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A total of 56 container vessels are scheduled to arrive at Yangon Port in May, according to the Myanma Port Authority.
In May, 11 container vessels which are operated by Sealand Maersk Asia, seven by Samudera Shipping Line, six by RCL Line, four each by MSC Line, New Golden Sea (COSCO) and COSCO Shipping Line and SITC Line, three each by Ever Green Line, IAL Line, One Line, PIL Line, Ti2 Container Line, MITT Shipping Line, two by CMA CGM Line and MITT Shipping Line and one by Land & Sea will make port calls at terminals of Yangon Port.
This year, 52 container vessels each in January and February, 55 in March and 50 in April arrived at Yangon Port.
Yangon Port handled a total of 620 container vessels this year, according to Myanmar Port Authority.
The number of container vessels entering Yangon Port stands at 49 in January, 48 in February, 50 in March, 52 in April, 54 in May, 53 in June, 49 in July, 55 each in August and September, 50 in October and 51 in November respectively
From May 2021, the arrival of ships at terminals in Yangon has increased again. To fulfil the seaborne trade requirements, three new container vessels by Maersk Line Myanmar (SeaLand Maersk) started to run in 2021.
Earlier, the larger ships had draft problems preventing their sailing on the Yangon River. The draft extension is up to 10 metres with the new navigation channel accessing the inner Yangon River and the international ocean liners can access the inner port for now.

Source: The Global New Light of Myanmar

A total of 55 container ships have been planned to enter Yangon Port in March 2023, according to Myanma Port Authority. This month, 10 ships run by Sealand Maersk Asia, seven by Samudera Shipping  Line, four each by Gold Star Line, SITC and MSC Line, three each by New Golden Sea (COSCO), PIL Line, RCL Line and X-Press Feeder, two each by BLPL Shipping  Line, CMA CGM Line, Ever Green Line, IAL Line, MTT Shipping Line and TI2 Container Line, and one by Land & Sea and VASI Shipping will enter Yangon Port.

Yangon Port saw the entry of 51 container ships in February and 52 in January 2023. Yangon Port handled a total of 620 container ships last year, according to Myanma Port Authority. The number of vessels entering Yangon Port stands at 49 in January 2022, 48 in February, 50 in March, 52 in April, 54 in May, 53 in June, 49 in July, 55 each in August and September, 50 in October, 51 in November and 54 in December respectively. From May 2021, the arrival of ships at terminals in Yangon has increased again.

To fulfil the seaborne trade requirements, three new container ships by Maersk Line Myanmar (SeaLand Maersk) started to run in 2021. Myanma Port Authority and Yangon inner terminals are providing services to ensure the fast and reliable cargo handling and withdrawal of the containers. Earlier, the larger ships had draft problems preventing their sailing on the Yangon River. The draft extension is up to 10 metres with the new navigation channel accessing the inner Yangon River and the international ocean liners can access the inner port for now.

Source: The Global New Light of Myanmar

In the last year 2022, 655 container ships of international shipping lines entered Yangon ports, and as of February 27 this year, 51 ships entered. In January of this year, 45 ships entered and worked at the port. 51 container ships in Yangon ports in November 2022; In December, 54 ships entered and carried out port operations. Last October 2022, 50 container ships 55 ships in September; 55 container ships in August In July, 49 container ships of 15 international shipping lines entered and unloaded cargo at Yangon ports. 49 container ships of 13 shipping lines in Yangon ports in January 2022 to increase imports according to domestic demand.

In February, 48 container ships of 13 shipping lines; 50 container ships in March; In April, 52 container ships of 14 shipping lines; In May, 54 container ships of 12 international shipping lines; In June, 53 container ships entered. Since May 2021, more international container and general cargo ships have entered Yangon ports, handling more than 11,000 containers and 115,000 metric tons of general cargo. Starting in 2021, Maersk Line Myanmar (Sealand Maersk) launched three new container ships to meet the needs of maritime trade.

The new Sittwe Port, which is part of the Kelantan Multipurpose Transport Project (KMIT), will open soon and will be able to berth 5,000-6,000 ton ships, according to the Rakhine State Chamber of Commerce and Industry. On August 27, when the Indian Consulate General and officials and officials of the Rakhine Traders and Industrialists Association met, the Indian Consulate and KMIT port officials said the above. The new Sittwe port of the KMIT @ Kaladan Multi-Transit Transport project, which has been completed under the India-Myanmar Friendship Program, will soon be operational. 5000-6000 ton ships will be able to dock. Due to the discovery of a new waterway in the Yangon River, international seagoing ships with a draft of 10 meters can now enter and leave Thilawa Port, which has been allowed to increase the draft limit.

Source: The Global New Light of Myanmar

A total of 51 cargo ships carrying many containers are scheduled to enter Yangon Port in February 2023, according to Myanmar Port Authority. This month, nine cargo ships run by New Golden Sea (COSCO), another nine by Sealand Maersk Asia, four by MSC Line, three each by PIL Line, R.C.L Line, Samudra Shipping Line, SITC and TI2 Container Line, two each by BLPL Shipping Line, Ever Green Line, X-Press Feeder and RCL Line and one each by Bay Line, CMA CGM Line, Gold Star Line, IAL Line, Land & Sea and MTT Shipping  Line will enter Yangon Port.

Yangon Port saw the entry of 52 cargo ships in January 2023. Yangon Port handled a total of 620 cargo ships this year, according to Myanmar Port Authority. The number of cargo ships entering Yangon Port stands at 49 in January, 48 in February, 50 in March, 52 in April, 54 in May, 53 in June, 49 in July, 55 each in August and September, 50 in October, 51 in November and 54 in December 2022 respectively. From May 2021, the arrival of ships at terminals in Yangon has increased again.

To fulfil the seaborne trade requirements, three new cargo ships by Maersk Line Myanmar (Sea Land Maersk) started to run in 2021. Myanmar Port Authorities and Yangon inner terminals are providing services to ensure the fast and reliable cargo handling and withdrawal of the containers. Earlier, the larger ships had draft problems preventing their sailing on the Yangon River. The draft extension is up to 10 meters with the new navigation channel accessing the inner Yangon River and the international ocean liners can access the inner port at present.

Source: The Global New Light of Myanmar

A total of 52 cargo ships carrying many containers are slated to enter Yangon Port in January 2023, according to Myanmar Port Authority. This month, nine cargo ships, which are run by Sealand Maersk Asia, eight by New Golden Sea (Cosco), six by Samudera Shipping Line, four each by MSC Line, SITC Line and RCL, three each by TI2 Container Line and PIL, two by CMA CGM Line, Ever Green Line and X-Press Feeder and one by Bay Line, IAL, BLPL Shipping Line, Land & Sea and CSL and will enter Yangon Port.

Yangon Port handled a total of 620 cargo ships last year, according to Myanmar Port Authority. The number of cargo ships entering Yangon Port stands at 49 in January 2022, 48 in February, 50 in March, 52 in April, 54 in May, 53 in June, 49 in July, 55 each in August and September, 50 in October, 51 in November and 54 in December respectively. From May 2021, the arrival of ships at terminals in Yangon has increased again.

To fulfil the seaborne trade requirements, three new cargo ships by Maersk Line Myanmar (Sealand Maersk) started to run in 2021. Myanmar Port Authorities and Yangon inner terminals are providing services to ensure the fast and reliable cargo handling and withdrawal of the containers. Earlier, the larger ships had draft problems preventing their sailing on the Yangon River. The draft extension is up to 10 metres with the new navigation channel accessing the inner Yangon River and the international ocean liners can access the inner port for now. 

Source: The Global New Light of Myanmar

The YCX marine product transportation process will be launched to connect with ports in four ASEAN countries, including Myanmar on 3 January. The maritime cargo transportation business will be operated along the route of Singapore-Port Klang-Yangon-Yangon-Port Klang-Singapore- Sihanoukville-Singapore. It is carried out by CMA CGM Group, the third largest container shipping company in the world.

It is the Yangon Cambodia Express (YCX) sea route that will directly connect with Myanmar, Singapore, Malaysia and Cambodia. CMA CGM Group said that it is planning to operate a ocean-liners to four countries in the Southeast Asian region with the aim of improving imports and exports with rapid delivery of goods due to the introduction of new sea transportation to transport goods.

In addition, transport charges can also be reduced. CMA CGM is a maritime shipping company that uses 257 shipping routes to connect between 420 ports in more than 160 countries. The company will mainly use container ships to transport cargo among ASEAN four countries.

Source: The Global New Light of Myanmar

A total of 54 container ships carrying many containers are slated to enter Yangon Port in December, according to Myanmar Port Authority. This month, nine cargo ships run by Sealand Maersk Asia, seven each by New Golden Sea (Cosco) and Samudera Shipping Line, five by MSC Line, four by SITC Line, three each by Ever Green Line, IAL, PIL, RCL and X-Press Feeder, two each by Bay Line, BLPL and T12 Container Line and one by Land and Sea Line will enter Yangon Port, totalling 54 cargo ships. Last November, 51 cargo ships arrived at Yangon Port.

Therefore, the number of cargo ships increased by three from last month’s number. Yangon Port handled a total of 620 cargo ships this year, according to Myanmar Port Authority. The number of cargo ships entering Yangon Port stands at 49 in January, 48 in February, 50 in March, 52 in April, 54 in May, 53 in June, 49 in July, 55 each in August and September, 50 in October and 51 in November respectively. From May 2021, the arrival of ships at terminals in Yangon has increased again.

To fulfil the seaborne trade requirements, three new cargo ships by Maersk Line Myanmar (Sealand Maersk) started to run in 2021. Myanmar Port Authority and Yangon inner terminals are providing services to ensure the fast and reliable cargo handling and withdrawal of the containers. Earlier, the larger ships had draft problems preventing their sailing on the Yangon River. The draft extension is up to 10 metres with the new navigation channel accessing the inner Yangon River and the international ocean liners can access the inner port for now.

Source: The Global New Light of Myanmar

China has opened the Beibu Gulf Port-RCEP regional waterway which will make a brief stopover at the Yangon Port, and four cargo ships will run weekly, according to the announcement of the Chinese Embassy in Myanmar. It was mentioned in the announcement that the successful arrival of the “SITC Venus” cargo ship at the Qinzhou port zone in Beibu Gulf Port, Guangxi Province, on 28 October was the successful opening of the Beibu Gulf Port-Myanmar direct waterway.

Many reviews were released after the opening of the new waterway that another proper waterway was supposedly introduced between the Beibu Gulf Port and the RCEP region. The waterway will run with four cargo ships weekly. The ports of arrival are as follows: Qinzhou-Nansha-Shekou-Khlan-Yangon- Belawan-Khlan-Nansha-Shekou-Hai Phong-Qinzhou.

The disclosure of the new waterway will densify the international maritime network between Beibu Gulf Port and RCEP region, contribute to more convenient export-import channels for goods, and reduce a lot of logistic and storage costs of businesses. Export goods will reach Yangon, Myanmar, 12 days after the departure from the Qinzhou Port via the new waterway and the length of time the journey takes will be reduced by 40 per cent, according to the statement. 

Source: The Global New Light of Myanmar

Under the supervision and management support of the Myanma Port Authority in order to increase exports and import volume according to domestic demands, officials are speeding up the smooth flow of trade and goods. In cooperation with shipping lines and import and export operators, 50 international container ships from 13 shipping lines plan to dock at Yangon’s five international ports and Thilawa’s two ports in October, according to the Myanma Port Authority.

At the Yangon ports, there are two sections carried out by Export Cargo and Import Cargo. In the Export Cargo section, the Myanmar Port Authority allows entry with the necessary documents, and after inspection by the Customs Department, the export of goods is processed. In the Import Cargo section, the cargo containers unloaded from the cargo ship are temporarily piled up, and the customers can pay the tax fee with the documents themselves and promptly take out the cargo containers.

Agricultural and livestock products, finished garments, finished industrial products and other products were transported by sea in order to contribute to the economic machinery of the State through entry and exit and smooth export and import processes from the ports. Entry and exit of ocean liners, on the other hand, helps reduce costs for export products. To facilitate the international maritime freight sector, the government takes measures on export of marine products, finished textile and agricultural produce by sea in the early 2022. In October, 50 container ships are scheduled to dock at Yangon’s international ports in order to facilitate the export and import smooth process of agriculture and industrial operators.

Source: The Global New Light of Myanmar

The new Sittwe Port, which is part of the Kelantan Multipurpose Transport Project (KMIT), will open soon and will be able to berth 5,000-6,000 ton ships, according to the Rakhine State Chamber of Commerce and Industry. In a meeting with Indian Consul General Mr. Bibekananda Bhattamishra and officials and officials of Rakhine State Chamber of Commerce and Industry on August 27, the Indian Consulate and KMTT port officials said the above. KMTT@kaladan, which has already been completed under the India-Myanmar Friendship Program.

The new Sittwe port of the Multi-Transit Transport project will be operational soon. 5000-6000 ton ships will be able to berth. He also accepted and welcomed the cooperation of the businessmen to start the operation of the port. If you need to contact us at any time, we welcome you. Creating employment opportunities; The Rakhine State Traders and Industrialists Association announced that the Indian Consulate and KMTT port officials said that they will work with Rakhine State merchants and industrialists to facilitate the systematic development of trade processes and information sharing.

At the invitation of Indian Consul General Mr.Bibekananda Bhattamishra, a dinner ceremony was held at Royal Sittwe Resort on August 27. U Shwe Maung, chairman of the Rakhine Coast Boat Owners Association, U Than Shwe, chairman of the Rakhine State Millers Association, and millers, U Khin Maung Gyi, Chairman of Rakhine Ethnic Entrepreneurs Association REA; U Kyaw Min Tun, Chairman of Rakhine Youth Entrepreneurs Association RYEA; Rakhine MSME Association vice president Daw Hema San and officials. It is reported that U Maung Win Che and officials from the Rakhine State Road and Highway Transport Association attended. On the Indian side, Mr. Tsewang Gyaltson, Indian Consul General and Economic Consul; Mr.Vikash Kumar Rai, Chief Officer of India-Myanmar Friendship Port KMTT Port Operator (AtoZ EXIM Company) and port officials. Officials of the Indian Consulate were said to have attended.

Source: Daily Eleven