The Thai Canal (Thai: คลองไทย), also known as Kra Canal (คลองกระ) or Kra Isthmus Canal (คลองคอคอดกระ), is any of several proposals for a canal that would connect the Gulf of Thailand with the Andaman Sea across the Kra Isthmus in southern Thailand. Such a canal would significantly reduce ...

Mar 2, 2025 · The Thai Canal (also known as the Kra Canal) is a proposed canal that would cut across the Malay Peninsula in Southern Thailand. This man-made waterway would connect the Andaman Sea with the Gulf of Thailand, providing a maritime shortcut by rerouting shipping away from the Strait of Malacca.

10 hours ago · The Kra Canal attracted renewed interest in 1972 when an American firm, Tippetts-Abbett-McCarthy-Stratton (TAMS), proposed a 102-km-long canal connecting Satun to Songkhla. This proposal was ...

Nov 14, 2023 · Thailand is seeking investors for a $28 billion landbridge across the Isthmus of Kra which would allow shipping bypass the busy sea route of Malacca Straits, reviving the centuries old Kra...

Oct 20, 2023 · BANGKOK: Thailand's plan to build a 90km land bridge across its southern region, which could see shipping trade bypass Malaysia and Singapore, is on paper easier than the long-touted Kra Canal,...

Apr 6, 2018 · In recent times, China’s global vision of a new Maritime Silk Road has renewed the attention on the possibility of developing the Kra Canal. The modern Kra or Thai Canal project would be...

2 days ago · Kra Canal: A Reality Check. Despite its apparent advantages, the Kra Canal comes with a host of economic, environmental, and security concerns. The latest estimated construction cost has ballooned to $30 billion, making financial feasibility a major hurdle. Beyond the initial investment, maintenance costs and the need for continuous dredging ...

Nov 21, 2022 · The canal, measuring approximately 50 km long waterway across the Kra Isthmus was estimated to cost around $20bn. The proposed canal would be about 25 m deep and 400 m in width.

Apr 1, 2024 · Thailand's long-standing deliberation about a new maritime trade route between the Andaman Sea and the Gulf of Thailand has resurfaced, amid Prime Minister Srettha Thavisin's efforts to revive the...

Aug 2, 2024 · The Thai Canal, also known as the Kra Canal or Kra Isthmus Canal, is a significant proposal aimed at transforming Southeast Asian maritime trade routes. This ambitious project would connect the Gulf of Thailand with the Andaman Sea, drastically reducing travel distances by bypassing the heavily trafficked Strait of Malacca.