by Krajangwit Johjit

    

BANGKOK (NNT) - Thailand’s marine officials are considering building a cruise ship terminal on Koh Samui, a popular Gulf of Thailand island off the coast of Surat Thani province, in order to accommodate cruise ship arrivals and improve tourist safety.

 

The Marine Department has identified Laem Hin Khom on the southwest tip of Koh Samui as a suitable location for constructing a deep-water terminal after preliminary discussions. The facility is expected to be large enough to dock two cruise ships, 80 yachts, and six ferries at the same time.

 

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To fund the construction, officials are considering a public-private partnership model, with the government covering costs for land expropriation and terminal construction and a major private firm covering equipment and port maintenance.

 

In order to attract more tourists and create more jobs, the Ministry of Transport has also advocated for the construction of additional cruise ship terminals in Thailand.

 

Prior to the pandemic, Koh Samui, Phuket, and Chon Buri’s Laem Chabang were among Thailand’s most popular tourist destinations, frequented by cruise ships from all over the world.

 

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First check that cruise ships actually want to dock there,

or it could end up as another waste of money ,like Betong

airport ,that nobody seems to want to fly to. 

regards Worgeordie

Mull is back......

17 minutes ago, worgeordie said:

First check that cruise ships actually want to dock there,

or it could end up as another waste of money ,like Betong

airport ,that nobody seems to want to fly to. 

regards Worgeordie

Large cruise ships actually already docked here in numbers before Covid-lockdown; i.e. anchored up in deeper water and transferred passengers in smaller boats...

"two cruise ships, 80 yachts, and six ferries"... you got to give them credit for their optimism....all those foreigners pouring in from the cruise ships and yachts spending billions of baht. 

22 hours ago, grain said:

"two cruise ships, 80 yachts, and six ferries"... you got to give them credit for their optimism....all those foreigners pouring in from the cruise ships and yachts spending billions of baht. 

Cruise ships and private yachts already come - I live by the sea on Samui and I see quite a few - and the lack of a proper marina might limit the number...????

 

I don't take many photos of cruise ships and yachts, but in between there are some more exciting one arriving, like this (well known) yacht for example that so far has anchored up twice in the bay where I live (it's Russian owned, so might not come back for a while)...

 

Sounds like the countless plans for a marina that came up over the years.  Doubt this will go anywhere. As mentioned before, Cruise ships stop in Samui anyway without the need for large investments

4 hours ago, huberthammer said:

without the need for large investments

But think about all the tea money.