Services of IWT

Services

FUNCTIONS of iwt

To carry out the transportation of passengers and freight along the navigable waterways in Myanmar.

To operate ferry services for the convenience of passengers and vehicles.

fleet composition as at 31.12.2006

(a)	Powered Vessels	316
	(1) Passenger cum cargo	203
	(2) Cargo	38
	(3) Powered Barge	36
	(4) Water Tender	2
	(5) Tug	26
	(6) Oil Tanker	1
	(7) Miscellaneous	10
(b)	Non-Powered Vessels	154
	(1) Cargo Barge	141
	(2) Oil Barge	13
(c)	Station Pontoons	42
	Total	512

The total Service routes operated in six passenger cum cargo transport divisions are just about 60 and the major service routes of all transport divisions are shown in table as follows:-

Sr.No.		Division/Route	Distance Miles	Sailing Program
1.		Delta Division
	1.	Yangon - Dala	3	Daily(48)trips
	2	Wadan - Dala	3	Daily(8)trips
	3	Yangon-Pyapon(Day)	64	(4)trips a week
	4	Yangon-Bokalay	87	(4)trips a week
	5	Yangon-Bokalay (Cargo Express)	87	Twice a week
	6	Yangon-Mawkyun (Night)	100	Daily
	7	Yangon-Lattputa	168	Twice a week
	8	Yangon-Myaungmya	135	Daily
	9	Yangon-Pathein (Night)	172	Daily
2.		Ayeyarwady Division
	1.	Mandalay-Bamaw	275	Once a week
	2.	Mandalay-Nyaung Oo	119	Twice a week
	3.	Mandalay-Bagan	129	Daily
	4.	Mandalay-Kathar	193	Once a week
3.		Chindwin Division
	1.	Homalin-Khamti	127	Twice a week
	2.	Monywa-Homalin	327	(3) trips a week
	3.	Monywa-Khamti	454	Once a week
4.		Thanlwin
	1.	Hpaan-Mawlamyaing	33	Twice a week
	2.	Shwegon-Hpaan	22	Once a week
	3.	Mawlamyaing-Kyoundoe	42	(3)trips a week
	4.	Mawlamyaing-Kyarinn	73	(4)trips a week
5.		Yakhine Division
	1.	Sittway-Myauk Oo	40	Twice a week
	2.	Sittway-Buthetaung	80	Daily
	3.	Sittway-Kyauttaw	80	Once a week
	4.	Sittway-Taunggote	224	Twice a week
6.		Cargo Division
	1.	Yangon-Mandalay	597	Market Vessel

Twin Screw Double Decked Powerful Pusher Tug "Sin Haing-4" On Heavy Lift Service


River Crossing Service In Delta Division	Double Decked Passenger cum Cargo Vessel "Myadipar" In Cargo Division


Twin Screw Double Decked Passenger cum Cargo Vessel "Myat Thanda" In Delta Division	Passenger Ferry for Tourists "Shwe Kein Nari " In Ayeyarwady Division


Shallow Draft Double Decked Passenger cum Cargo Vessel "Thalarwady" In Chindwin Division	Double Decked Passenger cum Cargo Vessel In Thanlwin Division


Double Decked Passenger cum Cargo Vessel "Danyawaddy" In Rakhine Division	Car -ferry Roll-on Roll-off "RO RO 4" In Delta Division

Pleasure Cruises for Tourism

The followings are pleasure cruises for tourists.


Shwe Kein Nari; There are three vessels for tourists, viz: Shwe Kein Nari(1), Shwe Kein Nari(2) and Shwe Kein Nari (3) which ply from Mandalay to Bagan, the ancient capital known as the Land of Pagodas.	Pandaw; She plies from Mandalay to Bagan, the ancient capital, known as the Land of Pagodas.


Ba Nyar Latt; She is known as Delta Queen and she plies from Yangon to Pathein and the Delta Region.	Myat Thandar; She is used as a River Pleasure Cruise in the Yangon River.