1/28/16

Goods through Sihanoukville Port will continue to rise while heavy goods will divert rail

Goods through Sihanoukville Port will continue to rise while heavy goods turn transported by railway from Phnom Penh to Sihanoukville railway will be launched soon, and it will facilitate cost of transport.
In 2015, the cargo through the Sihanoukville Autonomous Port amounted to 3,763,296 tons, up 9.91 percent compared with 2014.
Goods transported to Sihanoukville Autonomous Port will continue to rise in 2016 more because of transporting goods, all to the port will be easier than 2015 because recently the government has stopped paying taxes on Road 4, which is a contribution to increase the living standards of the people and help increase competitiveness of exporters as well.
In addition, companies that heavy trucks diverted to rail transport instead of rail and truck transportation costs low and safe.
In addition, the country also plans to build roads Express Way, which is the first high-speed road projects at a distance of approximately 275 kilometers, a width of more than 20 meters from Phnom Penh to Sihanoukville. High-speed road project will facilitate travel and provide a profit to the economy.
Should be informed that, according to the AKP, the general cargo through the Sihanoukville Autonomous Port in 2015 amounted to 3,763,296 tonnes, an increase of 9.91%, excluding fuel. Goods container amounted to 2,379,769 tons, increased 11.9 percent General cargo amounted to 258.274 tons, a decrease 16.76 percent, while in 2014 the goods through the port amounted to 3,423,919 tonnes of goods as container amounted to 2,126,672 tons and cargo generally amounted 310.261 tons and has a ship docked some 1.103 units.