John Bingham wrote: ↑Tue Sep 15, 2020 1:15 am Some fantastic initiatives to expand tourism being thrown around recently. Giant new airports, eco-tourism projects chewing up the environment, a "tourism" port in Kampot for grounded cruise ships, and lets not forget the advice for tourists not to skip Cambodia even though they can't even get a visa:

https://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/ ... -skip-trip

Short term it seems superfluous but long term it’s a sensible plan. Think the next 5 to 20 years not 12 months. Cambodia is in the same boat as its neighbors and the rest of the world. Development can’t stop because of covid.

John Bingham wrote: ↑Tue Sep 15, 2020 1:15 am Some fantastic initiatives to expand tourism being thrown around recently. Giant new airports, eco-tourism projects chewing up the environment, a "tourism" port in Kampot for grounded cruise ships, and lets not forget the advice for tourists not to skip Cambodia even though they can't even get a visa:

https://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/ ... -skip-trip

Isn't it good that same time the government looks in future and creates jobs during the hard times. And anyways, phase one of the Kampot tourism port that is currently under construction is not meant for the huge cruise ships anyways. It's for smaller ferries only.

Posted on social media, 11 December 2020:
"Kampot Special Economic Zone and International Port", coming soon.

July 12, 2021
Kampot province’s tourism seaport construction falls further behind schedule
Chea Vanyuth / Khmer Times

The construction of Kampot province’s tourism seaport near Kampot city is behind schedule courtesy of a second delay attributable to the pandemic, says a report from the Ministry of Public Works and Transport.

The report, obtained by Khmer Times yesterday, stated the construction is currently at 74 percent completion. It was originally scheduled to be finished and operational by the end of 2020.

The deadline for completion had been reset for June this year. Because of the prolonged pandemic, that schedule has been reset once again, this time to 2022, according to the ministry’s report.

The report also stated that construction had run into the rainy season. As a coastal province Kampot is subject to fierce storms and downpours.

The ministry’s spokesman Vasim Sorya told Khmer Times, that the main factor for the project missing its completion target was largely down to a shortage of workers at the construction site.

“In the pandemic context, the construction has been behind plan due to workers at the construction being reduced and this will result in another delay of the project,” said Sorya.

The project is being built on four hectares of land located in Toek Chhou district, about six kilometres south of Kampot city. It was financed originally with a loan of $8 million from the Asian Development Bank. That loan was increased to $9 million as a result of additional infrastructure improvements to the port.
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/50891686/k ... -schedule/

UPDATE

Cambodia News Phnom Penh: On 1 October 2022, the Ministry of Tourism published an announcement from HE Top Sopheak, Secretary of State and Spokesman of the Ministry of Tourism confirming that Kampot International Tourism Port is scheduled to open by the end of 2022 to welcome domestic and international tourists.

Speaking at a press conference at the Council of Ministers on the morning of 30 September 2022 on the achievements of the Ministry of Tourism over the past five years, HE Top Sopheak said that despite the dire situation of COVID-19, the Royal Government has continued to developing infrastructure to support the development of tourism, such as the 34-lane road project in Sihanoukville, the 38-lane road project in Siem Reap, the new Poipet International Border Gate building, as well as the tourist port of Kampot province.

When the service is launched, it is expected to contribute to the promotion of the province's tourism sector, especially through tourism packages that connect Kampot with destinations in Vietnam and Thailand.
The project, located in Teuk Chhou district, Kampot province, about 6 km from Kampot city, has been funded by concessional financing from the Asian Development Bank (ADB) worth nearly USD 10 million.
This international tourist port is 300 meters long and can accommodate 300-400 passenger ships. It will be an important gateway for domestic and international tourists entering Cambodia by sea, especially tourists from Thailand and Vietnam.

I wonder what Kep and Kampot and anything in between will look like in 20 years.

truffledog wrote: ↑Sun Oct 02, 2022 4:29 pm I wonder what Kep and Kampot and anything in between will look like in 20 years.

The good thing about ''The Kingdom of Wonder,'' is you can wonder as much as you like, and it's still free.

Over US$9 Million Tourism Port in Kampot Completed
AKP Phnom Penh, October 11, 2022 --

A tourism port project in Kampot coastal province has been completed, with a total construction cost of approximately US$9.27 million funded by a joint budget between the Royal Government of Cambodia and the Asian Development Bank (ADB).

H.E. Dr. Aun Pornmoniroth, Deputy Prime Minister, Minister of Economy and Finance, H.E. Sun Chanthol, Senior Minister and Minister of Public Works and Transport and H.E Thong Khon, Minister of Tourism, paid an inspection visit to the newly-built international tourism port late last week, according to the Ministry of Public Work and Transport (MPWT).

The tourism port, whose construction started on Aug. 8, 2018, is located in Teuk Chhou district, Kampot province, on an area of 4.25 hectares.

The port is an important new international gateway of Cambodia for national and international tourists who wish to travel by waterway between the Kingdom and regional and international countries, MPWT said.

The ministry is working with relevant parties on the operation of the port which will be put into official use in the near future.
(Photo: MPWT)
By Chea Vannak