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YANGON's Myanmar International Terminals Thilawa (MITT) has announced a new weekly Intra Asia Service of IA7 by Maersk.
The maiden voyage by MV Masersk Kwangyang berthed at MITT on February 22 and the service is operated with four vessels of similar size and calls Shantou-Nansha-Yantian-Hong Kong-Tanjung Pelepas-Port Klang(North)-Chittagong-Yangon(MITT)-Kuching-Da Nang-Shantou. IA7 is estimated to load and unload around 800 TEU per sailing at MITT.
Commenting on the new service for Yangon, general manager of MITT, Min Kyi said the start of this new service is an indicator of robust trade growth between Myanmar and neighbouring Asian countries.
"Today, about 60 per cent of MITT's services are direct South China-Yangon and using Singapore and Port Klang as transshipment hubs, we foresee that intra-Asian volumes will continue to grow.
"The new service will support the import of raw materials including CMP-Textile, fertilizers, construction materials and export of agricultural products, such as rice, yellow corn, rubber and minerals to China, Vietnam and other ASEAN countries."
MITT is the leading international terminal operator in Myanmar and has been successfully providing integrated port services to the customers with downstream support of Hutchison Logistics Myanmar.
As the largest container terminal in Myanmar, MITT has awarded and recognized as a US-CTPAT terminal in Myanmar.
In order to reduce the shipper's logistic costs and upgrading logistics index of Myanmar, MITT and Hutchison Logistics Myanmar introduced container barging service, train connections to streamline the delivery of containers and reduce road traffic and carbon emissions.
MITT also provides cargo consolidation and CFS to facilitate shipper's need of warehousing and intermodal services via MITT with multimodal transport modes.