- Laem Chabang
Laem Chabang ( _th. แหลมฉบัง) is a township ("
thesaban tambon ") inChonburi Province ,Thailand . It covers the "tambon" Bang Lamung of Bang Lamung district, and the complete "tambon" Bueng, Sura Sak, Thung Su Khla and parts of Nong Kham of Si Racha district. As of 2006 it has a population of 61,801.It is home to a Thailand's largest port by the same name(เทศบาลตำบลแหลมฉบัง), about 25 kilometres north of
Pattaya , and south of the city Chon Buri. Starting in 1988, a major development to encourage development outside Bangkok and take advantage of proximity to the Gulf of Thailand, was the Laem Chabang container port that was completed in 1991. [ [http://www.bangkokpost.com/070708_Business/07Jul2008_biz44.php Pitchon, James. "Thailand's industrial property evolution", "Bangkok Post", July 07, 2008] , retrieved on September 27, 2008.] As of 2005 it is the 20th busiest port in the world. Much of the internationalshipping reaching Thailand goes through Laem Chabang. It is a stopping point forPrincess Cruises .As a port town, the economy is based on shipping services, as well as retail and tourism. The town is being marketed along with
Bang Lamung township as an alternative to seedy Pattaya.Sukhumvit Road goes through the town.It has world class golf courses, such as the Laem Chabang International Country Club designed by
Jack Nicklaus . It also has aExxonMobil refinery .Two large infrastructure projects worth a total of 36 billion baht, both
railways , have been approved on October 23, 2007, to be built to link upKorat andLat Krabang with Laem Chabang. [ [http://www.bangkokpost.com/News/23Oct2007_news01.php] ] This shows central government commitment to developing theEastern Seaboard of Thailand , of which Laem Chabang plays a key role.References
External links
* [http://www.lcb.in.th/ Website of township]
* [http://www.laemchabangport.com/ Laem Chabang port website] (thai)
* [http://www.lcbcustoms.net/ Laem Chabang Port Customs Bureau website] (thai)
* [http://www.tlt-th.com/ Hutchison Ports Thailand]
* [http://www.laemchabanggolf.com/ Laem Chabang International Country Club]
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