As part of the “Cambodian Port Administrative Capacity Enhancement Project” commissioned by the Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA), OCDI held the “Final Dissemination Seminar” on the 19^th of November 2025, in Phnom Penh, the capital city of Cambodia.

In order to guide the orderly development of ports and waterways in the future in Cambodia, “The National Port Zoning Development” was formulated, which estimates the macro port cargo demand and the scale of port investment in six zones in Cambodia. In this seminar, the study results were introduced to local governments, port managers, cargo owners, shippers, and waterway transport stakeholders.

The Ministry of Public Works and Transport (MPWT) is responsible for reviewing port plans and design documents for port facilities submitted by port developers under the Waterway Transport Law, which was enacted into law in March 2024. In order to ensure that this review process is fully functional, OCDI formulated “Guiding Principles for Port Development Planning” and “Port Technical Standards in Cambodia (English version)” in November 2024. In conjunction with this, “The National Port Zoning Development” was drafted to indicate the macro-level investment needs of ports in the country. In addition, a Khmer version of the “Port Technical Standards in Cambodia” was drafted.

These achievements are expected to promote the development of the ports in an orderly manner in Cambodia.

Seminar led by H.E. Eang Vengsun,        View of the seminar. 120 participants                  Lectured by Dr. Motono Ichio

Secretary of State MPWT                                                                                                                  (Team leader, the study overall)

Lectured by Mr. Phy Kosorl                           Lectured by Ms. Sovann Sinich                             Lectured by Mr. Sakakibara Motoo 

(Container logit model)                                     (cargo demand forecast)                                       (Modal choice study)

Lectured by Mr. Goshima Masaaki                Lectured by Mr. Sato Takeshi                             Lectured by Dr. Sugano Takahiro

 (Conceptual port design)                                   (Environment expert)                                          (Port technical standards)

  Advoice from CDC                                                Advise from PPAP                                               Q/A session by H.E. Heng Suthy,

                                                                                                                                                                     Director-General, General Department

                                                                                                                                                                     of Waterway Maritime Transport and Ports,MPWT                                                                                                                                                                     

Closing remarks by H.E. Mak Sideth,

Under Secretary of State, MPWT