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About us  Background
Background 
Thailand has two principal ports: Bangkok Port and Laem Chabang Port.
Bangkok Port, situated on the left bank of the Chao Praya River, was established as a river port in 1947. The 941-acre site includes an east quay comprising eight berths and a west quay composed of 10 berths.
Laem Chabang Port is a natural deep-water port located 130 kilometres from Bangkok and 25 kilometres from Pattaya City in the coastal province of Chonburi. The Port Authority of Thailand (PAT) is responsible for the development of the 2,572-acre site, while private terminal operators have been awarded concessions by the PAT to manage terminal operations.
Laem Chabang Port has two phases of development, devised to support Thailand’s industrial and economic growth.
Phase 1 : 1987 - 1998
Construction of Laem Chabang Port Phase 1 began in 1987 with the development of Basin 1. In 1991, operations officially commenced at B1 and B3, the site’s first two terminals. Nine additional terminals were constructed throughout much of the 1990s.
Basin 1 has 11 terminals, including seven container terminals (A2, A3, B1-B5), one coastal and service berth (A0), one passenger terminal (A1), one general cargo terminal (A4) and one ro-ro terminal (A5). The depth alongside of Basin 1 is 14 metres. This allows for the servicing of vessels of up to 6,500TEU.
Basin 1 provides a comprehensive range of services, including cargo handling, warehousing and cargo distribution, pilotage, sewage treatment, garbage collection and disposal, ship repair and vessel maintenance by a floating dockyard with a 140,000 DWT capacity.
Thailand’s fast-growing economy during this period boosted the cargo volume in Laem Chabang Port. This prompted PAT to accelerate the construction of Laem Chabang Port Phase 2 Basin 2.
Phase 2 : 1998 - 2008
Construction of Laem Chabang Port Phase 2 began in 1998 with the development of Basin 2. Phase 2 is a major component of Thailand’s 8th National Economic and Social Development Plan. Designed to facilitate the country’s growing container traffic, this ten-year project seeks to strengthen the competitive advantage of Laem Chabang Port during its transition towards becoming an international maritime hub.
Upon completion, Basin 2 will have six container terminals (C1–C3
and D1–D3), one conventional and ro-ro terminal (C0) plus a 155-hectare
container yard.
It will also provide a full range of auxiliary services, including a Container Freight Station (CFS), a double track railway and improved highway connections with Thailand’s hinterland. These developments will greatly increase the attractiveness of Laem Chabang Port as a preferred destination port for shipping lines traversing the Asia-North America and Asia-Europe trade lanes. The depth alongside of Basin 2 is 16 metres. This makes phase 2 capable of accommodating the largest vessels afloat.
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