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Capacity Building Workshop
on Strengthening
Transport Connectivity
among CLMV-T
9-10 October 2018, Yangon, Myanmar
State and Challenges
in Coastal Shipping (Myanmar)
Dr. Myo Nyein Aye
Deputy General Manager, Myanma Port Authority
Ministry of Transport and Communications
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Outline of the Presentation
Basic Information
Administrations and Legal Aspects
Coastal Shipping Industry in Myanmar
Challenges in Coastal Shipping
Recommendations and Conclusion
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Basic Information
Country Profile
Location
Situated in South East Asia between latitude 9˙32’ and 28˙31’ Nlongitude 92˙10’ and 101˙11’ E
Total land area 676,557 km2
Total Land boundaries 5,876 km
Total length South to North 2,090 km East to West 936 km
Total coastline 2,228 km
Continental shelf 228,000 km2
Territorial sea 486,000 km2 (EEZ)
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Basic Information
Myanmar also possesses the FIVE major
rivers for inland water transport:
1) Ayeyarwady River,
2) Chindwin River,
3) Thanlwin River,
4) Sittaung River and
5) Kalardan River.
Total length of rivers is approx. 8000
miles
Navigable waterways is about 2000 miles
More than 400 river ports.
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Basic Information
Myanmar has a total of
nine ports catering mainly
for its seaborne and
coastal trade
spreading over the whole
coastline
Yangon is the main port
city of Myanmar (former
capital city)
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Administrations and Legal Aspects
Administrative Organizations
Department of Marine Administration (DMA)
Myanma Port Authority (MPA)
Marine Police
Navy
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Administrations and Legal Aspects
Administrative Organizations
Department of Marine Administration (DMA)
Implementing and solving issues relating to the maritime affairs
including maritime safety, maritime security, marine
environmental protection
Effective implementation of the Flag State, Coastal State, Port
State and seafarers affairs on behalf of the Ministry of
Transport and Communications, Myanmar.
Registration of Vessels
Issuing Safety Certificates of Vessels
Issuing Transport License of Vessels for the Permit to Ply
Maintaining the data of Vessels, Cargo and Passengers in
Maritime Transport
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Administrations and Legal Aspects
Administrative Organizations
Department of Marine Administration (DMA)
Issuing Certificates and Documents for Coastal Ships
Cargo Ship Safety Equipment Certificate
Cargo Ship Safety Radio Certificate
Life-Saving Appliance Certificate (LSA)
Safety Management Certificate (SMC)
Passenger Ship Safety ‘B’ Certificate
Document of Compliance (DOC)
Minimum Safe Manning Document
Tonnage Certificate
Load Line Certificate
Safety Construction Certificate
IOPP (International Oil Pollution
Prevention) Certificate
ISPP (International Sewage Pollution
Prevention) Certificate
Passenger Ship Safety Certificate
Passenger Ship Certificate "A"
Seaworthiness Certificate
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Administrations and Legal Aspects
Administrative Organizations
Myanma Port Authority (MPA)
Aids to Navigation
Light House, Light Vessel and Light buoy
Support and Maintenance of the Wharves and Jetties
Determine the port limit, by notification
Permission to navigate along the Yangon River
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Administrations and Legal Aspects
Administrative Organizations
Marine Police
The Department of Marine Administration collaborates
with Marine Police in maritime law enforcement.
Marine Police was established on 28th June 2012 under
Ministry of Home Affair.
It was provided Safety Training by Department of
Marine Administration.
Strength is about 600.
Stations are as follows: Yangon, Mandalay (River), Mekong (River)
Pathein, Myeik, Sittwe, Kawthaung,
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Administrations and Legal Aspects
Administrative Organizations
Navy
As a Coast Gard
Search and Rescue
hydrographic survey and safety of waterways.
ensuring safe navigation of sea passages
preservation and circulation of nautical charts/ maps
issuing advance warning to vessels
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Administrations and Legal Aspects
Administrative Organizations
Chart scheming and published chart list by Myanmar Navy
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Administrations and Legal Aspects
Policy
To conform national ships standards, safe practices and
standard of competence required of its marine
personnel.
To promote development of human resources, man-
power planning and optimum utilization of such man-
power in the Maritime sector.
To improve the safety record of Myanmar registered
vessels.
To improve specific obligation to save lives in distress at
sea and protection of marine environment
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Administrations and Legal Aspects
Maritime Legislation in Myanmar
The Carriers Act (1865)
The Myanmar Carriage of Goods by Sea Act (1925)
The Bills of Lading Act (1856)
The Myanmar Merchant Shipping Act (1923)
The Myanmar Registration of Ships Act (1841)
Contract of the Law on the navigation at sea (1952)
Myanmar Coastal and Inland Water Transport License Law (2015)
Inland Vessels Law (2015)
Multimodal Transport Law (2015)
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Administrations and Legal Aspects
Implementing IMO Instruments in Myanmar
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Administrations and Legal Aspects
DMA supervises the implementation of:
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Coastal Shipping Industry in Myanmar
Ships Registered in Myanmar
Type of Ship 2012-13 2013-14 2014-15 2015-16 2016-17 2017-18
Passenger - - - - - -
Cargo 16 17 14 12 11 10
Foreign Going
Type of Vessel 2012-13 2013-14 2014-15 2015-16 2016-17 2017-18
Passenger 882 987 710 926 828 798
Cargo 2248 2651 1493 2090 1958 2186
Under 20
BHP Engine
Power
30688 37812 35662 21091 26719 26887
Inland Water Transport
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Coastal Shipping Industry in Myanmar
Ships Registered in Myanmar
Type of Ship 2012-13 2013-14 2014-15 2015-16 2016-17 2017-18
Passenger 18 23 22 20 22 23
Cargo 413 451 471 509 519 567
Coastal Shipping
0
100
200
300
400
500
600
2012-13 2013-14 2014-15 2015-16 2016-17 2017-18
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Coastal Shipping Industry in Myanmar
Coastal Ship-owners Association
Number of Ships
Over 500 GT 162
Under 500 GT 90
Number of Ship-owners
More than 10 ships 1
5 ~ 10 ships 2
Less than 5 ships 149
Note: not all the coastal ship-owners are members
252 ships
152 members
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Coastal Shipping Industry in Myanmar
Cargo traffic (only the ships from the association)
YearInbound to
Yangon
Outbound
fron
Yangon
Total
Coastal
Traffic
2006 84120 121378 205498
2007 86818 116557 203375
2008 96648 78402 175050
2009 115342 149461 264803
2010 125792 140809 266601
2011 137405 182882 320287
2012 97219 154952 252171
2013 104792 136240 241032
2014 87060 120869 207929
2015 68077 93253 161330
2016 82321 86361 168682
2017 55789 84146 139935
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50000
100000
150000
200000
250000
300000
350000
2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017
Inbound to Yangon Outbound fron Yangon
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Challenges in Coastal Shipping
Challenges related with Legal issues
Local
Outdated Myanmar Merchant Shipping Act
Need to development Safety regulation for the carriage of
dangerous petroleum
Lack of Law Enforcement
To formulate the Costal Shipping Development Law
(Cabotage Law)
To simplify the Myanmar Registration Act.
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Challenges in Coastal Shipping
Challenges related with Legal issues
Regional/ International
Implementation of Maritime Labour Convention – MLC 2006
Implementation of Anti-fouling Convention
Implementation of Costal Shipping agreement
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Challenges in Coastal Shipping
Challenges related with Organization & Human Resources
Coastal Ship-owners Association should be encouraged to be
strengthening
The shortage of the dockyard for Coastal Vessels
Lack of human resources such as Naval Architect, Ship
Designer and etc.
Lack of reporting procedure for data collection
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Challenges in Coastal Shipping
Challenges related with Infrastructure
Capacity of wharves/ jetties for coastal shipping needs to be improved
Aids to Navigation along the coast line need to be upgraded
Lack of Infrastructure such as Shipyard, dock yard and passenger terminals
Port stay should be shortened
To introduce the feeder service with container vessels/ barges
Old existing tanker barges have to be replaced with new modernized ones
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Challenges in Coastal Shipping
Other Challenges
Lack of reporting procedure for data collection
Insurance system for Coastal shipping has to be enhanced
Tax and dues have to be reconsidered (such as transit fees)
Financing for the building of coastal ships has to be preferable
Coastal vessel Traffic Management and Monitoring system has
to be implemented
Custom documentation procedures should be liberalized
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Recommendations and Conclusion
Rules and Regulation
to be developed for the carriage of dangerous petroleum by
Oil barge for coastal shipping
to formulate the law for the Coastal Shipping Developing.
Training
to be conducted for human resource development in ship
building sector
Coastal Ship-owners Association should
take the leading role officially and legally with government
support
actively participate in development of Coastal Shipping industry
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Recommendations and Conclusion
Infrastructure Development for the Coastal Shipping
Industry
Wharves
Jetties
Docks
Aids to Navigation
Administration supports
Liberalize the documentation procedures
Financing for new ship building for coastal
Insurance System
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Capacity Building Workshop
on Strengthening
Transport Connectivity
among CLMV-T
9-10 October 2018, Yangon, Myanmar
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