The Funan Techo Canal is an under-construction waterway that will connect Phnom Penh to Kampot via the Bassac River. The canal will enable goods to be shipped to and from the Phnom Penh Autonomous Port without having to go through Vietnam. The project was formerly known as the Bassac River Navigation and Logistics System (“BRNLS”), […]
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Hang Bang Canal: The rehabilitation of an old Saigon waterway
Hang Bang Canal is an urban canal in Districts 5 and 6 of Ho Chi Minh City. The 1,400 metre-long canal is undergoing rehabilitation to restore the waterway and remove the houses that have encroached over the canal. Hang Bang Canal was formerly known as Canal Bonard in Cholon (the Chinatown area of Saigon). The […]
Cambodia should rebuild the railway instead of building a canal
The Funan Techo Canal plans to connect Phnom Penh to a seaport in Kampot, but a railway would be quicker and a better allocation of resources. [Railway at Kampot, Cambodia.] Cambodia is studying a proposal to build a waterway and canal system to connect Phnom Penh to Kampot Province via the Bassac River. The 180 […]
The resurrection of Nhieu Loc-Thi Nghe: How HCMC brought the black water canal back from the dead
[By Thao Vi – Calvin Godfrey, Thanh Nien News August 28, 2014] Once a lush river, then a stagnant ditch, the World Bank now regards the Nhieu Loc-Thi Nghe Canal in Ho Chi Minh City as an example of smart urban development work. Whether dumping, cut corners or climate change will threaten that success remains […]
