Phnom Penh Autonomous Port (PPAP)’s container throughput fell 4.3 percent year-on-year (YoY) to 42,902 TEUs (twenty-foot equivalent units) in August from 44,817 TEUs, its filing with Cambodia Securities Exchange (CSX) showed on Friday.
The port’s cargoes and gas fuel tonnage, however, grew 7.9 percent to 357,673 tonnes from 331,528 tonnes in the corresponding period last year.
Similarly, cargo vessels calling on the port expanded 10.1 percent to 218 vessels compared to 198 in August last year, with passenger boats and passenger numbers up eight times to 34 and 344.4 percent to 1,249 persons, respectively, last year.
For the cumulative eight months, the state-owned river port posted a 10.1 percent drop in container throughput at 269,010 TEUs as opposed to 299,379 TEUs in the same period in 2022.
Barring container throughput figures, the port experienced growth in the other segments including cargoes and gas fuel tonnage, rising marginally to 2.81 million tonnes in the period from 2.79 million tonnes.
The port registered a 19.2 percent increase in cargo vessels to 3,088 voyages from 2,588 voyages last year, while passenger boats and passenger numbers went up 50 times to 299 boats and nearly 28 times to 12,090 persons compared to 2022.
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