1. Myanma Port Authority is planning to construct the following two vessels by foreign currency, USD (United States Dollar) only within for the 2020-2021 and 2021-2022 fiscal years. Therefore, interested Tenderers are cordially invited to submit a complete project proposal for the following project- No. Particular Currency Tender Closing Date and Time 1. 26M Grab […]
Invitation to Open Tender for Vessels construction, Myanmar Port Authority, Closing Date : 18th January 2021
December 17, 2020 by Thiha
Filed Under: Tenders & Awards Tagged With: Constuction, initial tender, Myanmar Port Authority, Vessels construction
Yangon ports now able to receive bigger ships
December 7, 2020 by Thiha
2020 will be the year Yangon River accommodates the largest vessels in its history in terms of size and draft as a result of improved waterways in the river, said Win Myint Aung, Deputy Director-General of the Myanmar Port Authority (MPA). “This year will be the best year in the history of the Yangon River, […]
Filed Under: Latest News Tagged With: MPA, Myanmar Port Authority, Myanmar’s trade, Yangon Ports
Myanmar’s fuel market: from fanfare to standstill
June 10, 2019 by Thiha
IN JULY 2017, Frontier reported on the longstanding frustration among drivers in Myanmar at the poor quality of fuel sold at local stations. Just a few months earlier, the Myanmar Investment Commission had abolished a requirement that foreign investors in the sector partner with the Ministry of Energy and Electricity. The larger local players were […]
Filed Under: Latest News Tagged With: CNPC, Edwin Vanderbruggen, EuroCham Myanmar, foreign investment, Fuel, KBZ Group, Kyaukphyu, Max Myanmar, Ministry of Electricity and Energy, Myanmar investment commission, Myanmar Port Authority, National Infrastructure Holding Company, petrol, Phyo Min Thein, PTT, Puma Energy, Shell, ThilawaShwe Taung Group, Total, VDB Loi, Yangon Petrol
New Terminal Construction to Begin with Port Traffic Expected to Rise Shipping
May 15, 2019 by Thiha
Adani, registered in Myanmar and incorporated in Singapore, will develop a new international port container terminal in Ahlone township, on the Yangon River in Myanmar’s commercial capital, with expectations of increased container traffic in Myanmar in the coming years. Adani Myanmar was granted permission by the Myanmar Investment Commission (MIC) in late April to develop, […]
Filed Under: Latest News Tagged With: international port, jetty, MIC, Myanmar Economic Corporation, Myanmar investment commission, Myanmar Port Authority, National Export Strategy, Yangon River
Myanmar Port Authority to accept a new Tug Boat
June 28, 2018 by Thiha
A new Tug Boat constructed by Myanmar Shipyards Joint Venture Company will be transferred to Myanmar Port Authority according to Myanmar Port Authority. “The boat has been constructed and it is now on a test run. Soon, we’ll be transferring it to the Myanmar Port Authority,” said an unnamed official from Myanmar Shipyards Joint Venture […]
Yangon-Dala Bridge Construction Stalled
June 19, 2018 by thiha
YANGON — The Myanmar Port Authority under the Ministry of Transport and Communications has denied reports that it objected to the construction of a bridge across the Yangon River linking Yangon and Dala. Managing director U Ni Aung of the Myanmar Port Authority (MPA) during a press conference on Monday denied reports that the Korea-Myanmar […]
Asia World Port Terminal bullish about Myanmar economy with long-term investment in 14 new pieces of equipment
May 3, 2018 by Thiha
Asia World Port Terminal (AWPT), developed, managed and operated by Asia World Port Management Company Limited (AWPM) and one of the leading players delivering efficient and professional port services in Myanmar, has invested in 14 new pieces of port equipment for the long-term. These include 9 new SANY Rubber Tyred Gantry (RTG), 1 Mobile Harbour […]
Filed Under: Latest News Tagged With: Asia World Port Management Company Limited, Asia World Port Terminal, AWPM, AWPT, ECH, Empty Container Handlers, Konecranes Gottwald, Managing Director, MHC, Mobile Harbour Crane, Myanmar Port Authority, professional port services, Reach Stackers, RS, RTG, SANY Rubber Tyred Gantry, Terminal Control Centre, Terminal Operation System, the union minister, transport and communications, U Ni Aung, U Thant Sin Maung
Asia AVA Gas to build LPG facilities in Yangon
April 23, 2018 by Thiha
Asia AVA Gas Company has entered into a joint venture with Myanma Petrochemical Enterprise (MPE), which falls under the remit of the Ministry of Electricity and Energy (MOEE) to undertake a project enabling the import, storage and distribution of liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) in Myanmar, Daw Yin Yin Aung, deputy director of MPE, told The […]
Filed Under: Latest News Tagged With: Asia AVA Gas, Asia AVA Gas Company, Bogyoke Village, Daw Yin Yin Aung, deputy director of MPE, Elite Company, Guiding Star Group Ltd, Households, import, Ministry of Electricity and Energy, MOEE, MPE, Myanma Petrochemical Enterprise, Myanmar investment commission, Myanmar Port Authority, Parami Energy Services Company, Public-Private Partnership, singapore, Sky Construction Company Ltd, Thalyin township, Thilawa Special Economic Zone, Yangon
External trade rises year-to-date, but border trade stalls
November 6, 2017 by thiha
Trade between Myanmar and its international counterparts hit $16.9 billion between April 1 and October 13 in the current fiscal year, government data revealed. That’s an increase of $2.9 billion over the same period in the previous fiscal year. The rise in external trade came despite a substantial drop in business at many of Myanmar’s […]
Filed Under: Latest News Tagged With: Asia World Port Terminal, Bangladesh, Chin Shwe Haw, China’s Yunnan Province, Htee Khee, Kanpikete, Kawthoung, Kengtung, Lweje, Maese, Maungtaw, Mawtaung, Ministry of Commerce (MOC), Muse, Myanmar, Myanmar Industry Port, Myanmar Port Authority, Myawady, Myeik, Reed, Sittwe, Tachilek, Tamu, Thailand, thilawa
18 shipping lines provide container handling at Yangon
October 12, 2017 by thiha
Eighteen container shipping lines with 51 vessels are providing container-handling services at the container ports in Yangon. Yangon has six container ports – AWPT, HPT, MIP, MITT, BSW and AIPT – with berths for 69 vessels. A total of 51 vessels are currently operating. “Eighteen container shipping lines are currently allowed and there are 51 […]
Filed Under: Latest News Tagged With: AIPT, AWPT, BSW, Directorate of Water Transport, EDI (electronic data interchange) system, HPT, MIP, MITT, Myanmar Port Authority, Yangon
