A COMPARATIVE ANALYSIS OF MYANMAR AND VIETNAM INTERNATIONAL CONTAINER TERMINALS

Abstract

Recently, the rapid growth of international and intra-ASEAN trade is going hand in hand with the increase of maritime freight in the regional countries. This put an urge requirement in port development with countries in ASEAN as to release the bottleneck of global logistics. This study aims at identifying the characteristics of Myanmar container terminals through a comparative analysis with Vietnamese seaports, which benefit stakeholders in both countries and other maritime nations in the region. From a literature review, we define the comparison framework of five dimensions, i.e. port infrastructure, port connectivity, port management, port operation and port charge. The conclusion and recommendation for container port development in are given accordingly from the perspective stakeholders in Myanmar.