Discusses the distribution network within the country from how products enter to final destination, including reliability and condition of distribution mechanisms, major distribution centers, ports, etc.
Last Published: 9/10/2019

Distribution networks in Myanmar are fragmented and unreliable outside metropolitan areas.  This is changing with the entry of international general and specialized logistics services.  The majority of the retail market is comprised of small and medium sized businesses.

Yangon is the major distribution center for goods imported by sea and air.  Mandalay is the distribution hub for upper Myanmar, especially for goods imported by land from China and Thailand.

The Yangon Port terminal is Myanmar’s premier port and covers over 90 percent of export and import maritime cargo, serving as a main logistics hub for both the city and the country.  According to the PwC report “Transforming Yangon/ The Heart of Myanmar” issued in 2018 , the current port capacity of Yangon Main Port is less than 1,000,000 TEUs and the Thilawa Area Port has a capacity of 800,000 TEUs.  By 2030, the total container throughput is forecast to exceed four million TEUs annually.
 

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