Thailand looks to cut Malacca Strait shipping time by land link between Indian, Pacific Oceans

Thailand is looking to construct a land passageway that would connect the Indian and Pacific Oceans, bypassing one of the world’s busiest shipping lanes.The Strait of Malacca, a narrow sea lane along Peninsular Malaysia’s southwest coast and extending east past Singapore, is currently the shortest sea route linking the Asia-Pacific region with India and the Middle East. About a quarter of the world’s traded goods pass through it each year.“The Strait has become quite congested,” Transport…

from South China Morning Post https://www.scmp.com/news/asia/southeast-asia/article/3099481/thailand-looks-cut-malacca-strait-shipping-time-land-link