Services of Inland Water Transport IWT

As IWT is a state owned transport enterprise to conduct the secure and smooth transportation, IWT is performing the following main functions:-

  • IWT is operating passenger cum cargo transport along the navigable waterways of Delta areas, the Ayeyarwady river,the Chindwin river and rivers in Mon, Karean and Rakhine states in Myanmar.
  • IWT is operating ferry services at major river crossing points for the convenient transport of vehicles.

IWT

FLEET COMPOSITION as at (1.12.2023)

  Fleet
Powered Craft 161
Dumb barges  81
Station Pontoons  38
Total 280

The Static Capacity

IWT

A Cargo tons 66050
B Passengers (short haul) 53666
  Passengers (long haul) 36271

Service Route Miles of (6) Transport Divisions

Sr. Division Service Route Mile
A Cargo Division 1326
B Delta Division  263
C Ayeyarwady Division 609
D Chindwin Division 454
E Thanlwin Division -
F Rakhine Division 304
  Total 2956

Passenger and Cargo services

IWT

Sr.

Division

Express

Ordinary

Ferry

River Cruise

Total

1

Delta Division

-

2

4

1

7

2

Ayeyarwady Division

1

-

-

-

1

3

Chindwin Division

-

1

-

-

1

4

Thanlwin Division

-

-

-

1

1

5

Rakhine Division

-

1

-

-

1

6

Cargo Division

-

-

-

-

-

 

Total

1

4

4

2

11