MYANMA PORT AUTHORITY
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Yangon was a fishing village know by the name of Dagon up to the mid eighteenth-century. It was not yet established as a seaport then. At that time, ThanLyin, Pathein, Mottama and Pegu were mostly used as seaports.
In 1775, King Alaung Phaya seized to the territories along the Ayeyarwaddy river and reached Dagon. The name Dagon was changed to Yangon by the King.
Chronological Events of Yangon Ports
Aims and Objectives
All the sea ports of Myanmar are administered by the Myanma Port Authority (MPA) under the management of the MINISTRY OF TRANSPORT.
To the earn revenue for the State, Services (loading, discharging, storage of cargoes, receipt and delivery of transit cargoes, etc.) are provided to the vessels calling at all the ports of Myanmar within a minimum time, which is the turn-round time of the vessels.
Rule and Regulations
Duties and Functions of Traffic Department
The main functions of Traffic Department are as follows:
Duties And Functions Of SAD
Other Services Provided by SAD
Establishment ,Duties and Functions of Marine Department
Function s of Marine Department
Carrying out the marine essential services for vessels calling to or departure from the Port Limit.
Issuing the regulations concerned in all vessels which are using port limit area to provide move safety and monitoring them to abide by such regulations
Duties and Responsibilities
Civil Engineering Department is taking of works, related to the smooth operation of traffic flow such as construction and maintenance of wharves, road, retaining walls, buildings and other related civil infrastructures.
Maintenance Divison
Maintenance Division is responsible for maintenance, repair and renewal of pontoon jetties, wharves, slipways, offices, warehouse, godowans, water supply and sanitation facilities, training walls, revetments and navigation related facilities.
Services
Services in Mechanical Engineering Department
Accounts Department is responsible for the entire financial affairs of Myanma Port Authority.
• Financial Accounts of Myanma Port Authority.
• Ship owners' Accounts.
Internal Audit Division is responsible for Internal Audit through General Manager to Managing Director of Myanma Port Authority.
Responsibilities of Internal Audit Division are as follows;
• To provide medical treatment for Port employees , their dependents , give emergency treatment for from 8:30 am to 3:30 pm and to give health Education ,health talks daily to the patients.
• To provide drugs and medicine for employees and their dependents ,light houses,sea going vessels.
• To provide laboratory facilities for patients and their dependents such as checking of stool urine,blood and sprutum.
• To provide medical cover and check up for crew of sea going ships and sanitary check up of vessels.
