ABSTRACT
Laem Chabang Port is one of the highest (trading) growth rates in the world and also one of the top deepsea ports in Southeast Asia, positioned as the most efficient gateway to Thailand and the greater Indochina region. Laem Chabang Port is approximately 110 km southeast of Bangkok, in Tungsukhla, Sriracha and Banglamung district of Chonburi province, Thailand. Laem Chabang port presently operates 11 terminals to accommodate container ships, bulk carriers, pure car carriers and passenger liners of up to 120,000 displacement tons. Estimated capacity of the port will increase to 5 million TEU in 2010. The developments of Laem Chabang Port consist of 3 phases:
• The construction period of the first phase had been started from 1987 to 1991, the backfill (reclaimed land) of this phase can be shown in the area under the solid line in Figure 1.
