Gov’t Launches New Container Port in Kien Svay District

The Ministry of Public Works and Transport (MPWT) has officially launched the Phnom Penh Autonomous Port (PPAP)’s new container port in Banteay Dek commune, Kien Svay district, Kandal province, in response to growing container traffic.

According to the Phnom Penh Autonomous Port, this LM17 container port is the first stage of the third phase of port expansion.

The first phase covers 10 hectares of land with a capacity of 150,000 TEUs per year, built with a Chinese loan of US$28.9 million.

The second phase was built in 2018, which was an expansion of 4.5 hectares more with a capacity of 150,000 TEUs per year. The project used the investment capital from the issuance of securities and the savings budget of the Phnom Penh Autonomous Port.

Meanwhile, LM17 which is the first stage of the third phase began construction in late 2021. Covering 2.75 hectares of land with a capacity of 100,000 TEU per year, the project was built with an US$18.4 million budget from the saving and securities fund of PPAP.

Speaking at the inauguration ceremony on Monday 20 September, Minister of Public Works and Transport HE Sun Chanthol said that the LM17 Container Terminal is capable of transit containers up to 400,000 TEU per year.

The government will make an effort to expand the LM17 port to have a container capacity of 900,000 TEU per year to facilitate the transportation of goods to boost economic growth, he said.

According to PPAP, the second stage of the third phase will expand to port to handle 100,000 TEUs per year, bringing the total capacity of container handle at 500,000 TEUs per year.

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