PPAP records significant growth in container throughputs

PPAP records significant growth in container throughputs

In November alone, the port handled 48,383 containers, a year-on-year increase of 35.95 percent, and cargo and gas-fuel throughput rose by 11.85 percent compared to last year.

The listed Phnom Penh Autonomous Port (PPAP) reported an increase in its business operations between January and November of this year.

An unaudited revenue report filed to the Cambodia Securities Exchange showed on Monday that the container throughputs via the port increased by 22.85 percent to 536,642 TEUs (Twenty-foot Equivalent Units), from 436,839 TEUs in the same period last year.

Cargo and gas-fuel passing through the river port rose by 16 percent to 5.06 million tonnes, up 4.36 million tonnes recorded in the first 11 months last year, stated the report.

In November alone, the port handled 48,383 containers, a year-on-year increase of 35.95 percent, and cargo and gas-fuel throughput rose by 11.85 percent to 448,482 tonnes compared to November last year, added the report.

The achievement is a result of the PPAP’s strict adherence to providing the service of port operation with transparency and efficiency in responding confidently to the needs of customers, said Hei Bavy, the port Chairman of the Board of Directors and CEO.

“PPAP strongly stands to implement the daily work and the operation along the other terminals to be transparent and effective to improve confidence and attractiveness of port services with the modernisation and standardisation to the customers,” he said in the report.

In the sustainable and transparent port development from 2025 to 2033, the government, through the Ministry of Public Works and Transport, sets a vision to improve connectivity between Cambodia’s rivers and seas, enhancing the nation’s overall water transport capabilities.

Of the 103 ports in Cambodia, 26 are sea ports, and 77 are river ports situated along the Mekong, Tonle Sap, and Bassac rivers.

Notably, the Phnom Penh Autonomous Port and the Sihanoukville Autonomous Port play important roles in the transportation of the country’s import-export cargo.

Bavei underlined that PPAP’s commitment to continue to implement the action plans as planned and to ensure the quality, price, transparency, efficiency and prompt delivery of services to customers.

In the first 11 months of 2025, Cambodia’s total exports reached approximately $27.37 billion, a 14 percent year-on-year increase, while imports $30.65 billion, up 18 percent, according to a report from the General Department of Customs and Excise of Cambodia.

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