Three vessels carrying 1 lakh tonnes of diesel arrive at Ctg Port

Three vessels carrying a total of 1,01,000 tonnes of diesel from Oman, Malaysia and India berthed at Chattogram Port today (20 April).

At a daily consumption rate of 12,500 tonnes, the imported diesel is expected to meet demand for more than eight days, officials said.

According to local agent Pride Shipping Line, the Liberia-flagged vessel Golden Horizon arrived at the outer anchorage around 2am with 35,000 tonnes of diesel from Oman.

Another Liberia-flagged vessel, FPMC 30, reached the outer anchorage around 2pm carrying 33,000 tonnes of diesel from Malaysia.

Also, the Liberia-flagged Pacific Indigo also arrived with another 33,000 tonnes of diesel from India.

Confirming the matter, Pride Shipping Line Managing Partner Mohammad Nazrul Islam told The Business Standard that unloading operations are being prioritised to address the country’s fuel supply situation.

“Lighter vessels have been kept ready in advance, and unloading begins within hours of the vessels’ arrival,” he said.

He added that four vessels carrying 136,000 tonnes of fuel oil had arrived on Friday, and unloading operations for those shipments are still ongoing.

“Alongside those, three more vessels carrying 101,000 tonnes have arrived today,” he said.

Nazrul further said that two more vessels are expected to arrive over the next three days, carrying an additional 33,000 tonnes of diesel and 34,600 tonnes of jet fuel.