The feasibility study on inveatment of constructing container care and empty container storage services : A case study of Leam Chabang port, Chonburi province
Abstract:
The feasibility study was on investment of the construction project, for container care and empty container storage servives : A case study of Laem Chabang port, Chonburi province. It aimed to assess the worthiness on investment of the construction project for container care within Leam Chabang Port area, and to study the patterns of services and suitable guidelines for proceeding this project by analyzing physical and technical information together with financial data. The financial analysis included Net Present Value (NPV), Benefit-Cost Ratio (BCR), Internal Rate of Return (IRR), and Sensitivity test. In addtion, a survey interview was conducted to explore the factors affecting the selection of the container care services.The results revealed that cost, time and safety were the main factors in choosing the container care and empty container services. From the feasibility study, this project showed the financial internal rate of return 20.66% with 7 years pay back period and net present value 7,002 billion Baht, which indicated the potential of investment.