement with DP World, the leading provider of smart supply chain logistics and its partner Caisse de dépôt et placement du Québec (CDPQ), a global investment group, to build an...
Keppel Telecommunications & Transportation (Keppel T&T), Facebook and Telekomunikasi Indonesia International (Telin) have entered into a joint build agreement to jointly own and develop the Bifrost Cable System, the world’s first subsea cable system that will...
As part of the Malaysian Federal Government’s implementation of the Logistics and Trade Facilitation Masterplan, the Transport Ministry (MOT) is planning to construct at least three consolidation hubs along the Pan Borneo Highway in Sabah state. Pan Borneo Highway is...
In a virtual conference, the Department of Transportation has revealed that it will be spending USD 5.8 million for railway projects in 2022. The government awarded 32 railway contacts by the end of 2020 and is expected to award a total of 65 contracts by with some...
The Quang Nam province has developed a Private-Public-Partnership (PPP) model for attracting private sector investment in two key projects: the Chu Lai port and the Shu Lai airport. The Chu Lai port is part of the Chu Lai Open Economic Zone, which registers 158...
To recover from the adverse economic effects of the Covid-19 pandemic and support long-term growth, the Thai government is planning THB 163 billion (USD 5.43 billion) of public-private projects (PPP) for 2021. Specifically, the investment will go into four...
Wabtec (Westinghouse Air Brake Technologies) has won an order from the Hyundai Rotem Company to supply key components for train cars to Singapore Mass Rapid Transit’s (MRT) new Jurong Region Line. Wabtec will supply 186 Metroflexx brake systems for 62 new, automated...
The first automated rapid transit (ART) system has arrived in Johor for the state’s bus pilot testing program. The system will be implemented in Iskandar Malaysia in the first quarter of 2021. The program is being managed by Mobilus, a joint venture company between...
In 2021, the Indonesian Ministry of Public Works and Housing signed 982 infrastructure procurement packages worth USD 889.2 million as of January 15, 2021. To speed up national economic recovery, Indonesia is betting on government expenditure to offset contractions in...
Vietnam’s Ministry of Transport has approved Hanoi’s proposal to construct the city’s 5th Metro Line and has submitted an application to the Ministry of Investment and Planning for a pre-feasibility study. This new line will run a total length of 417...
