Five Star Port or No. 1 Port Overview

Sittwe is a more developed city as other cities in Rakhine State. It is recommended to transport cargo from Yangon to Sittwe by water. Similar to Pathein in Ayeyarwaddy Division (Delta Region), many small ports can be found near Sittwe, but those ports are mostly accessible to small local vessels (up to 500 GRT) only.

There are 2 main ports in Sittwe. The largest one is located in Sittwe downtown within the Myanma Port Authority (MPA) compound, named Five Star gate. The second port is Min Gan port. This port is located far from Sittwe downtown, 20 min by car. Both ports have a maximum draft of 4.6m (15 ft) and are accessible for vessels up to 4000 GRT.

A third port is still under construction by India Investment Corporation. It will be larger as Five Star gate.

Yangon to Siitwe is 895km (560mi) by road, which is a two-day, non-stop drive by express bus. Although sufficient transporters and bus services that offer transport to Sittwe can be found at highway express gates, cargo transport by road to Sittwe is not recommended due to the long distance and steep road crossing the Rakkhine Roma mountain range (Arakan Mountain). Many road accidents happen at Kan Zauk Mountain, between Kyauk Taw Township and Ponna Kyun Township. 

Port Pictures

Five Star Port (or) Phaung Zauk Kyi Port (or) No.1 Port

Min Gan Port

Description and Contacts of Key Companies

There are no key companies available for stevedoring, freight forwarding or cargo handling: 4.4 Myanmar Port and Waterways Company Contact List

Port Performance

Five Star gate and Min Gan port are concrete jetties. Both ports have a maximum draft of 4.6m (15 ft) and are accessible for vessels up to 4000 GRT. There is no container handling capacity. 

Discharge Rates and Terminal Handling Charges

Unknown, contact Port Authority for details.

Berthing Specifications

General Cargo Handling Berths

Port Handling Equipment

No port handling equipment available. Loading and offloading only by manual labour.

Container Facilities

There is no container handling facility available.

Customs Guidance

There is a customs office available at Sittwe town, operating at normal office hours. The customs clearance process takes normally maximum 1 day.

1.3 Myanmar Customs Information

Terminal Information

Multipurpose Terminal

There is no multipurpose handling facility available.

Grain and Bulk Handling

There is no specific grain and bulk handling facility available, nor bagging facilities.

Main Storage Terminal

At Five Star gate, the MPA has a compound with two warehouses available of 500MT capacity each, which are only suitable for temporary or transit storage, not for longterm storage.

Stevedoring

There is no specific stevedoring company available. Daily labourers must take care of loading and unloading. The Township Labour Exchange Office, under control of the ministry of labour, is able to provide daily labourers for the port. The port authority can assist with sourcing daily workers

Hinterland Information 

There are no local transport companies available, only private trucks for hire up to 15MT capacity. There is no railroad connection to the port. Small boats (up to 100 GRT) can carry cargo from Sittwe port to nearby villages along the river.

Port Security

There is no port security and no perimeter fencing.

Kaladan Multi-modal Transit Transport Project (India Jetty)

Port Overview

The Kaladan project was jointly initiated by India and Myanmar to create a multi-modal platform for cargo shipments from the eastern ports to Myanmar and to the North-eastern parts of India through Myanmar. The Kaladan Multi-Modal Transit Transport Project connects the eastern Indian seaport of Kolkata with Sittwe seaport. It will then link Sittwe seaport to Paletwa in Chin State via the Kaladan river boat route, and then from Paletwa by road to Mizoram state in Northeast India. Originally, the project was scheduled to be completed by 2014, but is expected to be operational only by 2020-2021 as all components of the project, including Sittwe port and power, river dredging, Paletwa jetty, have been completed, except the under construction Zorinpui-Paletwa Road, construction of which commenced in April 2018. Although this port is mainly used as an India corridor it can be considered for emergency response if the Myanmar Port Authority assists for docking permission.

http://www.mpa.gov.mm/facts-figures/sittwe-port

Port Pictures

Kaladan Multi-modal Transit Transport Port (India Jetty)

Description and Contacts of Key Companies

KMMTTP (India Jetty) port is developed and operated by A To Z Exim and Group of Companies. For contacts details see: 4.4 Myanmar Port and Waterways Company Contact List 4.4 Myanmar Port and Waterways Company Contact List

Port Performance

KMMTTP (India Jetty) port are concrete jetties. The ports have a maximum draft of 4.6m (15 ft) and are accessible for vessels up to 4000 GRT. There is no container handling capacity. 

Discharge Rates and Terminal Handling Charges

No operating until March 2020. Unknown, contact KMMTTP for details.

Berthing Specifications

General Cargo Handling Berths

Port Handling Equipment

Container Facilities

There is no container handling facility available.

Customs Guidance

There is a customs office available at Sittwe town, operating at normal office hours. The customs clearance process takes normally maximum 1 day.

Terminal Information

Multipurpose Terminal

There is no multipurpose handling facility available.

Grain and Bulk Handling

There is no specific grain and bulk handling facility available, nor bagging facilities.

Main Storage Terminal

At KMMTTP, the port has a compound with two storage shed available of 1000MT capacity each, which are only suitable for temporary or transit storage, for long-term storage.

Stevedoring

N/A

Hinterland Information 

There are no local transport companies available, only private trucks for hire up to 15MT capacity. There is no railroad connection to the port. Small boats (up to 100 GRT) can carry cargo from Sittwe port to nearby villages along the river.

Port Security

There is port security and perimeter fencing. There have Fire water monitoring system and 19 fire Hydrants and 11 fire hose cabinets at the Sittwe Port and 9 fire Hydrants and 9 fire hose cabinets at the Paletwa Port.