Ship carrying 34,000 tonnes of diesel from Malaysia arrives at Ctg Port
Another ship named 'Yan Jing He' arrived from Singapore with 27,300 tons of diesel and is currently unloading oil at Padma Oil's Dolphin Jetty-6. It is scheduled to leave the port tomorrow (5 April).
A ship, "Shan Gang Fa Jian", has docked at Chattogram Port with 34,000 tonnes of diesel from Malaysia.
Chattogram Port Authority Secretary Syed Refayet Hamim confirmed the arrival this morning (4 April). The ship arrived at the Kutubdia Channel in the Bay of Bengal at the outer anchorage of Chattogram Port last night (3 April).
The ship departed from Malaysia for Chattogram on 29 March. Its local agent is Pride Shipping Lines. Managing Partner Nazrul Islam of the Shipping Lines mentioned that the ship is carrying a little over 34,000 tonnes of diesel, with 5-6,000 tonnes needing to be unloaded at the outer anchorage through lightening.
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This process will require at least two operations to complete. If all goes well, the ship is expected to dock at the Dolphin Jetty in Patenga tomorrow (5 April).
Another ship named 'Yan Jing He' arrived from Singapore with 27,300 tons of diesel and is currently unloading oil at Padma Oil's Dolphin Jetty-6. It is scheduled to leave the port tomorrow (5 April).
The local agent for this ship is Pride Shipping. According to Chattogram Port Authority Secretary Syed Refayet Hamim, oil and gas ships are being prioritised to address the current fuel crisis.
Nazrul Islam, managing partner of Pride Shipping Lines, said the ship arrived at Kutubdia around 10pm and was piloted to the outer anchorage by 11:48pm. Due to its deep draft, it cannot berth directly at the jetty, so partial unloading through lightening began Saturday morning.
He added that another lightening operation will follow, and the ship is expected to berth at Dolphin Jetty around noon tomorrow (5 April). The full unloading process will take about two days, with the vessel scheduled to sail on 7 April around 12pm.
Bangladesh Petroleum Corporation (BPC) sources reported that the tenth diesel-carrying ship has arrived at Chattogram port since the conflict in the Middle East began.
To ensure a steady fuel supply, the company is importing additional fuel from alternative sources outside the Middle East, in addition to the pipeline supply.
