Three more fuel-laden vessels set to reach Ctg port by Saturday

Three more fuel carrying ships have entered Bangladesh's territorial waters and are set to reach the Chattogram port by Saturday, said Chittagong Port Authority (CPA) Secretary Syed Refayet Hamim on Friday.

Earlier in the day, China-flagged MT Yuan Jing He reached the port carrying 27,300 tonnes of Singaporean diesel.

Another vessel carrying 34,000-tonne Malaysian diesel is on course to arrive at the port late on Friday, Syed Refayet Hamim said. The ship set off from Malaysia on 29 March, and is currently sailing in the waters near the Chattogram port, he added.

Two more fuel tankers carrying liquefied petroleum gas (LPG), and liquefied natural gas (LNG) have also entered the country’s territorial waters and are set to reach the Chattogram port before Saturday, the official added.

Bangladesh Petroleum Corporation (BPC) Assistant Manager Farzin Hassan Moumita on Friday said the government is pursuing efforts to source fuel from beyond the Middle East, in a bid to avoid the region’s turmoil.