SHV Port Revenue Hits US$90m in 2022; PP Port Revenue Increases 17% Y-o-Y

• 15 February 2023
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In 2022, the revenue of Sihanoukville Port increased by 2.45% to US$86 million, while that of Phnom Penh Port also increased by more than 17% to US$40 million, according to the Ministry of Public Works and Transport (MPWT) on 15 February 

MPWT Minister HE Sun Chanthol said that the growth of the waterway transport sector in these major ports is due to the increase in exports of Cambodian agricultural products, as well as the export of textile and garment products to foreign markets. 

The implementation of the Port EDI system, which is a large-scale modernisation of navigation control by JICA,  also played a major role in boosting the sector. 

Japan is also funding the Sihanoukville port expansion. JICA is currently bidding for the next stage of expansion. Three firms are under consideration. (Read more)

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