RELEASED: 18 Sep 2017 at 17:02
CHON BURI – The ground-breaking event was hung on Monday for the building and construction of a brand-new ferryboat terminal at Chuk Samet deep-sea port in Sattahip, part of the facilities advancement for the Eastern Economic Passage (EEC).
An artist’s impression of the prepared ferryboat terminal at Chuk Samet deep-sea port in Sattahip district of Chon Buri. (Provided by Royal Thai Navy)
Royal Thai Navy leader Adm Na Arreenich commanded the occasion at the pier in the premises of the navy base in Sattahip district of Chon Buri.
Royal Thai Navy commander-in-chief Adm Na Arreenich commands the ground-breaking event for the building and construction of the ferryboat terminal at the Chuk Samet port. (Royal Thai Navy picture)
Chuk Samet has actually been picked for devlopment as a port serving cruises, freight vessels and ferryboats connecting Pattaya, Chon Buri and Rayong with other locations, consisting of Koh Chang in Trat and Hua Hin district throughout the Gulf in Prachuap Khiri Khan province.
The 6,000-square-metre area inside the terminal will have memento stores, a food court, ticket counters and boarding locations, according to the navy. It among 13 tasks with overall approximated expense of 2 billion baht to be carried out by the navy under the EEC plan.
The federal government is campaigning to bring in regional and foreign financiers to the EEC advancement, hoping that innovation-driven markets will move the nation out of the middle-income trap.
The plan covers Chon Buri, Rayong and Chachoengsao.
A basic view of Chuk Samet port. (Image by Apichit Jinakul)
