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The PAT was founded by the Port Authority of Thailand Act 1951 as an autonomous government agency under the jurisdiction of the Ministry of Transportation and Communications. In 1961 construction was begun on the port of Laem Chabang, due to overcrowding at Bangkok Port. By 1997 Laem Chabang had become the country's busiest seaport.
The area of Laem Chabang city municipality is generally coastal and is located on the east of Gulf of Thailand about 120 km (75 mi) from Suvarnabhumi Airport, 30 km (19 mi) south of Chonburi, 25 km (16 mi) north of Pattaya and 60 km (37 mi) from Map Ta Phut and covers an area of 109.65 km 2 (42.34 sq mi) of which 88.59 km 2 (34.20 sq mi) land area and 21.06 km 2 (8.13 sq mi) water surface (sea ...
Terms include free port (porto Franco), free zone (zona franca), bonded area (US: foreign-trade zone), free economic zone, free-trade zone, export processing zone and maquiladora. Most commonly a free port is a special customs area or small customs territory with generally less strict customs regulations (or no customs duties or controls for ...
The Eastern Economic Corridor is served by two ports: Laem Chabang Port and Map Ta Phut Port. Laem Chabang Port is main international port from its opening in 1991. It is Thailand's largest port. The port occupies 2,572 acres (1,041 ha) and is capable of handling the largest (Post-Panamax) vessels. [55]
Laem Chabang port, Thailand's largest and 23rd busiest container port in the world as of 2014, is the region's port. Bangkok, Suvarnabhumi Airport, and the port are all linked by the Bang Na Expressway.
Bangkok Port; L. Laem Chabang Port; M. Map Ta Phut Industrial Port This page was last edited on 2 April 2018, at 21:04 (UTC). ...
[citation needed] Due to its infrastructure, Laem Chabang and the eastern seaboard in general, is the nation's leading entrepôt. [2] As of 2019 the population of the district was 323,797. [3] Around the 1930s, Si Racha sea was known as a shark-infested area. They used to attack humans such as villagers, fishermen, and even a German tourist. [4]
Port of Laem Chabang; Port of Bangkok; ... Virginia Port Authority, Virginia APM Terminals, Portsmouth, Virginia; Newport News Marine Terminal, Newport News, Virginia;