BANGKOK, April 29 -- The closure of the Strait of Hormuz has given Thailand impetus ‌to advance a longstanding plan to create a logistics link ​between the Indian and Pacific oceans, with its government on Monday seeking to court Singapore as a potential investor.

Thailand's government has said it ‌is reviving a "Land Bridge" project across its narrow southern peninsula after recent disruptions in ​the Strait of Hormuz underscored the vulnerability of global shipping choke-points, including the nearby Malacca Strait.

The previous administration drafted a law for the Land Bridge but the proposal fell by the wayside during a ​bout of political turbulence, with public hearings and environmental and health impa...