Barge Transportation in the Mekong River
For bulk and project cargo movements along the Cambodia-Vietnam river corridor.
Ship agency · Cambodia
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01Bulk cargo
02Project cargo
03Agricultural products
04General commodities
About BB Kowloon
Your Trusted Local Partner in Cambodia
Local ship agency support backed by practical logistics capability across seaports and river terminals.
BB Kowloon is first and foremost a local Cambodia ship agency. Our logistics capabilities are arranged to support the same port call, cargo movement or customer requirement.
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What we do
Ship agency first. Logistics connected.
Port & Terminal Operations
Terminal coordination, cargo-handling support, tally and on-site supervision.
Ship Chartering
Chartering support for bulk cargo and project movements when required.
Cross-Border Trucking
Border trucking and delivery coordination between Cambodia and Vietnam.
Equipment & Vehicle Rental
Equipment and vehicle availability for port, cargo and project requirements.
PPAP network · 2026
Seven river terminals at a glance.
Phnom Penh Autonomous Port (PPAP) maps seven operational terminal sites across the Mekong and Tonle Sap network. Explore each terminal below. These facilities and figures belong to PPAP; BB Kowloon supports customers with local ship agency and logistics coordination.
Container Terminal LM17
- Jetty / pontoon
- 22 × 300 m; 12 × 149 m; 16 × 149 m
- Berths
- 9 berths
- River draft
- 4.5 m
- Barge capacity
- 3,000–4,000 tons (250–300 TEUs)
- Handling equipment
- 4 TCC + 4 FCC: 20–25 MPH; 22 RTG: 20–25 MPH; 2 floating cranes: 15 MPH
- Port capacity
- 1,000,000 TEUs/year
- Reefer plugs
- 256 plugs
- Warehouse / facilities
- Warehouses: 24 × 60 m; 30 × 60 m
- Land size
- 40 ha (33.22 ha operational)
- Navigation time
- Cai Mep 28–32 hrs · Cat Lai 21–25 hrs
- Distance
- Cai Mep 373 km · Cat Lai 345 km
Sub-feeder Multipurpose Terminal UM2
- Jetty / pontoon
- 12 × 46.9 m; 45 m general cargo berth
- Berths
- 2 berths
- River draft
- 4.5 m
- Barge capacity
- 3,000–4,000 tons (250–300 TEUs)
- Handling equipment
- 1 FCC: 15–20 MPH; crawler crane: 100 tons
- Port capacity
- 70,000 TEUs/year
- Reefer plugs
- 36 plugs
- Warehouse / facilities
- Warehouse: 40 × 150 m
- Land size
- 24.04 ha (5.49 ha operational)
- Navigation time
- Cai Mep 31–42 hrs · Cat Lai 30–40 hrs
- Distance
- Cai Mep 503 km · Cat Lai 475 km
Sub-feeder Multipurpose Terminal UM1
- Jetty / pontoon
- Jetty: 12 × 24 m
- Berths
- 1 berth
- River draft
- 4.5 m
- Barge capacity
- 3,000–4,000 tons (250–300 TEUs)
- Handling equipment
- 1 FCC: 15–20 MPH
- Port capacity
- 60,000 TEUs/year
- Reefer plugs
- 36 plugs
- Warehouse / facilities
- Warehouse: 30 × 130 m
- Land size
- 4 ha
- Navigation time
- Cai Mep 32–43 hrs · Cat Lai 27–38 hrs
- Distance
- Cai Mep 513 km · Cat Lai 485 km
Sub-feeder Multipurpose Terminal TS11
- Jetty / pontoon
- Jetty: 12 × 60 m
- Berths
- 1 berth
- River draft
- 4.5 m
- Barge capacity
- 3,000–4,000 tons (250–300 TEUs)
- Handling equipment
- 1 FCC: 15–20 MPH
- Port capacity
- 60,000 TEUs/year
- Reefer plugs
- 36 plugs
- Warehouse / facilities
- Warehouses: 1,848 m²; 2,854 m²
- Land size
- 4 ha
- Navigation time
- Cai Mep 32–43 hrs · Cat Lai 27–38 hrs
- Distance
- Cai Mep 513 km · Cat Lai 485 km
Multipurpose Terminal TS3
- Jetty / pontoon
- Jetty: 20 × 300 m; 2 floating piers: 42 × 12 m
- Berths
- 6 berths
- River draft
- 4.5 m
- Barge capacity
- Not stated in PPAP source
- Handling equipment
- Not stated in PPAP source
- Port capacity
- Not stated in PPAP source
- Reefer plugs
- Not stated in PPAP source
- Warehouse / facilities
- Passenger & tourist station hall: 52 × 17 m
- Land size
- 8.58 ha (1.97 ha operational)
- Navigation time
- Ho Chi Minh City: approx. 31 hrs
- Distance
- Ho Chi Minh City: 470 km
Passenger and Tourist Terminal TS1
- Jetty / pontoon
- Pontoons: 30 × 12 m; 45 × 15 m
- Berths
- 2 berths
- River draft
- 4.5 m
- Barge capacity
- Not stated in PPAP source
- Handling equipment
- Not stated in PPAP source
- Port capacity
- Not stated in PPAP source
- Reefer plugs
- Not stated in PPAP source
- Warehouse / facilities
- Not stated in PPAP source
- Land size
- 0.60 ha (0.23 ha operational)
- Navigation time
- Ho Chi Minh City: approx. 31 hrs
- Distance
- Ho Chi Minh City: 470 km
Sub-feeder Multipurpose Terminal LM26
- Jetty / pontoon
- Pontoon: 45 × 15 m
- Berths
- 5 berths
- River draft
- 4.5–5.5 m
- Barge capacity
- Not stated in PPAP source
- Handling equipment
- 4 conveyors; 100- and 130-ton floating cranes: 15–20 MPH
- Port capacity
- Not stated in PPAP source
- Reefer plugs
- Not stated in PPAP source
- Warehouse / facilities
- Truck scale: 1; warehouse: 30 × 50 m; border gate at Koh Roka–Thuong Phuoc
- Land size
- 21.90 ha (19.86 ha operational)
- Navigation time
- Cai Mep 17–23 hrs · Cat Lai 15–21 hrs
- Distance
- Cai Mep 275 km · Cat Lai 247 km
PPAP operations
More context for your Cambodia port call
Cargo activity, port services, inland waterways and planned development across the PPAP network.
Cargo volume
PPAP reports 600,023 TEUs handled in 2025 and 339,606 TEUs in the first six months of 2026.
Port activities
PPAP's activities include port authority services, terminal operations and logistics such as berthing, stevedoring, warehousing and customs clearance.
Inland waterway access
The Cambodia–Vietnam waterway agreement covers regulated Mekong, Tonle Sap, Bassac and Vam Nao routes, alongside selected canals.
Planned development
PPAP outlines LM17 expansion, a special economic zone, a Svay Rieng dry port, more sub-feeder terminals and channel improvements.
The 2026 figures are partial-year results. Development items are PPAP plans and should not be treated as completed facilities.
Selected cargo experience
Proof of work, across cargo types
Operations documented in the company profile, from agricultural products to industrial and oversized cargo.
Bulk cargo
Fertilizer Shipments
Efficient river transport for fertilizer shipments between Vietnam and Cambodia.
Vietnam → Cambodia via the Mekong River
Agricultural cargo
Soybean Meal
Agricultural cargo transported from Vietnam through the Mekong River route for delivery to a factory in Cambodia.
Vietnam → Cambodia via the Mekong River
Industrial cargo
Steel Cargo Transshipment
Transshipment of steel cargo from China to Cambodia through Phu My Port in Vietnam.
China → Phu My Port, Vietnam → Cambodia
Project cargo
Concrete Piles Cargo
Barge loading and river transportation of concrete pile cargo.
How we operate
Fast. Safe. Efficient.
Reliable
Route-focused transport planning across the Vietnam–Cambodia corridor.
Safe
Secure loading, stable navigation and controlled cargo handling.
Efficient
Coordinated barge, port, warehousing and forwarding operations.
Port network in profile
Operational touchpoints
Port imagery and locations presented in the BB Kowloon company profile.
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