YANGON — The world’s largest shipping company, Maersk, will cut ties with the military-owned ports in Myanmar this month over allegations of war crimes against the Rohingya in Rakhine State. The Danish shipping company said it is committed to serving businesses in Myanmar as it has done since the lifting of international sanctions in 2013. […]
Recruiters Face Ban as Myanmar Assesses Their Efforts to Aid Sailors Held in China
February 14, 2020 by
YANGON—The Myanmar Marine Administration Department said it is monitoring 14 seafarer recruitment and placement companies whose licenses were temporarily suspended to see whether the companies are providing adequate help to Myanmar sailors detained in China. The Myanmar government suspended the companies’ licenses in October last year after Chinese authorities arrested 60 Myanmar nationals working on […]
Nordic Group Expands into Thailand
May 23, 2019 by
Yangon 22 May 2019 In an unusual example of outward investment, Myanmar Logistics provider Nordic Group has announced the startup of of Nordic Logistics Ltd in Thailand to support its new road transport service between Thailand and Myanmar. Nordic Group was co-founded in 2015 by Mon Myat Thu and Thorstein Svendsen, and has rapidly emerged […]
Yoma and Kokubu to enter joint venture with KOSPA
March 5, 2019 by
Yoma Strategic Holdings Ltd. and Kokubu Group today welcomed SF Holding Co., Ltd., a technology-led international logistics service provider based in China, as a joint venture partner in KOSPA Limited, subject to the satisfaction of certain conditions, according to a press release. SF Holding will acquire a 25 per cent stake in KOSPA for a […]
Norstar Establishes Major Crewing Office in Myanmar
June 30, 2015 by
Singapore-based ship manager Norstar Ship Management has opened a crewing office in Yangon, The new crewing office, Norstar Crew Management Company Limited, will now undertake all crew manning and departure arrangements on behalf of Norstar Ship Management in Singapore, the company said in a statement. Norstar Ship Management’s Director Tom Bonehill said: “The opening of […]
Shipping Corp Set to Sail for Myanmar from September
July 23, 2014 by
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 […]
Thome Group Opens Myanmar Manning Agency
May 14, 2014 by
Singapore-based ship management firm Thome Group has opened a crew recruitment and placement services agency in Myanmar in a bit to support its burgeoning Southeast Asian shipping cluster, the company said. Thome Myanmar is seen as an important step in the company’s expansion into the growing economies of Southeast Asia and positions it well to […]
