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Thilawa Port
Largest port terminal in Myanmar From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Myanmar International Terminals Thilawa (Burmese: မြန်မာ အပြည်ပြည်ဆိုင်ရာ ဆိပ်ကမ်း သီလဝါ, abbreviated MITT), also known as the Yangon Port International Terminal or Thilawa Port,[1][2] 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[3] and, alongside the Port of Yangon, is one of the two main ports of Yangon.[2]
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Geography
The facility is adjacent to the Thilawa Special Economic Zone in Thanlyin-Kyauktan area immediately south of Yangon.[citation needed]
Operating capacity
The international multi-purpose container port can operate 24 hours a day, seven days a week.[4] The port can handle up to 7,300 ships per year.[2]
Thilawa Port has a draft of 10 meters and can handle ships of up to 20,000 tons with up to 2,000 TEUs.[2] The port was expanded in early 2020, with a lower previous draft of 9 meters and a capacity of ships weighing up to 15,000 tons with up to 1,500 TEUs.[2]
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Management
Thilawa Port is wholly owned by Hutchison Port Holdings[5] and is operated by the private Hong Kong–based Myanmar International Terminal Thilawa company.[3]
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