MPA: 55 container vessels slated to arrive at Yangon Port in Sept

A total of 55 container vessels are scheduled to call in the Yangon Port in September, the Myanma Port Authority (MPA) announced.
Eight container vessels run each by Samudera Shipping Line and SITC Shipping Line, six by CMA CGM Line, five by Cosco Shipping Line, four each by Maersk A/S Line, MSC Line and RCL Line, three each by ONE Line and BLPL Shipping Line, two each by Land and Sea, Evergreen Line, PIL Line and Ti2 Container Line, and one by BAY Line are slated to enter the Yangon Port in September.
Myanma Port Authority has arranged maritime trade channels to handle increasing imports to meet domestic demand, bolster exports, and improve port capacity for significant arrivals in ships. Myanma Port Authority’s notification stated that it would inform exporters and importers of ship arrival schedules in a timely manner.
MPA has arranged maritime trade channels to handle increasing imports to meet domestic demand, bolster exports, and improve port capacity for significant arrivals in ships. Myanma Port Authority notified that it would inform exporters and importers of ship arrival schedules in a timely manner.
MPA stated that 49 vessels in January, 53 in February, 55 in March, 50 in April, 52 in May, and 50 each in June, July and August arrived at the Yangon Port.
Yangon Port handled 629 container vessels in 2023. Thanks to the draft extension, the international ocean liners can access the inner port for now, according to the Myanma Port Authority’s statement on 22 June 2022.
After the new navigation channel (Kings Bank Channel) accessing the inner Yangon River had been found, the draft extension work was accelerated. After that, the port can now handle larger ships. The container vessel MV SITC Zhaoming (185.99 metres LOA, 35.25 metres Beam, 29,232 GRT and 2,698 TEU) of Hong-Kong based SITC Shipping Line docked at Asia World Port Terminal for the first time on 22 June, which is the largest ship that AWPT Port handled.
Since May 2021, the arrival of ships at terminals in Yangon has increased again. Three new container vessels by Maersk Line Myanmar (Sea Land Maersk) started to run to fulfil the seaborne trade requirements in 2021. Earlier, the larger ships had draft problems preventing sailing on the Yangon River. With the draft being extended up to 10 metres, the larger ocean liners can enter the Thilawa Port. — NN/KK