Transportation of ferries operating in Yangon, Myanmar

SAL Heavy Lift GmbH (SAL), a 100% subsidiary of K Line and heavy-lift shipping company based in Germany, has transported three newly-built ferries that were constructed under the sponsorship of Official Development Assistance (ODA).

In Yangon, ferries have been transporting more passengers than their maximum capacity on a route between central Yangon and the Dala area which is located across the Yangon River, and those ferries which are currently operating are damage or in ill repair due to being in service for a very long period. Therefore, it was necessary to replace the ferries with the new ones.

The newly-built ferries (270 mt each) were built at Nakatani Shipbuilding Co., Ltd. in Edajima, Hiroshima Prefecture. In mid-October, SAL's M/V PAULA (total crane capacity 700 mt) loaded the three ferries onboard in Hiroshima and on October 31 she completed the discharge operation of the ferries in Yangon.
It is expected that the inauguration of the new ferries will greatly improve the safety of river transportation in Yangon as well as the quality of the transportation environment for the Yangon citizens.

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