SHV Port Expansion Project Phase 1 Postponed to 2022

• 7 September 2021
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The Sihanoukville port expansion project phase 1, which was first scheduled to begin construction this year, will now be postponed to 2022 as the layout design has yet to be completed, according to SHV Autonomous Port Deputy Director-General Thay Rithy.

The project will expand the port depth of 14.5m and length to 350m, which will be implemented via a Japanese fund of over US$200 million. (Read more)

According to the 2020-2030 plan, the Sihanoukville seaport expansion project has a total of five phases.

Upon completion of the first phase, supposedly by 2025, the port will be able to accommodate large container vessels with a capacity of up to 60,000 tons, or 93% of the total number of vessels in the Asia-Pacific region.

In the meantime, the Cambodian government is also opening opportunities for development partners to study the second and third phases as well by expanding the depth to 16m and 17.50m respectively. According to HE Sun Chanthol, JICA is also studying these phases. (Read more)

Long term, the government will also expand the port to 18.5m and 19m in the fourth and fifth phases.

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