50 container vessels slated to call in Yangon Port in Aug

A total of 50 container vessels are scheduled to arrive at the Yangon Port in August, the Myanma Port Authority announced.
Eight container vessels run by Samudera Shipping Line, seven by SITC Shipping Line, five each by Maersk A/S Line, CMA CGM Line, Cosco Shipping Line and MSC Line, three each by ONE Line and RCL Line, two each by BLPL Shipping Line, Evergreen Line and PIL Line and one each by BAY Line, Land and Sea and Ti2 Container Line are slated to enter the Yangon Port in August.
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 was notified that it would inform exporters and importers of ship arrival schedules in a timely manner.
Myanma Port Authority stated that 49 vessels in January, 53 in February, 55 in March, 50 in April, 52 in May, and 50 each in June and July 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-metre LOA, 35.25-metre 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 (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 metres, the larger ocean liners can enter the Thilawa Port. —NN/EM