Thanaleng dry port ‘a boon’ for Indonesia


Bird's eye view of the dry port. - VT

VIENTIANE (Vientiane Times/Asia News Network): Indonesia could connect to Chinese and European markets overland by rail transport through Laos, the developer of the Thanaleng Dry Port has told an Indonesian delegation.

Several countries in the region, particularly China, Laos and Thailand, are now enjoying cost-effective transport by rail through the dry port where the standard-gauge Laos-China and meter-gauge Laos-Thailand railways converge.

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