Containers pile up at Myanmar ports as coup protests snarl trade

With many major roads still blocked by demonstrators and with some drivers still protesting, trucking availability into and out of ports remains affected. - AP

YANGON (Bloomberg): Thousands of striking truck drivers in Myanmar protesting the military coup have slowed delivery of imports, trapping cargo containers at ports and prompting at least one international shipping line to halt new orders.

About 100 containers a day are moving out of Yangon’s four main ports, said Myo Htut Aung, joint secretary of the Myanmar Container Trucking Association, down from an average of 800 boxes before the coup.