MYANMA Port Authority under the Ministry of Transport and Communications discovered a new approach channel, the Kings Bank Channel in the Yangon port area and accelerated the sandbank dredging processes accepting larger-seized international vessels. As there is a better waterway, it can admit larger-sized vessels than before at the jetties in the Yangon port area.
Meanwhile, the MV SITC Zhaoming container ship with 185.99 metres of LOA, 35.25 metres of Beam, 29,232 tonnes of GRT and a capacity of 2,698 TEU under STIC Shipping Line arrived at the Asia World Port Terminal for the first time at 9:30 am on 22 June. That vessel is one of the largest container vessels ever docked at AWPT Port. It docked safely under the supervision of the Chief Executive Officer of Myanma Port Authority. The MV ITC Zhaoming container ship left Myanmar on 23 June.
Source: The Global New Light of Myanmar