SIHANOUKVILLE (XINHUA) – Cambodia yesterday inaugurated a USD37.5-million additional container terminal at the Sihanoukville Autonomous Port (PAS) after a 17-month construction.
Speaking at the inauguration ceremony, Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Manet said the PAS, which is the country’s sole international and commercial deep seaport, has played a crucial role in supporting Cambodia’s socio-economic development.
He said the additional container terminal with a length of 253 metres is capable of handling about 450,000 20-foot equivalent units (TEUs) per year.
“This is another new achievement in the development of Cambodia’s logistics and shipping sector,” Hun Manet said. “The PAS is a main gateway for Cambodia’s trade exchanges with countries in the region and the world, and we are transforming this feeder port into a regional logistics hub.”
Minister of Public Works and Transport Peng Ponea said with the additional container terminal, the state-owned PAS is now capable of handling one million TEUs per year.
Ponea said the kingdom’s largest shipping facility recorded a gross revenue of USD66 million in the first seven months of 2024, a year-on-year (y-o-y) increase of 26-per-cent.
The port handled 5.7 million tonnes of containerised cargo during January-July this year, up 26.5 per cent y-o-y, he added.
