A trial run of the brand-new everyday Sattahip-Koh Chang ferryboat service will start on Saturday.
Complete business service will start next month or in October, with a fare of a little over 1,000 baht or less.
The Marine Department stated on Friday the ferryboat boat would ply in between Sattahip business port (Juk Samet port) in Chon Buri province and Koh Chang in Trat province, according to Daily News Online.
” The service intends to support travelers and lower the variety of cars and trucks getting in Koh Chang, which has actually restricted area,” stated Sornsak Saengsombat, director-general of the Marine Department.
The operator is the exact same one which offers the Pattaya-Hua Hin service, he included. Royal Traveler Line Co Ltd is the operator of the path.
” We’re awaiting it to price quote the fares however we set the ceiling at a little over 1,000 baht.”
The department is likewise preparing to establish a port in Pran Buri, Prachuap Khiri Khan province, on among its plots.
It will serve a vehicle ferryboat service that will relate to the Sattahip-Hua Hin (Khao Takiab port) and Sattahip-Pran Buri paths in the future.
It stays uncertain whether the 1-billion-baht job ought to be a public-private endeavor or a financial investment by the department.
If the department is to purchase the job by itself, the building and construction ought to start in 2019 utilizing the budget plan for financial 2018.
” The path ought to be popular amongst Thai visitors who may wish to conserve 1 1/2 hours on the journey that typically takes 5 hours.
