4th October 2019
EP Report

A vessel laden with 20,000 tonnes of coal reached the jetty of the Payra port recently for the first time in the history of the port.

“It is a memorable day for us as it has been the first coal vessel to reach the jetty of our seaport,” said Commodore Md Saidur Rahman, a member for harbour and marine at the Payra Port Authority (PPA).

The PPA managed all the works related to bringing the coal from Indonesia to Bangladesh, he said.

“The efforts would give a boost to the steps taken by the government to speed up industrialization in the area.”

Bangladesh’s Bencon Seatrans Ltd imported the coal as port agent with the help of Germany’s Oldendorff Carriers Ltd through Xin Hai Tong 8, a bulk carrier of Hong Kong.

Mohammad A Malek, managing director of Bencon Seatrans, said his company would import all the coal needed for the Payra power plant through the port.

Bangladesh-China Power Company (Pvt) Ltd (BCPCL), a joint venture, would import 40 lakh tonnes of coal through Payra, which will boost the port’s earnings, Rahman said.

“No pollution will occur in the process of coal import. There will be cover on both the conveyer belt and coal to ensure that the environment remains unharmed,” said AM Khorshedul Alam, BCPCL’s managing director.


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