Myanma Port Authority

Building of the Myanma Port Authority

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

The 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 USD $8.6 billion deal to develop a deep sea port at Dawei, by Italian-Thai Development.[3]

There have been reports that 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]

Ports

The coast of Myanmar fronts on the Indian Ocean's Bay of Bengal and Andaman Sea. Major port facilities administered by the MPA include:[6]

Other ports

Other significant ports in Myanmar include:[8]

In Rakhine State:

In Ayeyarwady Division:

In Mon State:

In Tanintharyi Division (of the Kra Isthmus):

See also

References

  1. ↑ MPA, History of MPA
  2. ↑ Nay Nwe Moe Aung (7 March 2011). "Dredging set to start on Yangon River this month". Myanmar Times. Retrieved 23 August 2011.
  3. ↑ Aye Thidar Kyaw; Stuart Deed (7 February 2011). "SPDC signs Special Economic Zone law into effect on Jan 27". Myanmar Times. Retrieved 23 August 2011.
  4. ↑ "State-owned ports to be privatised as soon as possible". Myanmar Times. Retrieved 23 August 2011.
  5. ↑ King, Mike (13 March 2012). "Myanmar Draws Twice-Weekly MOL Service". Journal of Commerce. Retrieved 15 March 2012.
  6. ↑ MPA, Services of MPA
  7. ↑ Myanmar Government, Perspective, Asia World Port Terminal
  8. ↑ ASEAN Ports, Myanmar Port Authority

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