At present, the country’s daily demand stands at 12,500 tonnes for diesel and 1,200 tonnes for octane
A bird’s eye view of the Chattogram Port. Photo: Mohammad Minhaj Uddin/TBS
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A bird’s eye view of the Chattogram Port. Photo: Mohammad Minhaj Uddin/TBS
Highlights:
- Oaktree: 35,000 tonnes diesel from South Korea, arrives 12pm
- Lian Song Hu: 41,000 tonnes diesel from India, arrives 5pm
- Nave Cielo: 27,000 tonnes octane from Malaysia, arrives 8pm
- Cape Bonny: 33,000 tonnes diesel from South Korea, arrives 11pm
Four vessels carrying 109,000 tonnes of diesel and 27,000 tonnes of octane are set to arrive at Chattogram Port today (17 April), marking the largest fuel shipment since the onset of a fuel crisis in early March triggered by the Middle East war.
Four vessels are scheduled to berth at the port from afternoon to night.
The incoming diesel supply can meet approximately nine days of demand, while the octane shipment can cover around 22 days.
At present, the country’s daily demand stands at 12,500 tonnes for diesel and 1,200 tonnes for octane.
According to local agent Pride Shipping, the vessel Oaktree, carrying 35,000 tonnes of diesel from South Korea, is expected to arrive at the outer anchorage of the port around 12pm.
Later, the vessel Lian Song Hu, carrying 41,000 tonnes of diesel from India, is scheduled to reach the outer anchorage at 5pm.
At around 8pm, the vessel Nave Cielo, carrying 27,000 tonnes of octane from Malaysia, is expected to arrive at the outer anchorage.
Finally, at 11pm, the vessel Cape Bonny, carrying 33,000 tonnes of diesel from South Korea, is also set to arrive at the outer anchorage.
Managing Partner of Pride Shipping, Mohammad Nazrul Islam, confirmed the development to The Business Standard, saying “The incoming fuel vessels are too large to be directly berthed at Dolphin Jetty. Instead, ship-to-ship transfer will be conducted using two smaller mother vessels, which will subsequently be brought to the jetty.”
He added that the mother vessels have already been positioned at the outer anchorage in preparation for the ship-to-ship transfer operations.
The process will commence immediately upon the arrival of the vessels, after which the ships will be berthed at Dolphin Jetty one after another starting from tomorrow (18 April).
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