Yangon Port: 62 container vessels scheduled to arrive in Jan 2025
A total of 62 container vessels are scheduled to enter the Yangon Port in January 2025, the Myanma Port Authority announced.
Thirteen container vessels by SITC Shipping Line, nine by Cosco Shipping Line, six each by Maersk A/S Line and Samudera Shipping Line, five each by CMA CGM Line and MSC Line, four by Ocean Salute Shipping Line, three each by BLPL Shipping Line, Evergreen Line, Ti2 Container Line and ONE Line, and two by RCL Line are slated to call in the Yangon Port in April.
Myanmar Port Authority has arranged maritime trade channels to handle increasing imports to meet domestic demand, bolster exports, and improve port capacity for significant ship arrivals. Myanma Port Authority notified that it will inform exporters and importers of ship arrival schedules promptly.
Myanma Port Authority stated that 49 vessels in January, 53 in February, 55 in March, 50 in April, 52 in May, 50 each in June, July and August, 55 in September, 52 in October, 57 in November and 60 in December 2024 arrived at 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.
From May 2021, the arrival of the ships at terminals in Yangon has increased again. Three new container vessels by Maersk Line Myanmar (SeaLand 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 meters, the larger ocean liners can enter the Thilawa Port. — NN/KK
