A total of 63 container vessels are scheduled to call at the Yangon Port in January 2025, the Myanma Authority announced.
Eleven container vessels run by M/S Cosco Shipping Line, eight each by M6S CMA CGM Aaia Line and M/S SITC Shipping Line, six each by MSC One Line and M/S Samudera Shipping Line, five by M/S Maersk A/S Line and four each by M/S MSC Line and M/S Ti2 Logistics Line, three each by M/S BLPL Shipping Line, M/S Evergreen ASIA Line and M/S RCLL Line, and two by M/S Land and Sea are scheduled to dock at the Yangon Port in January.
Myanmar Port Authority has arranged maritime trade channels to handle increasing imports to meet domestic demand, to bolster exports, and to improve port capacity for significant arrivals of ships. Myanma Port Authority notified that it will inform exporters and importers of ship arrival schedules in a timely manner upon an extended schedule. Yangon Port handled 59 container vessels in December 2025.
After the new navigation channel (Kings Bank Channel) accessing the inner Yangon River was 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 TEUs) 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 has handled.
From May 2021, the arrival of the 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 meters, the larger ocean liners can enter the Thilawa Port. — NN/KK
