German firm receives 2 more ships

Two ice-class oceangoing vessels made by local firm Western Marine Shipyard have been handed over to their German importer. Shipping minister Shahjahan Khan

delivered them to Grona Shipping Limited of Germany at a programme at the marine workshop of Chittagong Port on Friday.
The minister also handed over pilot vessel 'PV Rakkhi' to Chittagong Port Authority and formally inaugurated ro-ro ferry 'Birshreshtha Mohammad Ruhul Amin' manufactured by the local firm.
Managing director of Grona Shipping, who earlier received four commercial ships from the same Bangladeshi firm, was given EMS Tide and EMS Wave by the minister.
The ferry was received by Bangladesh Inland Water Transport Corporation chairman Golam Mostafa Kamal, while the other by shipping secretary Abdul Mannan Hawlader.
Managing director of Western Marine Mohammad Sakhawat Hossain said the ships for Grona Shipping were built at a cost of Tk 1 billion each while the two others at Tk 420 million.
The ferry, capable of carrying 27 trucks and 370 passengers, would run on the Mawa-Char Janajat and Mawa-Madaripur routes, while 'PV Rakkhi' will be used as a transport vessel for the sailors and officials of ships anchored on the outer anchorage of the port.
Source: Bd News 24