Japan Vows to Develop and Modernise Cambodia’s Seaport

• 11 June 2019
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Photo by Sihanoukville Autonomous Port – PAS

The government of Japan has pledged to continue supporting the development and modernisation of Sihanoukville Autonomous Port in order to upgrade the capacity of the port and the logistics sector in Cambodia.

In a meeting with H.E. Aun Pornmoniroth, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Economy and Finance, Japanese ambassador to Cambodia Horinouchi Hidehsa, said that Japanese government will continue to help Cambodia to develop the seaport.

The Japanese government will help prepare a master plan for the development of Sihanoukville Autonomous Port which include development of Sihanoukville Port Special Economic Zone in the master plan of Sihanoukville Autonomous Port, according to the Economy Ministry’s press release.

Additionally, on 04 June, Cambodia and Japan signed on memorandum of understanding on cooperation on a strategic partnership on Sihanoukville Autonomous Port and Southeast Asia and Pacific Department of JICA.

Signed by H.E. Lou Kim Chhun, Chairman and CEO of PAS and Mr. Shigenori Ogawa, Director General of Southeast Asia and Pacific Department of JICA, the strategic partnership with PAS is intended to strengthen and deepen the partnership between JICA and PAS for the development of Sihanoukville port and to promote the port development and logistic improvement for the socio-economic development in Cambodia.

The pledging of support to the seaport development was made after a bilateral meeting between Samdech Techo Hun Sen, Prime Minister of Cambodia and Japanese Prime Minister Shinzu Abe on 31 May in Tokyo, which Japanese side vows to provide support to develop seaport.

An agreement on US$1.8 million in grant aid for the seaport development was signed during the meeting.

The only deep-sea port in Cambodia, Sihanoukville Port is a key logistics hub that supports the Cambodian national economy. Since 1999, Japan has provided, through ODA loans, grant aid, and technical cooperation, continuous support for improving the infrastructure and enhancing the management capacity of the port.

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