INFORMATION ON GOVERNMENTAL MARITIME ADMINISTATIVE ORGANIZATION
The Ministry of Transport and Communications
Mission
The Ministry of Transport and Communications is responsible for the development of national infrastructure related to transportation, communication and meteorology with the objectives of trying to achieve sufficiency, modernity and proper standard.
All these qualities must be conductive to the development of national economy and social order. The ministry's target is to be effective and competitive in the world market.
Office of the Permanent Secretary
Mission
The office of Permanent Secretary is charged with the duty and responsibility in the general operation, laying down policy, following up, checking and evaluating the various projects and analyzing and conducting research on the economic aspect of transportation and communication. This is done by serving as the center of cooperation of the agencies under the Ministry of Transport and Communications.
Harbour Department
Mission
The Harbour Department is responsible for controlling and administering water transport such as to control and inspect navigation, water transport, to dredge navigation channels, register ships, train seamen in accordance with the standards set by the International Maritime Organization, improve and maintain the water channels or the water ways in general so that they can be conveniently used for water transport since they are the public transportation channels. In conclusion HD's responsibilities also include facilitating maritime navigation and all water transports on various routes
Port Authority of Thailand
Mission
Port Authority of Thailand (PAT) has the major responsibilities of providing services to ships and cargoes by concentrating on the efficiency and convenience for services users with the collection of appropriate fees at Bangkok Port and the Commercial Port at Leam Chabang.
BASIC DATA ON MARINE TRANSPORT
(1) Role of marine transport
[1] International marine transport trade amount and percentage in Thailand's entire international trade.
Export (Unit: 1,000 tons)
Import (Unit: 1,000 tons)
Total
Marine
Marine(%)
Total
Marine
Marine(%)
1997
52,195
49,169
94.2%
72,652
69,747
96.0%
1998
60,916
58,268
95.7%
56,858
56,060
98.6%
1999
64,829
58,650
90.5%
69,196
67,516
97.6%
[2] Shipping amount and percentage in Thailand's entire domestic cargo transport.
Total
Road
Rail
Inland Waterways
Coastal Shipping
1997
1,000 tons
472,626
417,971
9,293
20,786
24,522
1998
1,000 tons
463,936
412,075
8,364
20,127
23,324
1999
1,000 tons
440,778
392,444
9,246
17,300
21,970
[3] Marine passenger transport amount and percentage in Thailand's entire domestic passenger transport.
Total
Ship
Railroad
Truck
Airplane
1997
Million people
1,291
13
48
1,224
7
1998
Million people
1,222
11
44
1,161
7
1999
Million people
60,940
N/A
54,439
N/A
6,501
(2) Thai merchant fleets
[1] Oceangoing vessels of 2,OOOGT or more.
Thai flag ships
Foreign ships chartering
Total
DWT (Million tons)
DWT (Million tons)
DWT (Million tons)
1997
2.5
73.7
76.2
1998
2.1
70.2
72.3
1999
2.2
91.6
93.8
[2] Percentage of cargos loaded abroad Thai flag vessels in the whole cargos bound for and from Thailand.
Thai flag ships
Charted ships
1997
3.3%
96.7%
1998
2.9%
97.1%
1999
2.3%
97.7%
[3] Domestic shipping vessels exclusive of fishing boats, work boats, pleasure boats as of the end of October 1999.
Types of Vessel
Number of Vessels
Gross Tonnage
1997
1998
1999
1997
1998
1999
Self-Propelled Vessel
29,453
29,771
29,601
158,689
163,828
144,026
- General Cargo
14,239
14,323
14,240
38,082
38,897
36,853
- Passenger Ship
4,367
4,448
4,429
24,966
26,590
21,646
- Passenger Cargo
6,586
6,633
6,627
22,595
22,770
22,510
- Reefer Cargo Vessel
27
29
24
101
113
84
- Oil Tanker
21
21
23
6,682
6,682
4,275
- Tug Boat (Pull)
102
111
87
1,319
1,532
949
- Tug (Push and Pull)
494
510
384
7,348
7,808
4,307
- Others
3,617
3,696
3,787
57,596
59,436
53,402
Non-Self-Propelled
Vessel
12,537
12,757
12,386
653,049
656,863
617,867
- Wooden Barge/Raft
8,506
8,691
8,597
314,176
317,052
312,222
- Steel Barge/Raft
2,952
2,963
2,760
311,621
312,171
278,408
- Others
1,079
1,103
1,029
27,252
27,640
27,237
41,990
42,528
41,987
811,738
820,691
761,893
(3) Number of seafarers of Thai Nationality
For foreign routes
For domestic routes
1999
N/A
N/A
2000
N/A
N/A
2001
7,570
3,351
Note: Data as of the end of April 2001
(4) Ports
[1] Amount of cargos handled at Thai ports.
Bangkok Port
Laem Chabang Port
Import
Export
Import
Export
Containerized
General
Containerized
General
Containerized
General
Containerized
General
1997
4,722,382
3,281,823
6,696,833
0
3,796,901
895,294
6,139,784
1,316,133
8,004,205
6,696,833
4,692,195
7,455,917
1998
3,459,171
1,858,551
7,325,356
280,420
4,005,933
192,276
8,539,858
1,005,066
5,317,722
7,605,776
4,198,209
9,544,924
1999
3,731,080
1,889,963
7,064,069
159,932
5,013,175
109,412
10,634,555
710,420
5,621,043
7,224,001
5,122,587
11,344,975
[2] Number of oceangoing/domestic shipping vessels entering Thai ports.
Bangkok Port
Laem Chabang Port
Total
1997
2,415
2,864
5,279
1998
2,275
3,050
5,325
1999
2,175
3,300
5,475
(5) Occurrence of Marine disasters and marine pollutions
[1] Recent marine disaster occurred in Thai territorial waters or involving Thai flag vessels.
