PPAP reports significant business surge in first five months

PPAP reports significant business surge in first five months

Expanding the capacity of Cambodia’s river port network is vital to lowering overall logistics costs for local manufacturers, making Cambodian goods significantly more competitive on the global market

Cambodia’s public-listed Phnom Penh Autonomous Port (PPAP) handled 276,151 containers in the first five months of this year, up 34 percent compared to 206,055 containers in the same period last year.

Cargo and gas-fuel passing through the river port reached 2.4 million tonnes, up 10.7 percent from 2.17 million tonnes in the same period in 2025, added a report.

The business operation earned a net profit of nearly $23 million between January and May this year, up 30 percent from $17.5 million in the same period last year, an unaudited revenue report showed.

River ports act as vital trade gateways, seamlessly linking nations, businesses, and global markets through managing vessel berthing, cargo handling, multimodal transportation, and complex logistics. These hubs ensure seamless movement of goods while driving robust economic growth.

“By streamlining transportation networks and optimising supply chains, it bridges the gap between domestic products and international consumers, expanding opportunities for local enterprises and fuelling the country’s overall development,” PPAP said in the report.

Spokesman of the Ministry of Public Works and Transport, Phan Rim, emphasised that expanding the capacity of Cambodia’s river port network is vital to lowering overall logistics costs for local manufacturers, making Cambodian goods significantly more competitive on the global market.

“This growth in revenue and container throughput is a positive sign. It reflects growing business and trade activities supporting the country’s economic development,” Rim told Khmer Times.

The port is a key component of Cambodia’s broader logistics master plan, which aims to reduce transportation costs and improve the efficiency of its infrastructure network.

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.

Cambodia has two major ports, the Sihanoukville Autonomous Port and the Phnom Penh Autonomous Port. They play important roles in the transportation of the country’s import-export cargo.

Last year, the listed river port handled 5.6 million tonnes of containerized cargoes, an increase of 15.5 percent compared to 2024, with unaudited revenues of $53.3 million, up 21 percent from $43 million.

Cambodia’s total international merchandise trade reached approximately $30 billion during the first five months of 2026, marking an impressive growth of roughly 19 percent compared to the same period in 2025, according to a report from the Ministry of Commerce, recently.

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