#Myanmar sea port map upgrade#

Construction started in 2010, and is expected to be completed by June 2013. The USD 120 Million port is being funded through a long-term interest-free credit line from India. The contract for the construction for the Sittwe port was awarded to the Essar Group of India. Īn agreement on the project was signed between the governments of India and Myanmar in April 2009. In June 2017, India added six gas tanker cargo vessels to transport gas to Northeast India via Manipur. In April 2017, India handed over the operation of completed Sittwe port and Inland Water Terminal at Paletwa to Myanmar. In 2017, the Sittwe port, Paletwa jetty, road to India and shipments to India are likely to be operational in 2019.

#Myanmar sea port map upgrade#

The project includes the construction of a deepwater port at the mouth of the Kaladan River in Sittwe, the dredging of the river to enable cargo vessels to navigate the river from Sittwe to Mizoram in India, the construction of a river port at Paletwa in Myanmar's Chin State and the upgrade of highways from Paletwa to Myeikwa on the Indo-Myanmar border. Chinese state-owned firms have reached agreements with Myanmar to construct a 7.3 billion deep-water port and 2. The USD 500 million Kaladan project was hence conceived as an alternative, aimed at accelerating infrastructure and economic development in both India and Myanmar. India attempted negotiating with Bangladesh since the 1970s for transit access from the Bay of Bengal to these states, but was repeatedly denied access by the latter. Routing all cargo destined for the northeast through this corridor causes significant transportation delays and cost overheads. The only access to these seven states is through the Siliguri Corridor, a narrow strip of Indian territory wedged between Nepal and Bangladesh. The proposal for the Kaladan Multi-Modal Transit Transport Project was conceived by India, primarily to provide an alternative route to India's landlocked northeastern states. The project is aimed at developing transport infrastructure in Southwestern Myanmar and Northeastern India. Tag: Myanmar territorial sea map Myanmar maritime claims about straight baselines for the Preparis and CoCo Islands, as contained in the Law Amending the. Attributes include Port Name, Port Type (Sea port and deep Sea Port Projects), as well as Source. Situated at the mouth of the Kaladan River, the US$120 Million port is being financed by India as a part of the Kaladan Multi-Modal Transit Transport Project, a collaboration between India and Myanmar. Myanmar Sea Port Location of Sea Ports in Myanmar. Sittwe Port is a deepwater port constructed by India in 2016 at Sittwe, the capital of Rakhine State in Myanmar, on the Bay of Bengal.