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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 ...
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.
Since the customs policy was complicated, the Customs Department developed the organization and management to be more effective by corporate the department under the control of the Ministry of Finance by Finance Minister of Thailand. [3] [4]
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]
Phra Phutthachai Line: shortcut linking Eastern Line and the Northeastern Line (Thailand), there are only freight trains on this line, and there is one tunnel, Phra Phutthachai Tunnel. Other branch lines: Makkasan – Mae Nam – Bang Chak Oil Refinery; Lat Krabang – Inland Container Deport (ICD) Si Racha Junction – Laem Chabang Port