Russian ship with RNPP machineries reaches Mongla port

A Russian flag-carrier ship MV Melina has reached Mongla sea port with the goods for Rooppur Nuclear Power Plant (RNPP).

The ship with RNPP general machineries anchored at the jetty No. 9 on Friday and left the port after delivery of the goods.

Deputy Director of Mongla Port Authority (MPA) Muhammad Makruzzaman told BSS that the goods will be sent to the RNPP by road.

He said the RNPP machinery and goods have been imported through the Mongla port since beginning. This time also, huge general machinery reached the port.

Makruzzaman said the arrival of foreign commercial ships at the port has increased since the beginning of this year. At present, 18 commercial ships with coal, gypsum, DAP, TSP, MOP, clicker, LPG and containers of various goods remained anchored at different points of the port.

During the first six months of the current 2024-25 fiscal year, 413 commercial ships reached here apart from 10,386 TEUs of container handling. A total of 5,637 vehicles were imported through 10 vehicle-carrying ships.

Simultaneously, a total of 52,84,471 tonnes of goods were imported and exported through the port, making the port earn Taka 210 crore in revenues.

Makruzzaman said 69 navigation buoys were installed for the unhindered movement of the foreign ships in the sea channels. There are scopes of anchoring 47 ships in the jetty, mooring buoys, and anchorage simultaneously.

Apart from this, there are transit sheds, a warehouse, a container yard, 161 reefer plug points for the preservation of frozen foods, a car parking yard, 136 modern handling machines, and 32 supportive boats with tugboats for the welfare of importers and exporters. (BSS)