Chonburi to Songkhla Ferry service
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Chonburi to Songkhla Ferry service
May be a bit off topic but does anyone have details of the Chonburi to Songkhla Ferry service due to start Monday, is it likely to be making a stop somewhere in Prachuap.
Re: Chonburi to Songkhla Ferry service
No stops initially. One way Sattahip to Songkhla only.
Gulf ferry service to launch after long Covid-19 delay
https://www.bangkokpost.com/thailand/ge ... d-19-delay. (Photos and map at link)
A ferry service connecting Chon Buri in the east and Songkhla in the south will be launched on Monday after it was postponed for months due to Covid-19.
The service will be operated by the Bangkok-based Seahorse Ferries Company, a firm that bought the three-decker ship Blue Dolphin from Japan for 200 million baht and renovated the vessel to accommodate up to 586 passengers, 80 lorries and 20 cars.
The Marine Department gave the ship approval for commercial use on March 12 and a round-trip test has already been conducted.
At 7,000 tonnes and 136.6 metres in length, the 26-year-old ferry features several types of guestrooms, ranging from capsule beds to the premier room type with a bathroom, a restaurant, a recreation zone and a lobby.
The vessel can reach a speed of up to 17 knots (32 kilometres per hour). It will depart from the Chuk Samet Pier in Chon Buri's Sattahip district on Monday at 2pm and dock at the Southern Songkhla port at about 10am the following day. The one-way journey takes about 20 hours.
The port in Songkhla is operated by Songkhla Southern Logistics 2009 in the province's Muang district.
Transport Minister Saksayam Chidchob expects the service to facilitate logistics and benefit the development of the government's Eastern Economic Corridor and the Southern Economic Corridor.
The service will also help reduce air pollution and help save on transport costs, he said.
Gulf ferry service to launch after long Covid-19 delay
https://www.bangkokpost.com/thailand/ge ... d-19-delay. (Photos and map at link)
A ferry service connecting Chon Buri in the east and Songkhla in the south will be launched on Monday after it was postponed for months due to Covid-19.
The service will be operated by the Bangkok-based Seahorse Ferries Company, a firm that bought the three-decker ship Blue Dolphin from Japan for 200 million baht and renovated the vessel to accommodate up to 586 passengers, 80 lorries and 20 cars.
The Marine Department gave the ship approval for commercial use on March 12 and a round-trip test has already been conducted.
At 7,000 tonnes and 136.6 metres in length, the 26-year-old ferry features several types of guestrooms, ranging from capsule beds to the premier room type with a bathroom, a restaurant, a recreation zone and a lobby.
The vessel can reach a speed of up to 17 knots (32 kilometres per hour). It will depart from the Chuk Samet Pier in Chon Buri's Sattahip district on Monday at 2pm and dock at the Southern Songkhla port at about 10am the following day. The one-way journey takes about 20 hours.
The port in Songkhla is operated by Songkhla Southern Logistics 2009 in the province's Muang district.
Transport Minister Saksayam Chidchob expects the service to facilitate logistics and benefit the development of the government's Eastern Economic Corridor and the Southern Economic Corridor.
The service will also help reduce air pollution and help save on transport costs, he said.
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Re: Chonburi to Songkhla Ferry service
TPN media has confirmed that the ferry service has stated that, due to Covid-19, public passengers will NOT be allowed on the ferry service until further notice and the current trips will primarily be for logistics. We will provide an update when this changes.
https://tpnnational.com/2021/11/07/ferr ... ember-8th/
https://tpnnational.com/2021/11/07/ferr ... ember-8th/
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Re: Chonburi to Songkhla Ferry service
Guess my math isn't working. The Hua Hin to Pattaya Ferry was 2 hours at the most for 113km total distance. This is a little over 400km and it takes 20 hours. I think maybe the difference is 27kph for the ferry vs 17kph for the Seahorse Ferry... 20 hours just seems excessively long .. 
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Re: Chonburi to Songkhla Ferry service
^^ 113 km in 2 hours is 56.5 kph, not 27.
Re: Chonburi to Songkhla Ferry service
My bad, It says its 611km. Then if it can reach 32kmh they are gonna be running almost full speed the entire way to make it in 20 hours. Seems quite agressive.
611 km ÷ 30 kmh
= 20.36666667
= 20 hours
"If there is any religion that could cope with modern scientific needs it would be Buddhism." - Albert Einstein, 1936