Laem Chabang is currently the most important deep-sea port in Thailand in
terms of volume. The annual throughput for 1998 was at 1,424,702 TEUs[5].
The reason for Laem Chabang growth is due to the Thai Government’s policy to divert traffic from Bangkok port (which is a river port located in the centre
on the city) to Laem Chabang port. The operation of Laem Chabang port is also
very different to that of Bangkok port. Bangkok port is operated by the Port
Authorities of Thailand whereas Laem Chabang’s operations are under private
concessions. These differences in the management of both ports have been
reflected in their working practices, efficiency and charges.
Laem Chabang as the most important deep-sea port