By Sharen Kaur
Published in NST on January 4, 2014
JAPANESE firms have expressed interest in helping to develop some of
Malaysia's key infrastructure projects, including the high-speed rail
(HSR) link.
Japanese Chamber of Trade and Industry Malaysia (Jactim) president Shuichi Yoshida said Japan is keen to participate in the HSR development.
"We would like to bring in our expertise and transfer our technical know-how in the development process," Yoshida said here, recently.
Japan was the first country to build dedicated railway lines for high-speed travel. It introduced bullet trains, or Shinkansen, to the world in 1964.
Published in NST on January 4, 2014
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Japanese Chamber of Trade and Industry Malaysia (Jactim) president Shuichi Yoshida said Japan is keen to participate in the HSR development.
"We would like to bring in our expertise and transfer our technical know-how in the development process," Yoshida said here, recently.
Japan was the first country to build dedicated railway lines for high-speed travel. It introduced bullet trains, or Shinkansen, to the world in 1964.
It is currently building the Tokyo-Osaka line at a cost of US$111.4
billion (RM366.51 billion) using the magnetic levitation, or maglev,
technology.
Malaysia plans to build the HSR link between Kuala Lumpur and Singapore, which is expected to cut land travelling time between the two countries to just 90 minutes.
The project, which was agreed to in principle between Malaysia and Singapore in February last year, is targeted for completion by 2020.
Business Times has reported that the 400km project is estimated to cost some RM40 billion. The amount includes the purchase of locomotives and high-speed bullet trains.
The Chinese, Arabs and Europeans are also eyeing a share in the HSR development.
Several Malaysian and foreign firms have started talks to form consortiums to bid for the project.
They include MMC Corp Bhd, which may team up with Gamuda Bhd and Chinese and European system integrators; and YTL Corp Bhd, which partners Spanish bullet-train maker Talgo or CAF.
Other firms are UEM Group Bhd, which is working with Ara Group to form a consortium with European companies that may also include Talgo and Global Rail Sdn Bhd, which is talking to Canada's Bombardier Inc and Chinese firm China Railway Group.
Meanwhile, Yoshida said Japanese companies are also interested to build water-treatment plants and power-plant projects that are being implemented under the Economic Transformation Programme.
Malaysia plans to build the HSR link between Kuala Lumpur and Singapore, which is expected to cut land travelling time between the two countries to just 90 minutes.
The project, which was agreed to in principle between Malaysia and Singapore in February last year, is targeted for completion by 2020.
Business Times has reported that the 400km project is estimated to cost some RM40 billion. The amount includes the purchase of locomotives and high-speed bullet trains.
The Chinese, Arabs and Europeans are also eyeing a share in the HSR development.
Several Malaysian and foreign firms have started talks to form consortiums to bid for the project.
They include MMC Corp Bhd, which may team up with Gamuda Bhd and Chinese and European system integrators; and YTL Corp Bhd, which partners Spanish bullet-train maker Talgo or CAF.
Other firms are UEM Group Bhd, which is working with Ara Group to form a consortium with European companies that may also include Talgo and Global Rail Sdn Bhd, which is talking to Canada's Bombardier Inc and Chinese firm China Railway Group.
Meanwhile, Yoshida said Japanese companies are also interested to build water-treatment plants and power-plant projects that are being implemented under the Economic Transformation Programme.
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