200+ container vessels call at Yangon Port in Jan-Apr

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A total of 235 container vessels arrived at the Yangon Port in the first four months (January-April) 2026, Myanma Port Authority announced.
Yangon Port saw arrivals of 53 container vessels in April, 59 in March, 60 in February and 63 in January 2026. This month, 57 vessels are slated to call at the Yangon Port.
Yangon Port handled 728 container vessels in 2025, 633 in 2024 and 629 in 2023. Thanks to the draft extension, the international ocean liners can access the inner port for now, according to the Myanma Port Authority’s statement on 22 June 2022.
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-m 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. — NN/KK

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