Bangkok: Myanmar port authorities will build 14 more jetties at Yangon Port in addition to 18 existing ones to double freight handling, Xinhua news agency reported citing official media reports.
Of the 14 planned jetties under the government's port development project, seven are to be built through joint venture and foreign aid, said Transport Minister U Nyan Tun Aung.
The country already boasts three large port development projects: Sittwe on the northern coast, Kyaukphyu 100km south of Sittwe and Dawei in the south of the country. [22/04/13]
