The Myanma Port Authority (Burmese: မြန်မာ့ဆိပ်ကမ်းအာဏာပိုင်, abbreviated MPA) is a government agency vested with the responsibility to regulate and administer the coastal ports of Myanmar. It is a department of the Ministry of Transport. The MPA was founded in 1989 and is located in Yangon.
History
editThe modern era of the Port of Yangon began in 1880 with the Commissioners for the Port of Rangoon. In 1954, the Board of Management for the Port of Rangoon was established, and then in 1972 the Burma Ports Corporation. The MPA was founded in 1989 to replace the Burma Ports Corporation.[1] In March 2011, MPA began collaborating with a Chinese firm, CCCC TDC Tianjin Dredging, to begin dredging the Port of Yangon, to increase the size of vessels that can dock at the port (to 35,000 tons deadweight, up from the current capacity of 15,000).[2]
MPA has been involved in contracts to develop Myanmar's Special Economic Zones, including a US$8.6 billion deal to develop a deep sea port at Dawei, by Italian-Thai Development.[3]
It was reported in 2010 that state-owned ports run by the MPA will be privatised. The country's largest port, Thilawa Port, is currently operated by a Hong Kong-based firm, while another in Ahlone Township is run by Asia World.[4]
On 17 March 2012, Japanese firm MOL, began a twice-weekly container service between the Port of Yangon and Singapore.[5]
8 new Yangon area ports complete jun1st 2019.[6]
Headquarters
editThe Myanma Port Authority headquarters are located on Strand Road, Yangon, housed in a colonial-era building, designated in the Yangon City Heritage List.
Ports
editThe coast of Myanmar fronts on the Indian Ocean's Bay of Bengal and Andaman Sea. Major port facilities administered by the MPA include:[7]
- Myanmar Port Authority, Yangon
- Asia World Port Terminal, located in Ahlone Township of Yangon [8]
- Myanmar Industrial Port, Yangon
- Myanmar International Terminal Thilawa, (MITT) 25 km from Yangon
(only facility to handle vessels with 200 metre in length, 9-metre draft and 20,000-tonnage)
- Myanmar Integrated Port Limited (MIPL), Yangon
Other ports
editOther significant ports in Myanmar include:[9] (90% of trade handle in Yangon ports not incl Thilawa as of 2019)
In Rakhine State:
In Mon State:
In Tanintharyi Division (of the Kra Isthmus):
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ MPA, History of MPA[permanent dead link]
- ^ Nay Nwe Moe Aung (7 March 2011). "Dredging set to start on Yangon River this month". The Myanmar Times. Archived from the original on 2011-09-16. Retrieved 23 August 2011.
- ^ Aye Thidar Kyaw; Stuart Deed (7 February 2011). "SPDC signs Special Economic Zone law into effect on Jan 27". Myanmar Times. Archived from the original on 16 September 2011. Retrieved 23 August 2011.
- ^ Lwin, Ye. "State-owned ports to be privatised as soon as possible". The Myanmar Times. Vol. 26, no. 509. Archived from the original on 12 June 2012. Retrieved 23 August 2011.
- ^ King, Mike (13 March 2012). "Myanmar Draws Twice-Weekly MOL Service". Journal of Commerce. Retrieved 15 March 2012.
- ^ "MPA negotiates with Japan to expand TMIT wharf".
- ^ MPA, Services of MPA[permanent dead link]
- ^ Myanmar Government, Perspective, Asia World Port Terminal Archived 2009-03-04 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ ASEAN Ports, Myanmar Port Authority