Port of Kâmpóng Saôm
Kâmpóng Saôm is a harbor behind a breakwater in Cambodia, registered under the UN/LOCODE code KHKOS.
This is a directory stub generated from the UN/LOCODE registry; a fuller write-up has not yet been added.
Port characteristics
- Size / type
- Medium, Coastal, breakwater
- Shelter
- Good
- Entrance restrictions
- Affected by swell, other factors
- Charted depths
- Channel7.9–9.1 m (26–30 ft)
- Anchorage12.5–13.7 m (41–45 ft)
- Cargo pier12.5–13.7 m (41–45 ft)
- Oil/LNG terminal9.4–10.7 m (31–35 ft)
- Terminal infrastructure
- Cargo handlingCargo pier charted (12.5–13.7 m (41–45 ft))
- Oil / LNG handlingOil/LNG terminal charted (9.4–10.7 m (31–35 ft))
Container-terminal handling is not classified by the WPI dataset, so this entry does not infer it.
- Mean tidal range
- 1 m
- Max. vessel size
- Up to 152 m (500 ft) length
- Also noted
- good holding ground; turning area available
Facilities and services
The port is a first port of entry and requires an ETA message. Pilotage is compulsory, available, and advisable. Assist tugs are available. Other quarantine services is available. Communications include telephone, radio, air, and rail. Cargo can be worked at wharves.
The port offers medical facilities and garbage disposal. Fixed cranes are available, with lift capacity of 50–100 tons. Available services include longshore labor. Supplies on offer include water and fuel oil.
Repair capability is rated limited and a small marine railway.
Notes and references
- NGA Pub. 150, World Port Index, 27th ed. (2019), index no. 57485, Pub. 161, chart 93283. Port characteristics are historical reference data; verify current depths, restrictions, facilities, and services with official notices.
- NGA World Port Index database (WPI.mdb), 2019. Facilities and services data.
- Record status: WPI-classified port.