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Laem Chabang upgrade aims to capture global supply-chain shift
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Thailand is pushing to modernise Laem Chabang Port into a world-class logistics gateway as global companies shift supply chains, diversify suppliers and look for more resilient trade routes, with the Transport Ministry moving to simplify transshipment rules, tackle congestion and speed up port expansion.
Key facts
- The move comes as DP World’s Global Trade Observatory Annual Outlook Report 2026, released by the World Economic Forum, shows that global businesses remain broadly optimistic about trade growth despite policy uncertainty, geopolitical
- At the same time, 53% expect high or very high policy uncertainty in 2026.
- The DP World report found that supplier diversification is the top strategic shift planned by companies in 2026, selected by 51% of executives.
- The meeting was told that transshipment cargo fell from 1.0% of total volume in 2019 to only 0.7% in 2025, even though total container volume grew by more than 25%.
- The report, based on a survey of more than 3,500 senior supply-chain and logistics executives worldwide, found that 54% expect trade growth this year to be faster than last year, while 40% expect it to remain stable
- The report also found that the top three growth drivers for companies over the next one to three years are new markets and consumers, cited by 46%; artificial intelligence adoption, cited by 43%; and improvements in transport
Summary
The move comes as DP World’s Global Trade Observatory Annual Outlook Report 2026, released by the World Economic Forum, shows that global businesses remain broadly optimistic about trade growth despite policy uncertainty, geopolitical tensions and transport-route disruptions.
The report, based on a survey of more than 3,500 senior supply-chain and logistics executives worldwide, found that 54% expect trade growth this year to be faster than last year, while 40% expect it to remain stable. At the same time, 53% expect high or very high policy uncertainty in 2026.