Seventeen boat piers along the Chao Phraya River are being fixed and updated, with the work anticipated to be finished early next year, Marine Department chief Sornsak Saensombat stated.
Mr Sornsak stated the piers, in Nonthaburi, Bangkok and Samut Prakan provinces, were being fixed and enhanced to iomprove security, and service enhanced.
They consist of the Pin Klao, Sathorn, Nonthaburi, Rama VII, Bang Pho, Thewes, Phran Nok, Ratchawong and Si Phraya piers.
Si Phraya pier is amongst 17 ferryboat quays along the Chao Phraya River targeted for a significant revamp. (Image by Nittaya Nattayai)
The department was preparing the regards to referral for quotes to pick a personal company to set up automated fare-collecting makers at these piers.
Tenders were anticipated to be hired September and the makers ought to remain in location by mid-2017.
” Just one personal company will be selected to set up the makers at the 17 piers to make sure compatibility. Apart from offering commuters with benefit, the system will likewise plainly reveal the arrival and departure times of the boats in service,” stated Mr Somsak.
Development is likewise being made in the choice of personal companies to run East-West ferryboat services throughout the Gulf of Thailand.
A source stated the Marine Department had actually welcomed personal companies thinking about offering the ferryboat services in between the eastern coast (Chon Buri’s Pattaya and Sattahip) and western coast (Phetchaburi’s Cha-am and Prachuap Khiri Khan’s Hua Hin and Pran Buri) to send their company prepare for the department to think about.
Business strategy ought to consist of the size and source of financial investment; the types, sizes and rates of ferryboats; guest fares and freight charges; frequency of services; maps of ferryboat paths; workforce; guest capabilities for each journey; and anticipated income.
” The picked operators will get 10-year operationing authorizations. Applications from personal companies will be accepted from Sept 19-23. The outcomes will be revealed on Sept 30,” stated the source.
