Port Authority of Thailand (PAT)

Thai government to start national container shipping line

In order to promote maritime trade, the Transport Ministry of Thailand is going to establish a national shipping company, according to Bangkok Post’s report.

The deputy transport minister, Manaporn Charoensri, asked the Port Authority of Thailand (PAT) to conduct a feasibility study for the cabinet to review. Next, the Ministry has to decide if the shipping company should be run as a state enterprise or under a public-private partnership model.

Initially, the shipping company would contribute...

https://container-news.com/thai-government-to-start-national-container-shipping-line/

Thai partners confirm US$927 million upgrade project for Laem Chabang Port

GPC International Terminal Ltd. and the Port Authority of Thailand (PAT) have signed a 35-year public-private partnership (PPP) contract to jointly develop and operate the Laem Chabang Port Phase III, Terminal F project in Chonburi province.

This joint endeavour, which is expected to increase Thailand’s competitive edge, has an investment value in terms of the berth structure development of US$927 million, according to a statement.

Construction on the F1 container berth is projected to begin in...

https://container-news.com/thai-partners-confirm-us927-million-upgrade-project-for-laem-chabang-port/

Thai-Chinese consortium to build Laem Chabang Phase III container terminals

Thai utility group Gulf Energy Development, Thai state-owned oil and gas company PTT and Chinese state-owned marine civil engineering group China Harbour Engineering Co (CHEC) have formed a consortium, GPC International Terminals, to build two container terminals in Thailand’s largest port, Laem Chabang.
Owned by Thai billionaire Sarath Ratanavadi, Gulf Energy is Thailand’s largest privately owned utility group and has a 40% stake in GPC, with PTT and CHEC each holding …

The post Thai-Chinese...

https://theloadstar.com/thai-chinese-consortium-to-build-laem-chabang-phase-iii-container-terminals/

32 firms to bid for Laem Chabang port project

Thirty-two private firms will bid for the construction and operation of Phase 3 of the Laem Chabang port development project in eastern Thailand.

The Port Authority of Thailand (PAT) said on Wednesday, November 21, that 32 firms, including 17 Thai and 15 foreign firms, have prepared bidding documents for the port project under which two piers for cargo ships, designated F1 and F2, will be built and operated.

The bidding documents are scheduled to be submitted on Jan. 14, 2019, and a winning...

http://container-news.com/32-firms-bid-laem-chabang-port-project/