Phnom Penh Port Says City Center Ban on Trucks Hurting Exports

8 November 2013
The Cambodia Daily
Economy and commerce / Exports / Imports / Industries / Infrastructure / Phnom Penh / Trade / Transport and shipping / Transport and shipping policy and administration / Transport infrastructure and facilities / Waterways and ports
Eang Veng Sun / Pa Socheatvong / Phnom Penh Autonomous Port / Phnom Penh City Hall

The Phnom Penh Autonomous Port has requested that City Hall reduce the length of its daily ban forbidding container trucks from traveling on Phnom Penh roads between 5 a.m. and 9 p.m. because cargo is unable to reach the port, resulting in a decrease in exports, officials said Thursday. The ban was implemented on November 1 at the behest of Phnom Penh governor Pa Socheatvong, who approved the decision in order to reduce congestion in the city center. … Contacted Thursday, Mr. Socheatvong said that City Hall was looking into finding a solution. … So Nguon, director of transportation company the So Nguon Group, said his company’s trailer trucks have faced some problems transporting cargo to the port, but switched working hours from day to night to accommodate the ban. Clogged streets in Phnom Penh have been a problem for years and continue to be an issue as more Cambodians buy cars. …

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