Ranong Port, the western gateway that meets universal standards, is the largest commercial port in the Thai Andaman sea, serving as a deep international seaport on the west coast.
This ASEAN water transportation hub connects the Bay of Bengal countries (BIMSTEC), the Greater Mekong Subregion (GMS), and other regions. The Port of Ranong has the potential for loading and unloading cargo directly onto the ship.
The project can facilitate boats up to 12,000 deadweight tons and supports many product types, including containers and general merchandise. Also, it is the support base for equipment transportation to natural gas drilling rigs in the Gulf of Motama in Myanmar.
This location is the closest point to the group of countries in the Bay of Bengal and the Indian Ocean, an economic cooperation group in South Asia, including Myanmar, Bangladesh, India, Nepal Bhutan, Sri Lanka, and Thailand, covering over 1.5 billion people.
It is connected to Laem Chabang Port and Chumphon Port. It can ship cargo/containers through Myanmar and link trade routes with South Asia, the Middle East, Africa, Europe, and America. By shortening the distance without bypassing through the Straits of Malacca.
Located on the banks of the Kraburi River mouth, Tambon Pak Nam, Mueang District, Ranong Province, the Ranong Port, is a part of the Southern Economic Corridor (SEC) development project to be sustainable.
Started to open for service in 2006, the modern Ranong Port offers two berths, container wharf, multipurpose wharf, general warehouse, warehouse storage yard. It can accommodate various goods and be ready to receive comprehensive logistics activities on a complete infrastructure.
The key benefit of this project is to reduce the time and cost of transportation to import and export goods to these regions; due to its geographic location as a hub for sea transport routes, land, rail, and air.
To connecting trade and water transportation in the Gulf of Thailand and Andaman, the Thai government is upgrading cargo transportation in the SEC area and sea through Ranong and Chumphon provinces.
The Ministry of Transport has a plan to develop an economic bridge (Southern Landbridge) to expand the capabilities of the southern region and open a maritime route between the Indian and the Pacific Ocean.
Source: Port Authority of Thailand, Ministry of Transport, Southern Economic Corridor, Thai Reporter
