Services of Inland Water Transport IWT

As IWT is a state owned transport enterprise to conduct the secure and smooth transportation, IWT is performing the following main functions:-

  • IWT is operating passenger cum cargo transport along the navigable waterways of Delta areas, the Ayeyarwady river,the Chindwin river and rivers in Mon, Karean and Rakhine states in Myanmar.
  • IWT is operating ferry services at major river crossing points for the convenient transport of vehicles.

FLEET COMPOSITION as at (1.3.2025)

 Fleet
Powered Craft136
Dumb barges 77
Station Pontoons 35
Total248

The Static Capacity

ACargo tons66050
BPassengers (short haul)53666
 Passengers (long haul)36271

Service Route Miles of (6) Transport Divisions

Sr.DivisionService Route Mile
ACargo Division1326
BDelta Division 263
CAyeyarwady Division609
DChindwin Division454
EThanlwin Division-
FRakhine Division304
 Total2956

Passenger and Cargo services

Sr.

Division

Express

Ordinary

Ferry

River Cruise

Total

1

Delta Division

-

-

3

1

4

2

Ayeyarwady Division

-

-

-

-

-

3

Chindwin Division

-

-

-

-

-

4

Thanlwin Division

-

-

-

-

-

5

Rakhine Division

-

-

-

-

-

6

Cargo Division

-

-

-

-

-

 Total

-

-

3

1

4