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Thailand: Preparing to establish a shipping line to solve the situation of high rates

edt292 by edt292
30/07/2021
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Thái Lan: Chuẩn bị thành lập hãng tàu để giải quyết tình trạng giá cước tăng cao

Image: Nhi Pham

TOPLINE  The government has told Port Authority of Thailand (PAT) to establish a national liner operator by mid-2022 to overcome high freight rates and see more exports transported by local carriers.

KEY POINTS 

  • Re-establishing a national shipping line to help Thailand reduce its dependence on foreign ships and reduce transport costs, while stabilising seaborne imports and exports.
  • There is already a local liner operator, Regional Container Lines (RCL), which primarily operates intra-Asia routes.
  • It does make sense to explore all avenues to mitigate future crises – but it’s too late?

ARTICLE

Transport minister Saksayam Chidchob has formed a Preparatory Committee on the Establishment of the National Shipping Line (literal translation) and is its chairman. The Committee’s main responsibility is to study the feasibility of re-establishing a national shipping line to help Thailand reduce its dependence on foreign ships and reduce transport costs, while stabilising seaborne imports and exports.

The national shipping line will enhance infrastructure utilisation for the government’s Eastern Economic Corridor (EEC) and southern land bridge, which are expected to be completed in 2025 and 2027, respectively.

PAT operates container terminals in Laem Chabang and Bangkok ports. It will be the Thai government’s second attempt at starting a state-owned shipping company.

Container terminal at Laem Chabang port

In 1940, the government founded Thai Maritime Navigation,  but this evolved as a freight forwarder and a non vessel-owning common carrier. In 2005, it formed tanker business TMN, with 23 other Thai shipowners. Although there were plans to liquidate Thai Maritime Navigation in 2011, this company remains alive and is still TMN’s shareholder.

There is already a local liner operator, Regional Container Lines (RCL), which primarily operates intra-Asia routes. Publicly listed RCL’s largest shareholder is Ngow Hock, a Thai trading concern, with a 44% stake.

Container shipping company RCL mainly operates routes in Asia

Drewy’s senior manager, Simon Heaney – a maritime research and consulting services company, expressed reservations about the viability of a new Thai carrier. He told The Loadstar: “At current vessel prices and with very few ships available for hire, it will take significant investment to even get close to RCL’s standing”.

“Clearly, some nations are concerned about the risk of extreme freight rates on their export potential, so it does make sense to explore all avenues to mitigate future crises – but I think for this one, it’s too late”, Simon adds.

Minh Duc

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Tags: Bangkok portEastern Economic Corridor portLaem Chabangthailand

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