Two vessels carrying 74,000 tonnes of diesel arrive at Chattogram Port
Based on Bangladesh’s estimated daily diesel demand of around 12,500 tonnes, the imported fuel would be sufficient to meet the national demand for more than five days
Two fuel tankers carrying a combined 74,000 tonnes of diesel from Malaysia and Singapore arrived at the outer anchorage of Chattogram Port today (11 May), amid ongoing efforts to maintain stable fuel supplies in the country.
Based on Bangladesh's estimated daily diesel demand of around 12,500 tonnes, the imported fuel would be sufficient to meet the national demand for more than five days.
According to port and shipping sources, the Denmark-flagged vessel Torm Singapore arrived at the outer anchorage around 4am carrying 34,000 tonnes of diesel from Malaysia.
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Later in the morning, the Marshall Islands-flagged tanker Sea Raptor reached the anchorage at around 11am with another 40,000-tonne diesel consignment shipped from Singapore.
Nazrul Islam, managing partner of Pride Shipping Lines, told The Business Standard that preparations were underway to discharge the fuel cargoes through lighter vessels.
"The two vessels arrived this morning. Preparations are now being made to unload the cargo through lighterage operations," he said.
The latest arrivals come within days of several other fuel shipments reaching the port.
On 6 May, the vessel Ses Brave arrived from South Korea carrying 27,000 tonnes of diesel.
Earlier on 4 May, another tanker carrying 25,000 tonnes of furnace oil also berthed at the port.
