Port Development and Operation in

Cambodia

8-9 October 2019 Vientiene, Lao PDR

Presented by Mr. ROS SOPHORNNA
 CONTENT

1. Organization Structure

2. Legislation

3. List of Ports
4. Waterways Infrastructure and Project
Proposal

5. Cooperation

6. Port Administration and Its Related to Port

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I. OVERVIEW
Background and Introduction
CHINA
Geography:
VIETNAM
Location: in South-East Asia;
MYANMA Border:Vietnam, Lao PDR,
LAOS
Thailand & Gulf of Thailand
Coastline about 440km;
THAILAND
Sea Area: 320,000 km2
Bangkok
Port & Shipping:
CAMBODIA
MYANMA
Two main sea ports: Port Autonomous of
Andaman
Gulf of Sihanouk Ville, Phnom Penh Autonomous Port
and have, several bilateral ports and many
Thailand
Sea

South China Sea

domestic sea ports.

MALAYSIA

INDONESIA
SINGAPORE

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1. ORGANIZATION STRUCTURE
• GDWMP was established by Sub-decree No. 216 dated 13
October 2016

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1. ORGANIZATION STRUCTURE
• Main Roles and Responsibilities of GDWMP:
• Domestic ship registration, operational license, inspection

• Seafarers Certification

• Port construction administration

• Port construction and operation license

• Hydrographic survey

• Navigation channel design and electronic navigation chart

production

• Safety of Navigation (infrastructure)

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 2. LEGISLATION
• Existing Legislations:
• National Port Policy and Administration System
• Sub-decree No. 40 on Ship and Port Facility Security
• Prakas of an Act for the Registration of Merchant
Vessels
• Instruction No. 006 on Sea Shipping Management;
• Instruction No. 003 on Ship Management in Inland
Waterway;

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 2. LEGISLATION (CON’T)
• Legislations in Approval Process:
• Law on Inland Waterways Transport;
• Port Act;
• Declaration on Port Facility Security;
• Declaration on Formality and Procedure for Foreign Vessel's’
Entry Permit;

• Legislations in Drafting Process:

• Draft National Policy on Maritime Transport;
• Draft Law on Maritime Transport;

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 2. LEGISLATION (CON’T)

Policy, law and legislations related to the port

administration there are as following:
• Existing:
• Port Policy – approved in May 2015;
• Circular No. 070, dated 27/12/2011 on Port Planning,
Port Construction and Port Operation in Kingdom of
Cambodia
• In approval Process:
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• Port Act
 3. LIST OF PORTS
• International Port:
1. Sihanoukville Autonomous Port;
2. Phnom Penh autonomous Port & Container Terminal);
• Coastal Port (Port class 2):
1. Stoeng Hav Coal Port (C.I.I.D.G Erdos Hongjun Electric
Power Co.,Ltd.);
2. Stoeng Hav Coal Port (Cambodian Energy Limited);
3. Stoeng Hav Port (Attwood Investment Group Co., Ltd.);
4. Koh Rong Jetty (Royal Group Co., Ltd.);
5. Cristal Rice (Kampuchea) Co., Ltd.
6. Oknha Mong Port;
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7. Sre Amble Port
 3. LIST OF PORTS
• Coastal Port (Port class 2):
8. Port Srok Toek Chhou (Kampot Provincial Port);
9. Passenger Port of Koh Kong (DPWT of Koh Kong);
10. Sugar Industrual Port of Kirisakor (Ly Yong Phat Co.);
11. Peir Tomnop Rolok (SHV Provincila Port);
• Coastal Port under development (Port class 2):
1. Botomsakor Port (Union Development Group Co., Ltd.);
2. Kamport Multi Purpose Port ( PAPA Petroleum Co., Ltd.)

• Coastal Port (Port class 3):

1. Peir Ochhoeu Teal (SHV Provincial Port);
2. Peir Odoeum Sngav (SHV Provincial Port);
3. Peir Koh Tonsay (Port of Kep DPWT); 10
 3. LIST OF PORTS
• River Port:
• 11 Main ports, serve for cross-border ships (along Mekong
river and Tonle Sap lake);
• 18 Small ports;
• 38 Dock (កំពង់ដរ);
• Jetties:
• 10 Jetties (along Tonle Sap river and lake);
• 3 Jetties ( along upper Mekong river);
• 8 Jetties (along downstream Mekong river);
• 2 Jetties ( along Basal river)

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 4. WATERWAYS INFRASTRUCTURE
AND PROJECT PROPOSAL

• Waterways infrastructure project in coastal area, 2018

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 4. Waterways Infrastructure and
Project Proposal
5. Construction of tourist port in KEP city (National project)

Port location

Existing port
Designed new port
 4. Waterways Infrastructure and
Project Proposal
INLAND WATERWAYS
INFRASTRUCTURE PROJECT , 2018
No Project title Status

1 Waterway Development Master Plan of Mekong River finished

Kratie- Phnom Penh, 125Km (supported KOICA)
2 Cargo port with container terminal, special economic Proposal
zones and associated facilities construction in Tbong Submitted
Khmom Province EDCF
3 Hydrographic survey and ENC establishment along Submitted
Lower Mekong River from PP to Vietnam border, 97 MFE
Km
4 Port Development and Landing Facilities, local ferry for Seeking
Taxi boats in Phnom Penh Fund
 4. Waterways Infrastructure and
Project Proposal
1- Waterway Development Master Plan of Mekong River Kratie- Phnom Penh, 125Km
(supported KOICA)
 4. Waterways Infrastructure and Project
Proposal
2. Cargo port with
container terminal,
special economic zones
and associated facilities
construction in Tbong
Khmom Province
 4. Waterways Infrastructure and
Project Proposal
4. Port Development and Landing Facilities, local ferry for Taxi
boats in Phnom Penh
 5. COOPERATION
➢Local Partners
➢International Partners
• Bilateral (Vietnam, Thailand ,etc.)
• Tripartite Meeting on Coast Shipping
Development(CAM-THAI-VN)
• ASEAN
• IMO
• Development partners (JICA , ADB, KOICA)
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6. Port Administration and its Related Operation System

Port operation System:

• Ownership of port are PPAP & PAS, They manages port operation and terminal
operation in Sihanoukville port and Phnom Penh Autonomus port

• Since Port EDI system has not yet developed, They have their own system for
port operation such as port clearance, payment, RoRo, etc.

• PAS and PPAP follows by IMO FAL Form 1 General Declaration, Form 2 Cargo
Declaration, and Form 7 Dangerous Goods.

• PAS and PPAP plans to implement EDI system and release this EDI system on
2021 or 2022. However, this EDI system is for port clearance not port
commnunity system.

• Cambodia government plans to implement NSW future, lead by Cambodia

Customs not port side. Similar to Myanmmar, PAS will submit data to Cambodia
Customs using customs client module
6. Port Administration and its Related Operation System

Cambodia Customs Operation:

- Cambodia Customs has operating ASYCUDA that is Customs

Clearance system and implemented with funded by World
Bank

- Cambodia Customs is working on implement new Customs

System (cargo and customs clearance) with funded by JICA,
this new system is testing stage and will be opening on
September, 2019.

 However, there is no connection between port clearance system

and customs clearance system.
6. Port Administration and its Related Operation System
Work procedure for port clearance
Port operation:
• User sends data to PAS by email or SNS, then, PAS enters data
by manually to their system (PAS looks like to be managed data
using by Excel)
• PAS handle port operation mainly by Excel
• PAS tries to reduce manual processing (eleminate paper
document usage) after EDI system implementation

Terminal operation:
• Export container, consignee or trucking company submits
paper document such as invoice, booking, or other documet to
PAS TOS.
• Then, terminal operator checks it at terminal gate and keys in
some information to TOS
6. Port Administration and its Related Operation System

Data and information sharing or exchanging:

• Currently, information system has yet set up in PAS, Hence, PAS

can not make interlink with and between other organizations or
other country’s information system
• However, PAS is strongly encouraged to exchange information
with Cambodia Customs or other organizations.

Operational aspect:
• IT department (maintenance and implementation), Harbor
master department (planning), operation department
(operation) are responsible to decide ICT system
investment/expansion and implement those plans.
7. Issues and Challenges
➢ Lack of budget and materials

➢ Lack of competent human resources

➢ Absence of related waterway-maritime transport and port laws and

regulations to fully implement the obligations of GDWMP

➢ Privates port are currently growing rapidly, however, the procedure of port's
establishment is unclear and also there is no one community port information
system developed.
➢ Some ports or terminals are not followed the technical standards
➢ Lack of Port Safety and Security measures
➢ Inefficiency of Port's Administration Management System
➢ Lack of Information system that help to coordinate between all ports with
other government agencies system such as Customs Operation and
immigrations and so on.
➢ Unfair of port's competition between Public and Private Ports
Next Steps:
• Enhance cooperation with other international and
regional organization and seeking the financial support
for the following major priorities actions:

➢ Development of port operation and management

system
➢ Interlink the system with other government
agencies systems such as Customs Operation and
immigrations and so on
➢ Development of port safety management
procedure
➢ Development of port and other waterway
infrastructure legislative documents to support the
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THANK YOU FOR YOUR KIND ATTENTION
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