Yangon international jetties remain operative during public holidays
Myanmar Port Authority (MPA) and its international jetties are providing services regularly during the public holidays to ensure constant commodity flow.
MPA issued a statement that international port operations
remain at all jetties in Yangon city for continued commodity flow during the
public holidays.
During the period from 17 to 25 July announced as public
holidays to curb the Covid-19 spread, international port operations remain at
all jetties in Yangon city for continued commodity flow, Moreover,
international cargo vessel arrivals, container handling and withdrawal of goods
are also continuing on specific days. Locations for international cargo
vessels, when they arrive, will be arranged every two days as of 18 July.
The port agency will issue delivery orders (DOs) on 20 and
22 July and goods can be taken out by contacting the respective shipping lines.
To be able to boost import, 37 more container ships from
respective shipping lines will run in July. Moreover, plans have made to extend
schedules from various shipping lines.
Yangon ports have seen arrivals of more international
container and general cargo ships since May. So far, over 11,000 containers and
115,000 metric tons of general cargos have been handled.
In June, 40 cargo ships entered Yangon and Maersk Line
Myanmar (Sealand Maersk) Shipping Line started running three container vessels.
Thanks to the discovery of a new water route in the Yangon
River, 152 30,000-ton-and-above ships could have arrived at Yangon and Thilawa
ports over the past five months, according to MPA.
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