Three more vessels carrying diesel, jet fuel reach country

Three more vessels carrying a total of 66,400 tonnes of diesel and 34,600 tonnes of jet fuel arrived in the country over the last two days.

Of them, the Chinese-flagged vessel Xing Tong 799 arrived at the outer anchorage of Chattogram Port on Friday.

The vessel is carrying 34,600 tonnes of jet fuel from Malaysia, said the vessel’s local agent Pride Shipping Lines Managing Director Nazrul Islam.

Earlier, two vessels carrying a total of 66,400 tonnes of diesel also arrived in the country from Malaysia and Dubai on Thursday and Friday.

Of them, Pakistani-flagged MT Quetta reached the Bangladesh waters carrying 33,400 tonnes of diesel while Panama-flagged Prive Angel with 33,000 tonnes of the same fuel, said Nazrul.

Necessary measures were also taken for the quick offloading of the refined oil from the vessels, he added.