The Joint Standing Committee on Commerce, Industry and Banking (JSCCIB) proposed to the government to establish Ayutthaya as a new logistics hub. This development is in anticipation of the increasing investment stimulated by the construction of the Thai-Chinese high-speed rail system.
The suggested logistics hub would integrate with Ayutthaya’s existing rail, road, and river transport network. In addition, there is a potential for developing a dry port in this province that hosts five industrial estates, as shared by the committee.
Phagorn Wangsirabat, Vice-Chairman of the provincial industry chapter under the Federation of Thai Industries (FTI), a core JSCCIB member, emphasised the benefit of this opportunity.
“Ayutthaya can use this opportunity to improve its logistics infrastructure to generate more value for its economy.”
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