Interview participants' experience and knowledge
| Expert | Currently based in | Work in shipping | Position | Areas of knowledge, experience and expertise |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | China | 17 years | Port Division Director Government Official | Port construction, investment, shipping/port development strategies/research. Handling container terminals, bulk containers, shipping schedules, intermodal transport/port logistics |
| 2 | China | 25 years | Captain – major Shipping Company | Sailing experience of over 15 years, now handling shipping business, crew management/assignments, health and safety policy, ship maintenance, costing and management |
| 3 | China | 16 years | Marine Department Government official | Shipping trade, import/export cargo flow between Asia/Europe/America and worldwide. Handles ship and port operation safety, sailing/berthing times and planning |
| 4 | China | 17 years | Manager and Operator - major Shipping Company | Sailing scheduling/routing, tariff analysis, shipping market information analysis, port competitiveness and financial investment. Worked in Thailand for 5 years familiar with Kra Canal |
| 5 | China | 16 years | Port Engineer – major Shipping Company | Port infrastructure development, management of equipment, shipping safety evaluation and implementation. Fleet maintenance and condition |
| 6 | Singapore | 25 years | Maritime/Port Authority Division Director | Shipping environment, shipping industry development, port/terminal operations, port/shipping sustainability. Kra Canal research and potential impact on Singapore |
| 7 | Singapore | 20 years | Maritime/Port Authority Division Director | Pilot training, international sailing conventions and rules. Shipping company advisor about safety evaluation, terminal operations and costings |
| 8 | Singapore | 18 years | Maritime/Port Authority Official and Pilot | Pilot operations, port facilities, navigation procedures, competitiveness between Kra Canal and Straits of Malacca (e.g. Port of Singapore, Klang port) |
| 9 | Singapore | 16 years | Manager - major Shipping Company | Shipping risk (political, financial) evaluation, government policy/trade, shipping transshipment, performance, route analysis, professional advice to government, shipping/insurance companies |
| 10 | Singapore | 21 years | Manager - major Shipping Company | Port evaluation/selection/competitiveness. Shipping schedules/costs (e.g. slot hire, inland haulage bunkering, insurance, canal tolls) fleet allocation, port infrastructure/management |
| 11 | Thailand | 10 years | Senior Manager – Major Shipping Company | Port/Shipping logistics, marketing, strategic alliances, third and fourth party logistics, China’s One-Belt-One Road initiative and its impact (including Kra Canal evaluation) on various regions |
| 12 | Thailand | 14 years | Senior Logistics Engineer – major Shipping Company | Maritime logistics distribution systems, collaboration with maritime supply chain partners. Port evaluation in the Thai context/impact of Kra Canal on the Asian shipping market |
| 13 | Thailand | 20 years | Port logistics Engineer – major Shipping Company | Role of Kra Canal in China’s One Belt One Road policy – its impact on shipping and port economic development for Thailand and elsewhere (China, Singapore, Vietnam, Malaysia, India, Sri Lanka) |
| 14 | Thailand | 18 years | Operator in a major Shipping company | Import/export customer (e.g. shipper, forwarder, etc.) service. Shipping marketing strategies. Kra Canal’s impact on the Europe–Asia shipping market |
| 15 | Thailand | 21 years | Division Director – Government official | Shipping/port development in Thailand (e.g. of Bangkok and Laem Chabang ports), waterway transportation issues in Thailand, and Kra Canal investment project |
| 16 | Taiwan | 23 years | Senior manager (captain) – major Shipping Company | Fleet sailing schedules (especially in Asia), ship characteristics, cost analysis, investment in the Kra Canal, and its impact on the global shipping market |
| 17 | Taiwan | 21 years | Captain – major Shipping company | Shipping networks/canal toll (e.g. Suez, Panama) operations/shipping cost analysis (e.g. fuel cost estimates, crew costs, ship chartering, maintenance, insurance) |
| 18 | Taiwan | 21 years | Maritime Port Bureau Division director – Government official | Port investment, port safety, port operation and management, crew training |
| 19 | Taiwan | 17 years | Int. Ports Corporation Division Director – Government official | Port operation and management (international maritime conventions, green ports, port safety), global maritime development trends (including Suez, Panama and Kra Canals) highly published author |
| 20 | Taiwan | 16 years | Maritime Port Bureau Division Director – Government official | International Maritime trends, port navigation, port operator training, key maritime research topics (including the impact of Kra Canal on the shipping market) |
| Expert | Currently based in | Work in shipping | Position | Areas of knowledge, experience and expertise |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | China | 17 years | Port Division Director Government Official | Port construction, investment, shipping/port development strategies/research. Handling container terminals, bulk containers, shipping schedules, intermodal transport/port logistics |
| 2 | China | 25 years | Captain – major Shipping Company | Sailing experience of over 15 years, now handling shipping business, crew management/assignments, health and safety policy, ship maintenance, costing and management |
| 3 | China | 16 years | Marine Department Government official | Shipping trade, import/export cargo flow between Asia/Europe/America and worldwide. Handles ship and port operation safety, sailing/berthing times and planning |
| 4 | China | 17 years | Manager and Operator - major Shipping Company | Sailing scheduling/routing, tariff analysis, shipping market information analysis, port competitiveness and financial investment. Worked in Thailand for 5 years familiar with Kra Canal |
| 5 | China | 16 years | Port Engineer – major Shipping Company | Port infrastructure development, management of equipment, shipping safety evaluation and implementation. Fleet maintenance and condition |
| 6 | Singapore | 25 years | Maritime/Port Authority Division Director | Shipping environment, shipping industry development, port/terminal operations, port/shipping sustainability. Kra Canal research and potential impact on Singapore |
| 7 | Singapore | 20 years | Maritime/Port Authority Division Director | Pilot training, international sailing conventions and rules. Shipping company advisor about safety evaluation, terminal operations and costings |
| 8 | Singapore | 18 years | Maritime/Port Authority Official and Pilot | Pilot operations, port facilities, navigation procedures, competitiveness between Kra Canal and Straits of Malacca (e.g. Port of Singapore, Klang port) |
| 9 | Singapore | 16 years | Manager - major Shipping Company | Shipping risk (political, financial) evaluation, government policy/trade, shipping transshipment, performance, route analysis, professional advice to government, shipping/insurance companies |
| 10 | Singapore | 21 years | Manager - major Shipping Company | Port evaluation/selection/competitiveness. Shipping schedules/costs (e.g. slot hire, inland haulage bunkering, insurance, canal tolls) fleet allocation, port infrastructure/management |
| 11 | Thailand | 10 years | Senior Manager – Major Shipping Company | Port/Shipping logistics, marketing, strategic alliances, third and fourth party logistics, China’s One-Belt-One Road initiative and its impact (including Kra Canal evaluation) on various regions |
| 12 | Thailand | 14 years | Senior Logistics Engineer – major Shipping Company | Maritime logistics distribution systems, collaboration with maritime supply chain partners. Port evaluation in the Thai context/impact of Kra Canal on the Asian shipping market |
| 13 | Thailand | 20 years | Port logistics Engineer – major Shipping Company | Role of Kra Canal in China’s One Belt One Road policy – its impact on shipping and port economic development for Thailand and elsewhere (China, Singapore, Vietnam, Malaysia, India, Sri Lanka) |
| 14 | Thailand | 18 years | Operator in a major Shipping company | Import/export customer (e.g. shipper, forwarder, etc.) service. Shipping marketing strategies. Kra Canal’s impact on the Europe–Asia shipping market |
| 15 | Thailand | 21 years | Division Director – Government official | Shipping/port development in Thailand (e.g. of Bangkok and Laem Chabang ports), waterway transportation issues in Thailand, and Kra Canal investment project |
| 16 | Taiwan | 23 years | Senior manager (captain) – major Shipping Company | Fleet sailing schedules (especially in Asia), ship characteristics, cost analysis, investment in the Kra Canal, and its impact on the global shipping market |
| 17 | Taiwan | 21 years | Captain – major Shipping company | Shipping networks/canal toll (e.g. Suez, Panama) operations/shipping cost analysis (e.g. fuel cost estimates, crew costs, ship chartering, maintenance, insurance) |
| 18 | Taiwan | 21 years | Maritime Port Bureau Division director – Government official | Port investment, port safety, port operation and management, crew training |
| 19 | Taiwan | 17 years | Int. Ports Corporation Division Director – Government official | Port operation and management (international maritime conventions, green ports, port safety), global maritime development trends (including Suez, Panama and Kra Canals) highly published author |
| 20 | Taiwan | 16 years | Maritime Port Bureau Division Director – Government official | International Maritime trends, port navigation, port operator training, key maritime research topics (including the impact of Kra Canal on the shipping market) |
Source(s): Created by P.H. Tseng