Thailand's $35.6BN Strait of Malacca Rival

These waters are home to an incessant stream of container ships. Every eight minutes, a ship passes through what is surely the main artery of world maritime trade. This is not the Panama Canal, or Egypt's Suez Canal, but the Strait of Malacca in Southeast Asia. Bordered by Indonesia, Malaysia and Singapore, the Strait is an essential gateway for Asia, linking it to India, the Middle East and Europe. Today, almost 40% of the world's maritime trade passes through this route, which is on the verge of saturation. A situation that could soon change radically. Between geopolitical conflicts and acts of piracy, the region is currently experiencing tensions that could turn the course of international trade upside down. Above all, one of the bordering countries, Thailand, is in the process of setting up a colossal land-bridge megaproject to save ships time and pocket the financial windfall that their passage represents. As you can imagine, today I'm taking you to Asia, to discover one of the world's most ambitious contemporary projects. You can support the development of the channel by becoming an exclusive member here 👇    / @looking4onyoutube   Looking 4 also continues on Discord and Instagram 👇 Instagram of the channel 👇   / instalooking4   The Discord link to exchange with the Looking 4 community 👇  / discord   For more videos, feel free to subscribe to the channel just below 👇    / looking4en   Some images are from , Thanks to them! 📽 My other royalty free images and music.👇 ✔ https://1.envato.market/x9n51R #construction #architecture # 00:00 The Strait of Malacca under tension 00:47 The strategic importance of the Strait of Malacca for international trade 02:43 The threat of pirates in the Strait of Malacca 03:33 The Thai canal project 04:24 The Panama Canal is threatened 04:39 Why Thailand's canal project was abandoned 05:27 The Thai Landbridge project 07:02 The importance of this project for China 09:38 The Malaysian alternative to the Strait of Malacca 11:00 China new silk roads 2024 Looking 4 (En) | All rights reserved.