Myanmar International Terminals Thilawa ( Burmese : မြန်မာ အပြည်ပြည်ဆိုင်ရာ ဆိပ်ကမ်း သီလဝါ , abbreviated MITT ), also known as the Yangon Port International Terminal or Thilawa Port , is a deep river port on the Yangon River , 16 kilometres (9.9 mi) south of downtown Yangon in Myanmar . Thilawa Port is the largest port terminal in Myanmar and, alongside the Port of Yangon , is one of the two main ports of Yangon .
4-490: The facility is adjacent to the Thilawa Special Economic Zone at Thanlyin - Kyauktan area immediately south of Yangon . The international multi-purpose container port can operate 24 hours a day, seven days a week. The port can handle up to 7,300 ships per year. Thilawa Port has a draft of 10 meters and can handle ships of up to 20,000 tons with up to 2,000 TEUs . The port was expanded in early 2020, with
8-471: A lower previous draft of 9 meters and a capacity of ships weighing up to 15,000 tons with up to 1,500 TEUs. Thilawa Port is wholly owned by Hutchison Port Holdings and is operated by the private Hong Kong–based Myanmar International Terminal Thilawa company. This article about transport in Myanmar is a stub . You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it . This article related to ports, harbors or marinas
12-556: Is a stub . You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it . Thilawa Special Economic Zone Thilawa Special Economic Zone ( Burmese : သီလဝါအထူးစီးပွားရေးဇုန် ; abbreviated Thilawa SEZ ) is a 2,500 hectares (6,200 acres) special economic zone being developed in Kyauktan and Thanlyin Townships , 25 kilometres (16 mi) south of Yangon city. The first phase of the SEZ became operational at
16-662: The end of September 2015. The project was announced in January 2011. Thilawa SEZ is being developed by a joint venture, initially between the Japan External Trade Organization and the Union of Myanmar Federation of Chambers of Commerce and Industry . The Burmese and Japanese governments established a consortium including Japan Thilawa SEZ Company (backed by Mitsubishi , Marubeni and Sumitomo corporations), Myanmar Thilawa SEZ Holdings, Thilawa SEZ management committee and
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