Sihanoukville Autonomous Port
Sihanoukville Autonomous Port | |
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Royal Government of Cambodia | |
Land area | 125 ha |
No. of berths | 9 |
Employees | 1000 |
Chairman and CEO | Lou Kim Chhun |
UNCTAD code | KHKOS |
Statistics | |
Website www |
Sihanoukville Autonomous Port (
Since the port has continuously been extended. Several berths, a
In order to cope with the increasing rates of cargo throughput, the government of Cambodia had constructed another 350 m (1,148 ft)-long new quay with −10.5 m (−34 ft) maximum draft in 1966. At present, this new quay can accommodate three vessels with −7 m (−23 ft) draft.[4]
The construction of the Container Terminal, 400 m (1,312 ft) long by −10.5 m (−34 ft) depth and a 6.5 ha (16 acres) container yard was completed in March 2007.[6]
PAS'
History
Before and during the period of the
A number of sites were initially considered suitable for the new facility, including Kampot, the small outpost at Ream, and Sre Ambel. However, the deep waters off a rocky promontory near Koh Pos at the mouth of the Kampong Som Bay were finally chosen as the site for Cambodia's first ocean port.[2]: 5–8
Construction began in 1955 with US$12 million in funding from the French government and was completed in late-1959. The port was inaugurated in April 1960 by Louis Jacquinot, the French Minister of State.[2]: 42–45
The first marina, near the breakwater island of Koh Preab, Sihanoukville, went into service in October 2013.[8]
Traffic
In 2018, the port earned US$8.7 million in profits, up 43% from 2017. It handled 537,107 TEUs, up 17%, totalling 5.2 million tonnes.[9]
Sihanoukville Autonomous Port Traffic Rates[10] | |||||||||||||||
Item | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | ||||||
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Gross Throughput (Tons) | 2,659,785 | 3,012,217 | 3,423,919 | 3,763,296 | 4,040,155 | - | 5,328,348 | 6,547,756 | 6,601,804 | ||||||
Not Included Fuel | 1,874,750 | 2,088,274 | 2,436,933 | 2,638,043 | 2,881,378 | - | - | - | - | ||||||
General Cargo | 302,463 | 272,463 | 310,261 | 258,274 | 379,292 | - | 356,776 | 520,683 | 349,820 | ||||||
Cargo Containerized | 1,572,287 | 1,815,811 | 2,126,672 | 2,379,969 | 2,502,086 | - | 3,388,923 | 4,148,729 | 4,363,820 | ||||||
Container Throughput (TEUs) | 255,378 | 286,450 | 333,904 | 391,819 | 400,187 | - | 541,228 | 639,211 | 641,842 | ||||||
Vessel Calling (Units) | 941 | 988 | 1,103 | 1,292 | 1,322 | - | 1,451 | 1,662 | 1,582 |
See also
- Government of Cambodia
- Transport in Cambodia
- Port authority
- Port operator
- Sihanoukville
References
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- ^ "Sihanoukville Port Sez". Sihanoukville Port Sez. Retrieved December 31, 2015.
- ^ a b "Modernisation of Cambodia's main port of Sihanoukville continues amidst worldwide slowdown of traffic in bigger ports such as Los Angeles and Long Beach". derkeiler com. January 22, 2009. Retrieved December 31, 2015.
- ^ "Sihanouk Ville Autonomous Port (PAS)". ASEAN Cruise. Archived from the original on 2008-09-08. Retrieved 2009-01-31.
- ^ "Sihanoukville Autonomous Port(PAS) - Sihanoukville, Cambodia". SihanoukVille Web. Retrieved May 27, 2015.
- ^ PAS, Port management
- ^ "Sihanoukville to be the site of first marina". Phnom Penh Post. July 3, 2013. Retrieved December 31, 2015.
- ^ Sakhuja, Vijay (13 June 2019). "There is more to Koh Kong". Khmer Times. Retrieved 17 June 2019.
- ^ "Sihanoukville Autonomous Port: Traffic and Handling Rates". Archived from the original on 2014-10-17. Retrieved 2014-10-28.