AKP Phnom Penh, January 23, 2025 -- 

The Kampot International Tourism Port, operated by local firm AZ Builders Co., Ltd., will be officially inaugurated on April 3, 2025.

The schedule was announced by Prime Minister Samdech Moha Borvor Thipadei Hun Manet at the closing ceremony of the annual conference of the Ministry of Public Works and Transports in Phnom Penh this afternoon.

The port, whose construction started in 2018 and completed in 2022, is part of a “Tourism Infrastructure Development Project” with a US$10 million financial support from the Asian Development Bank.

Located in Chum Kreal village, Chum Kreal commune, Teuk Chhou district, Kampot coastal province on an area of 4.5 hectares, the port will become an important international waterway for transporting tourists to the southern islands and connecting Kampot province to the world, boosting the local tourism sector.

Samdech Thipadei Prime Minister took the opportunity to encourage the Ministry of Public Works and Transport to examine the possibility of developing waterway infrastructure networks and waterway transport operations to be more interconnected in order to boost competitive activities, contributing to supporting long-term national economic growth. 

Cambodia has now at least 119 ports and port terminals, of which two are international ports – Phnom Penh Autonomous Port & Sihanoukville Autonomous Port, 88 along the river, and 31 at coastal areas.

By C. Nika