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The Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) signed a grant agreement with the government of Myanmar in Yangon last seek, to provide grant aid of up to 6.033 billion yen for the project for the development of Mandalay Port.
The objective of the project is to modernize Mandalay Port in Myanmar's second largest city, Mandalay, which is located in the economic center of the northern region of Myanmar. This will be done through the construction of berthing facilities and a terminal and the mechanization of cargo handling facilities. This development will contribute to improvements in the lives of residents in the northern region.
Mandalay Port is one of the most important river ports in Myanmar for domestic water transportation. However, the port has no cargo-handling facilities and uses only the natural riverbank, and therefore water transportation efficiency is extremely poor such that cargo must be carried manually on wooden planks when crossing from the riverbank to ships.
By providing infrastructure and mechanizing cargo-handling, the project is expected to greatly improve the efficiency of inland transportation and goods distribution by water in Myanmar by making it possible to handle up to 200,000 tons of cargo per year, as well as increasing the cargo-handling efficiency per hour by approximately six times, shortening the ship mooring time by 90 percent or more and in other ways. It is also expected that this optimization will contribute to the growth of the northern economic zone.
