PHUKET: The one-stop yacht centre at the end of Chalong Pier opens from today with an Automatic Identification System at its heart.
From now on, the movements of yachts that register at the 15 million baht centre can be traced around the region.
Phuket Governor Maitree Intrusud told a meeting yesterday that the move to the one-stop centre provided a quality standard and an international approach.
Customs, Immigration and Marine 5 officials will all be at the centre to smooth the paperwork requirements for all yachts visiting Phuket.
Work on the centre was completed in early 2012 but then followed two years of debate about how the concept would be staffed and who would pay.
The official title: Phuket Yacht Checkpoint Central System.
A restaurant has been suggested as an option to help the Phuket Provincial Administrative Organisation, which will manage the facility, to cover the running costs.
From now on, the movements of yachts that register at the 15 million baht centre can be traced around the region.
Phuket Governor Maitree Intrusud told a meeting yesterday that the move to the one-stop centre provided a quality standard and an international approach.
Customs, Immigration and Marine 5 officials will all be at the centre to smooth the paperwork requirements for all yachts visiting Phuket.
Work on the centre was completed in early 2012 but then followed two years of debate about how the concept would be staffed and who would pay.
The official title: Phuket Yacht Checkpoint Central System.
A restaurant has been suggested as an option to help the Phuket Provincial Administrative Organisation, which will manage the facility, to cover the running costs.
why not charge the yachties for the service wm
Posted by WM on July 1, 2014 15:41