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Chabang Port (LCP) is Thailand's premier deep-sea commercial
port, under the management of The Port Authority of Thailand
(PAT), located on the Eastern shore of the upper Gulf of Thailand,
approximately 110 km south of Bangkok. LCB is one of the most
modern and advanced ports in Southeast Asia and has positioned
itself as the most efficient gateway to Thailand and the greater
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LCP began operations in 1991 with the goal of upgrading the
basic infrastructure necessary for the economic development
of Thailand and was designed as an integral part of the Eastern
Seaboard project. The congested conditions at Bangkok Port,
plus the portŐs inability to serve large ocean-going container
ships, made LCP a natural development in Thailand's economic
expansion. LCP has grown is capacity and utilization over its
decade of operation and has emerged as a key port on the international
shipping network.
LCP covers an area of over 1000 hectares and provides a comprehensive
range of services, including cargo handling, warehousing, cargo
distribution under railway and highway networks system leading
to all parts of Thailand. Port services include pilotage and
towage, supply of fresh water, power supply, telecommunications,
sewage treatment, garbage collection and disposal. In addition
to above services, ship repair and maintenance services provided
by floating dock yard with capacity approximately 140,000 DWT
under the management of private sector, are also available at
the northern part of LCP. The port also provides round-the-clock
security, environmental control and fire fighting system.
Laem Chabang presently operates 11 terminals to accommodate
various types of vessels including container ships, bulk carriers,
pure car carriers and passenger liners. Among the terminals,
five are container terminals (B1 to B5), three are coastal terminals
(A1) including a bulk terminal (A4) and two general cargo terminals
(A1 and A5). The remaining terminals have yet to be completed,
and are in various stages of design and construction (A0, A2
and A3) adding to the future capacity of LCB. More than 80%
of sea borne cargo handled by LCP is containerized.
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stands as the hub of key infrastructure upgrades designed
to capitalize on Thailand's economic strengths and position
as Southeast Asia's gateway to Indochina. Already linked
efficiently by land, rail and sea within Thailand, upgraded
facilities at the Utapao airport will facilitate cargo
links to LCB by air.
Economic liberalization, free trade and growth
within the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN)
will likely result in further growth for Thailand's neighbors
within Indochina,countries |
that lack strong marine transportation infrastructure, and see
further growth in the volume of import and export cargo passing
through Laem Chabang Port.
Laem Chabang Port has its own industrial estate Export Processing
Zone (EPZ) giving the site a production and processing center
using many of the commodities imported through the port. The
EPZ covers 480 hectares and already includes 56 industrial operations.
Alongside the industrial estate, a shipyard is being developed
to service and build ships according to international standards.
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