Staff Reporter:
Fuel oil supplies at Chattogram Port have increased as part of efforts to ensure the country’s energy security. A Hong Kong-flagged vessel, Yan Jing He, carrying 27,000 tonnes of diesel from Singapore, reached the outer anchorage of the port early on Friday (3 April).
Port authorities said another vessel carrying 34,000 tonnes of diesel from Malaysia is expected to anchor later on Friday night.
Nazrul Islam, proprietor of the shipping agent Pride, said the first vessel from Singapore is currently waiting to berth at the Dolphin Jetty.
With the arrival of the second vessel from Malaysia at night, a total of 61,000 tonnes of diesel will reach the port in a single day.
Confirming the matter, Commodore Ahmed Amin Abdullah, Member (Harbour and Marine) of the Chattogram Port Authority, said that Yan Jing He is being given priority berthing.
He added that another vessel named Shan Gang Fa Zhan will arrive at the port later tonight carrying fuel oil. Additionally, an LNG carrier is scheduled to arrive on Saturday.
“We are making swift arrangements to unload these consignments to meet the country’s fuel demand,” he said.
