Kampot Tourist Port Worth Over US$9 million Completed

The project to build a tourist port in Kampot province was completed on 30 June 2022, with a total construction budget of approximately US$9.27 million under a joint budget between the Asian Development Bank and the Royal Government of Cambodia.

The progress of the construction project was mentioned in the inspection visit of the construction of Kampot International Tourist Port led by HE Dr. Aun Pornmoniroth, Deputy Prime Minister, Minister of Economy and Finance and HE Sun Chanthol, Senior Minister and Minister of Public Works and Transport and HE Thong Khon, Minister of Tourism, on 7 October.

The tourism port project in Kampot province is located in Teuk Chhou district, Kampot province, on an area of ​​4.25 hectares, with construction starting on 8 August 2018.

The port will be another important new international gateway of Cambodia for national and international tourists who wish to travel by waterway between Cambodia to regional and international countries.

The visit reviewed the progress of the port’s infrastructure construction and make key recommendations as necessary solutions to challenges in order for the port to operate efficiently and safely. Guidelines were shared to prepare the necessary process to identify a private company as a partner to operate the port as soon as possible before the official opening of the new international tourist port in the near future. (Read more)

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