Despite the global unrest caused by the ongoing war between Israel, the United States and Iran, the discharge of oil and gas at the Chittagong port is completely normal. The port authorities said the operations of the port remained uninterrupted despite the volatility in the international market and concerns about supply.
According to port sources, a total of 25 ships have been discharged from the first day of March to last March 22. Chittagong Port Authority Secretary Syed Refayet Hamim confirmed the matter to the Bangladesh News Agency (BASS) on Sunday.
He said, ‘Until now, fuel has been discharged from 25 ships in March. We are keeping an eye on the global situation, but so far there has been no negative impact on the port.’
According to the information of the port officials, LPG gas is being unloaded from a ship called ‘LPG Sevan’ from Oman. Apart from this, the vessel ‘AB Olivia’ carrying base oil from Thailand is currently at Bravo Point in outer anchorage and awaiting discharge.
Two more large vessels are scheduled to arrive at the port in the next few days. The ships ‘Bik Baranholm’ and ‘Morning Jane’ are currently en route to the port and are expected to enter the port by March 25.
According to the experts, maintaining the energy supply system is a big challenge in the current geopolitical context of the Middle East. However, due to the continuous operation of Chittagong port, there is no possibility of fuel shortage in the country’s domestic market for the time being, the officials said. The port authorities said that they are making arrangements to discharge fuel vessels on priority basis.
The Port Authority has put in place round-the-clock monitoring systems to monitor the arrival and discharge process of subsequent vessels.
