Sihanoukville Autonomous Port (PAS) Saturday reported high growth in both cargo throughput and container (TEUs) throughput for the first nine months of the year, signalling robust activity in Cambodia’s vital logistics sector.
The figures were shared by the port’s management during a presentation at the My First Stock 2025 session in Phnom Penh last week.
The report highlighted a significant increase in cargo with 8.87 million tonnes from January to September, a year-on-year increase of 23.15 percent.
The container throughput reached 959,293 TEUs (standard-sized containers) during the mentioned period, a year-on-year increase of 26.1 percent.
Based on the report, the port expects to see an estimated 1.3 million TEUs throughput and 11.75 million tonnes cargo throughput by the end of the year.
The marked achievement demonstrates that PAS is gradually transforming itself, in line with its vision and Master Plan, into a Regional Port and Logistics Hub, not only for Cambodia but also for the Mekong region and beyond, said PAS Chairman and CEO Lou Kimchhun.
“To achieve the vision, as well as to contribute to the Cambodian government’s goal of realizing Cambodia’s Vision 2050 of becoming a high-income country, PAS is committed to enhancing service quality by increasing the use of digital transformation and promoting connectivity to become a key gateway for international trade and to attract investment to Cambodia,” Kimchhun said in a report filed to the Cambodia Securities Exchange last Friday.
PAS is continuing to strengthen its human resource capacity through skills enhancement and training to ensure efficient, high-value, timely, and competitive services for customers, he added.
The sea port will continue its efforts to improve its performance and service delivery to achieve greater results for the benefit of its shareholders, he stated.
A major highlight of the presentation was the progress update on the $203 million worth New Container Terminal Development Project.
According to a PAS report, the first phase of the expansion has reached 50 percent completion as of October this year. This critical infrastructure project is scheduled for full completion by 2027.
The new terminal is designed to significantly boost the port’s capacity, allowing it to accommodate larger container vessels and ultimately reducing the cost of shipping for Cambodian trade by minimising the need for transshipment.
