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Prachuap Port
is located in the shelter of Auo Tian Bay in Bang Saphan District,
on 640,000 sqm. of land, 380 kilometers south of Bangkok, at the
gateway to the country's rapidly developing Soutern Region.Prachuap
Port is the first to employ Accropode ® for the construction of
breakwaters in Thailand. The Accropode ® is an unreinforced concrete
block design which provides a strong protective facing for sea
defance and river embankment structures.
Its 'boomerang' shape and its highly effective interlocking rubber
mound blocks contribute to protecting vessels docked in the port.
The Prachuap breakwater is 6.50 meters above mean sea level and is
1,400 meters long.
The port has fully
equipped berthing facilities and can accomodate a total of four
vessel at a time.
Main berth : Open deck
on prestressed concrete piles to service vessels of 60,000 to
100,000 DWT. Leght : 450 meters. Width : 30 meters. Depth :15 meters
MSL. This berth can accomodate two vessels at the same
time.
Secound berth : Also open deck on
prestressed concrete piles servicing vessels up to 20,000 DWT.
Length : 245 meters. Width : 25 meters. Depth : 8 meters to 11
meters MSL. This berth can accomodate two vessels at the same
time.
Bridge : All berthing facilities
are directly connected to the on-shore road system by an access
bridge 9.2 meters wide, which is in accordance with international
standards.
The entrance channel is 250
meters wide, 1,400 meters long and 15 meters deep from MSL. The port
is equipped with full international navigation aids and offers a
twenty-four hour service. Its telecommunications system complies
with international standards. There is a private pilot as berthing
master and a harbour master. There are three tugboats of over 3,200
horsepower capacity and one boat to receive the rope. The tidal
range and flow is from MSL + 1.05 m. to 1.3 m. The dock density is
1025 and the VHF channel is 13, 68.
Developement Plans
Prachuap Port is
currently developing a western wharf, 600 meters long and 9.5 to
12.5 meters above mean sea level. The wharf will accommodate up to
three vessels with displacement tonnages of 10,000, 20,000 and
30,000. Construction will be completed by
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