Anti-Drug Squad is cooperating with Bureau of Special Investigation (BSI) in investigation into the case in which narcotic drugs worth US$18 million were seized from a container that went from Yangon to Malaysia, said a BSI official. Both are hot on the trail of how the drugs were secretly loaded into the container and the […]
Mandalay Airport to Become Logistics Hub
Mandalay International Airport will be upgraded into a logistics hub, according to the Department of Civic Aviation (DCA). The upgrade is expected to improve the airport so that it can provide cargo and distribution services for international and domestic goods. “First, the airport buildings and terminals will be upgraded. This will be followed by preparation […]
Shipping Corp Set to Sail for Myanmar from September
India’s state-owned Shipping Corporation of India (SCI) is planning to launch its service to Myanmar from September. SCI chairman and managing director A K Gupta told Indian media on the sidelines of the Calcutta Freight Brokers Association AGM that SCI’s service will be launched on an “experimental basis.” He said there would be one vessel […]
Damco Launches First Container Freight Station in Myanmar
Third-party logistics provider Damco has started operating the first international warehouse and Container Freight Station (CFS) facility in Myanmar, the Netherlands-based company said. This brand-new 4,000 square metre facility is C-TPAT compliant and located within 15 kilometres from Yangon Port and major industrial locations, Damco said. The facility is suitable for import and export activities […]