New multi-purpose sea port set for Koh Kong
Thou Vireak | Publication date 01 April 2021 | 22:47 ICT

The government plans to rebuild the derelict old Dang Tong Port in Koh Kong province into a medium-sized multi-purpose sea port at a cost of $1.5 million to spur waterway trade with Thailand, a senior public works official said.

But plans to break ground on the project have been put on the back burner for now as the Covid-19 pandemic takes a turn for the worse, according to provincial Department of Public Works and Transport director Orn Davuth.

At 69m long and 6.5m wide and paved with concrete, Davuth asserted that the project would take around two years to build.

And with its multipurpose design, the port will serve a plethora of industries such as transport, retail and tourism, he said.

Located in Khemarak Phoumin town’s Smach Meanchey commune, the old port has seen a handful of renovations, with the latest in 1991. Now it sits there dilapidated and largely unused.

Logistics Business Association (LOBA) president Chea Chandara told The Post that the sea port would smooth retail freight transport between Cambodia and Thailand and serve as a tourism hub.

“This port will allow ships to transport retail goods from Thailand to Cambodia more easily and safely. Goods flowing into Koh Kong province will pass through the Cham Yeam border checkpoint, which sees substantial volumes of commodity traffic from Thailand – most goods comprise cement, appliances and foodstuffs,” he said.

In October, public works minister Sun Chanthol noted that ports in Cambodia are categorised into four classes – commercial, industrial, tourism and oil.

Speaking at a discussion about a draft law on ports, Chanthol said the Kingdom has 105 ports – 78 river ports and 27 sea ports.
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Koh Kong-Koh Tao/Samui by boat as a weekly service? I wonder if this would be economically viable.

Tourism was the main supply that I was to understand, it's been a few years ago when I left Kohn Kong, but I had the understanding that the Chinese had secured that port alongside two adjoining hotels they had already started to run. The idea was to take tourists down the coast to the new casino and also link the farther Kampot port.