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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]
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 ...
Pages in category "Ports and harbours of Thailand" ... Laem Chabang Port; M. Map Ta Phut Industrial Port
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.
North of Laem Chabang are the Si Racha oil terminals, which is a major port for oil importation into Thailand. [15] Si Racha has a total capacity of 275,000 barrels a day. [16] Smaller ports include the Port of Koh Si Chang on Koh Si Chang. [14] The bay also provides international access to the Port of Bangkok. Pattaya Beach in June 2017
Bangkok, Suvarnabhumi Airport, and the port are all linked by the Bang Na Expressway. Two large infrastructure projects worth a total of 36 billion baht, both railways, were approved on 23 October 2007, to link Korat and Lat Krabang District in Bangkok with Laem Chabang port. [citation needed]
Eastern Thailand lies between the Sankamphaeng Range, which forms a natural border with the Khorat Plateau to the north and the Gulf of Thailand to the south. The geography of the region is characterised by short mountain ranges (collectively grouped under the Chanthaburi Range) alternating with small basins of short rivers which drain into the Gulf of Thailand.
Pattaya, a major tourism destination in Thailand, is located in Chonburi, along with Laem Chabang, the country's primary seaport. The population of the province has grown rapidly and now totals 1.7 million residents, although a large portion of the population is floating or unregistered. [7]