Amid raging fighting in the Rakhine province of Myanmar, the Sittwe port built under the Kaladan Multi-modal Transit Transport Project marked the arrival of the 100th vessel MV Yadnar Pan Tuang earlier this week carrying 2,200 tonnes of bagged cement, Bharat Freight Group the company operating it announced. The Sittwe port was jointly inaugurated by Union Minister Sarbananda Sonowal and …
The fall of Paletwa and several key cities in western Myanmar to anti-junta resistance forces has increased pressure on Sittwe, a port city developed with New Delhi’s assistance that is home to an Indian consulate, people familiar with the matter said. Last week, the Arakan Army said it had captured Ponnagyun township police station, 30 km from Sittwe, and told …
It was a dream of former Prime Minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee, who first envisaged opening of an alternate sea route for the north-eastern part of India through Myanmar in 2003. The operationalisation of Sittwe port’s new terminal on May 9, 2023 on the 162nd birth anniversary of Rabindranath Tagore is a major milestone that India and Myanmar have achieved. Although …
Union Minister Sarbananda Sonowal and Myanmar's Deputy Prime Minister Admiral Tin Aung San on Tuesday jointly inaugurated the Sittwe Port in Myanmar and received the first Indian cargo ship, according to an official statement. "The seaport with maximum capacity of 20,000 deadweight tonnage will make Sittwe the maritime hub of Myanmar, drastically reduce transportation cost of cargo from other parts …
New Delhi: Union Minister of Ports, Shipping and Waterways, Sarbananda Sonowal is set to receive the first Indian cargo ship at Sittwe Port in Myanmar on May 9. We have been able to spearhead the speedy execution of the Sittwe port in Myanmar with an aim to boost the trade prospect of northeast India in the ensuing years.” The event …
