Port in Kampot to turn province into regional trade hub
Kampot Port Co will break ground on a Kampot port in September, company officials said yesterday. The port will be an important part of a long-delayed Kampot Special Economic Zone (KSEZ), which is hoped to revitalise trade and commerce in the province. Vinh Huor, president of the KSEZ, said with the completion of the port, which is expected to take about 18 months, Kampot could become a transit hub for much of the country’s exports. He also downplayed one of the province’s current leading industry: tourism. “When our site is finished, Kampot will become a big economic region and it will not be a tourism destination. It will become a commercial area and more transportation developments will be needed in the future,” Vinh Huor said. “The main purpose of the port is for freight transportation of minerals that will be transported abroad for processing. It’s going to be a big port.” The total cost of the port will be about $18 million, he said. The economic zone is expected to cost $80 million…
