Myanma Port Authority

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government agency port authority state-owned enterprise

The Myanma Port Authority is the state-owned agency responsible for managing and regulating Myanmar’s major seaports and maritime infrastructure.

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All labels observed (3)

Label	Occurrences
Myanma Port Authority canonical	2
Myanmar Port Authority	1
Myanmar state-owned enterprises	1

How this entity was disambiguated

This entity first appeared as the object of triple T9125744 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.

NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: Myanma Port Authority
Context triple: [Port of Yangon, operator, Myanma Port Authority]

A. Port of Yangon
The Port of Yangon is Myanmar’s principal seaport and trade gateway, handling the majority of the country’s maritime cargo and connecting it to regional and global shipping routes.
B. Dawei
Dawei are an ethnic group from southern Myanmar, known for their distinct language and culture centered around the Tanintharyi coastal region.
C. Mongla Port
Mongla Port is Bangladesh’s second-largest seaport, serving as a key maritime gateway in the country’s southwest region.
D. Chittagong Port
Chittagong Port is Bangladesh’s principal seaport and one of the busiest maritime hubs in South Asia, handling the majority of the country’s import and export trade.
E. Da Nang Port Joint Stock Company
Da Nang Port Joint Stock Company is a Vietnamese maritime enterprise that manages and operates key seaport facilities in Da Nang, serving as a major hub for cargo and logistics in central Vietnam.
F. None of above. chosen
G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.

NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: Myanma Port Authority
Target entity description: The Myanma Port Authority is the state-owned agency responsible for managing and regulating Myanmar’s major seaports and maritime infrastructure.

A. Port of Yangon
The Port of Yangon is Myanmar’s principal seaport and trade gateway, handling the majority of the country’s maritime cargo and connecting it to regional and global shipping routes.
B. Dawei
Dawei are an ethnic group from southern Myanmar, known for their distinct language and culture centered around the Tanintharyi coastal region.
C. Mongla Port
Mongla Port is Bangladesh’s second-largest seaport, serving as a key maritime gateway in the country’s southwest region.
D. Chittagong Port
Chittagong Port is Bangladesh’s principal seaport and one of the busiest maritime hubs in South Asia, handling the majority of the country’s import and export trade.
E. Da Nang Port Joint Stock Company
Da Nang Port Joint Stock Company is a Vietnamese maritime enterprise that manages and operates key seaport facilities in Da Nang, serving as a major hub for cargo and logistics in central Vietnam.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (50)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	government agency ⓘ port authority ⓘ state-owned enterprise ⓘ
abbreviation	MPA ⓘ
collaboratesWith	customs authorities of Myanmar ⓘ linked to: Myanmar Customs Department offices international shipping companies ⓘ port operators and terminal operators in Myanmar ⓘ
country	Myanmar ⓘ
hasLegalStatus	state-owned enterprise under Myanmar law ⓘ
headquartersLocation	Yangon ⓘ
industry	logistics ⓘ maritime transport ⓘ port management ⓘ
jurisdiction	Government of Myanmar ⓘ
languageOfName	Burmese ⓘ
locatedInTimeZone	Myanmar Standard Time ⓘ
operatesIn	Ayeyarwady Region ⓘ Rakhine State ⓘ Tanintharyi Region ⓘ Yangon Region ⓘ
operatesPort	Dawei Port ⓘ linked to: Tavoy (Dawei) port Kyaukphyu Port ⓘ linked to: Kyaukphyu Mawlamyine Port ⓘ linked to: Port of Mawlamyine Pathein Port ⓘ Port of Yangon ⓘ Sittwe Port ⓘ linked to: Sittwe Thilawa Port ⓘ
oversees	dredging operations in Myanmar ports ⓘ navigation channels to Myanmar ports ⓘ port safety in Myanmar ⓘ port security in Myanmar ⓘ
parentOrganization	Ministry of Transport and Communications of Myanmar ⓘ
regulates	berthing and mooring at Myanmar ports ⓘ cargo handling at Myanmar ports ⓘ pilotage services at Myanmar ports ⓘ port tariffs in Myanmar ⓘ
responsibleFor	development of port infrastructure in Myanmar ⓘ maintenance of port facilities in Myanmar ⓘ management of major seaports in Myanmar ⓘ maritime services at Myanmar ports ⓘ regulation of port operations in Myanmar ⓘ
role	facilitating international trade for Myanmar ⓘ providing port-related public services ⓘ supporting coastal shipping in Myanmar ⓘ
sector	public sector ⓘ
service	berth allocation ⓘ cargo handling coordination ⓘ pilotage ⓘ port infrastructure development planning ⓘ towage ⓘ

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (4)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Port of Yangon → operator → Myanma Port Authority ⓘ

Port of Yangon → managedBy → Myanma Port Authority ⓘ

Ministry of Transport and Communications of Myanmar → oversees → Myanmar Port Authority ⓘ

linked to: Myanma Port Authority

Monywa copper mine → ownerHistory → Myanmar state-owned enterprises ⓘ