Concrete measures have now been put in place to solve the problem of traffic congestion at Thailand’s main Laem Chabang deep-sea port in Chon Buri province.
Sorawut Nuengchamnong, Secretary to Transport Minister Suriya Jungrungreangkit, stated that the measures were agreed upon at a joint meeting between representatives from the Ministry of Transport and the Land Transport Federation of Thailand (LTFT), held in Bangkok this week.
The agreed measures include:
- The arrangement of two new parking lots — one covering a 70-rai area and the other 22 rai — along with mobile toilets to serve truck drivers waiting to pick up or deliver products at the port.
- The relocation of containers, unloaded from designated ships, to specified zones outside the port compound. This is being done under temporary approval from the Customs Department.
- The full implementation of a Truck Queue system through a newly introduced dashboard application for smartphones, along with the installation of CCTV cameras and real-time detection systems, to fairly and efficiently regulate inbound and outbound port traffic.
- The development of a centralized database accessible to all relevant parties — including port and shipping line personnel, as well as truck operators and drivers — to streamline and improve the efficiency of goods clearance processes.
- The implementation of medium- and long-term strategies, which include the planned introduction of an online queuing system integrated with smart port automation facilities, and the expansion of port-related infrastructure projects.
The delegates at the meeting, including Deputy Permanent Secretary for Transport Sorapong Paitoonphong, expressed their readiness to collaborate and move forward with these measures in a timely manner to enhance and sustain Thailand’s logistics system.
