The private sector is of great importance in implementing the port sector through Pub­lic-Private Partnership system because of the ever-increasing need for technology and skilled workers, said Member of State Administration Council Deputy Prime Minister Union Minister for Transport and Communi­cations Admiral Tin Aung San inspecting international jetties at Myanmar International Ter­minals Thilawa (MITT) and the Rail Bus Engine-RBE locomo­tive sheds in the compound of Yangon Railway Station yester­day morning.

The Union Minister inspect­ed jetties of the MITT in Thanlyin Township, freight handling jetty and fuel storage tanks of Regen­cy SPC Company, International Bulk Terminal Thilawa (IBTT) Company’s crop jetty, Padauk Shwe Wah Company Limited’s fuel jetty and Wilmar Myanmar Port Terminal (Thilawa) Ltd’s crop jetties and viewed loading and unloading of goods.

Afterwards, the Union Min­ister heard reports on port ser­vice entrepreneurs at Wilmar Myanmar Port Terminal (Thil­awa) Ltd.

Officials presented the placement of jetties in 37 plots of land in the Thilawa port area with local and foreign investment to carry out port services, op­erations of nine container and general cargo jetties, eight fuel and LNG jetties, and two crop jetties, totalling 19 and progress of 18 jetties under construction, and difficulties in work process.

In his speech, the Union Minister said that Myanma Port Authority has to provide neces­sary assistance for port inves­tors and supervise port services under the law. He highlighted that the private sector is of great importance in implementing the port sector through Pub­lic-Private Partnership system because of the ever-increasing need for technology and skilled workers.

After that, the Union Minis­ter arrived at the Rail Bus En­gine-RBE locomotive shed in the vicinity of Yangon Railway Station and inspected the con­dition of repair and completion of repairing carriages of West Corporation. — MNA/KZL