Oceanliner to Yangon port grows 50 %
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International ocean-liner arrivals to Yangon Port grew more than 50 percent over the past decade, according to a Myanmar Port Authority report.
The number of ocean liner arrivals to Yangon Port in 2001-2002 fiscal year totaled 1,171 and 1,775 in 2010-2011 fiscal year, the report said.
“For that reason, ocean liner arrivals to Yangon Port increased 52 percent in 2010-2011 fiscal year compared with those in one decade ago,” said a responsible person of Myanmar Port Authority.
At present, Yangon Port carried out 85 percent of export and import activities. In addition to the rise in the international ocean liners arrivals to Yangon Port, an 84 percent was seen in container service and a 67 percent in shipment freight.
Yangon Port covers from Htitan to Thanlyetsun and it includes 16 jetties, three bridges under construction and three container yards.
Yangon Port Development Plan has already been drafted with the aim of transforming Yangon Port into international standard port terminal in order to receive more tonnage vessels can easily berth at it.
Yangon Port Development Plan consists of Myanmar Industrial Port extension, Theinbyu dockyard, Ahlon Timber Compound No 1 to No 3, Shwenawar jetty under construction and Asia World jetty No 4.
Sixteen more jetties will be emerged soon. Upon completion, 32 jetties will be in total in Yangon Port. A total of 33 vessels can berth at these jetties at the same time.
International shipping lines are in preparation of doing business with Myanmar as the country began political and economic reforms.
