News / Sihanoukville port expansion gives politically troubled Cambodia a lift

Cambodia’s Sihanoukville Autonomous Port (PAS) has launched operations at its new multipurpose terminal, paving the way for larger ships to call.

However, while the expansion at the country’s only deepsea facility could help bring down logistics costs, Cambodia’s exports remain at risk from its government’s lurch toward authoritarianism.

Located 230km south-west of capital Phnom Penh, Sihanoukville handles 70% of Cambodia’s container traffic. Driven by booming garment exports and strong Chinese investment into the port city, throughput has increased by double-digits for the past five years, averaging ...