Inland Water Transport : MINISTRY OF TRANSPORT

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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:-

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

 

Fleet

Powered Crafts

- 278

Dumb barges and Station Pontoons

- 198
Total - 476
The Static Capacity
(a)
(b)
Cargo tons
Passengers (short haul)
Passengers (long haul)
- 66877
- 60093
- 42386
 
Service Route Miles of (6) Transport Divisions

(a)
(b)
(c)
(d)
(e)
(f)

Cargo Division
Delta Division
Ayeyarwady Division
Chindwin Division
Thanlwin Division
Rakhine Division 
- 1396 miles
- 2526 miles
- 2190 miles
- 1529 miles
- 231 miles
- 1230 miles
Total - 9102 miles
 
Passenger cum Cargo services
Sr. Division 
Express
ordinary
Ferry
Total
1 Delta
9
8
4
21
2 Ayeyarwady
5
1
1
7
3 Chindwin
3
1
-
4
4 Thanlwin
-
10
1
11
5 Rakhine
7
-
-
7
6 Cargo
-
1
-
1
Total
24
21
6
51
  Ministry of Transport Myanma Five Star Line Myanma Port Authority Department of Meteorology & Hydorlogy