Chittagong Bureau :
Country’s principal sea port Chittagong has set the highest record in container handling as it handled one twenty equivalent unit (TEUs) container less than a minute.
Port sources said, a mother vessel that was anchored at 13 number berth of the port on March 5 discharged 3654 TEUs containers within 72 hours and later the vessel left Chittagong Port with consignment of 1875 TEUS containers on March 8.
Another mother vessel’ MCC Ningbo ‘ anchored at 14 number berth on March 5 last which delivered 1,779 imported containers and later the ship also left Chittagong port for Singapore with1875 TEUs export containers on March 8,the source added.
Berth operator sources said it was possible to handle 3654 TEUs import and export cargos in 72 hours by using three cranes of the vessel that set a new record in container handling history.
Chief Executive Officer of Berth Operator – Messer’s Bashir Ahmed Mohammad Salahuddin told The New Nation that they have handled more than 52 TEUs container each hour which is the highest record of container handling so far the port’s history.
Country’s principal sea port Chittagong has set the highest record in container handling as it handled one twenty equivalent unit (TEUs) container less than a minute.
Port sources said, a mother vessel that was anchored at 13 number berth of the port on March 5 discharged 3654 TEUs containers within 72 hours and later the vessel left Chittagong Port with consignment of 1875 TEUS containers on March 8.
Another mother vessel’ MCC Ningbo ‘ anchored at 14 number berth on March 5 last which delivered 1,779 imported containers and later the ship also left Chittagong port for Singapore with1875 TEUs export containers on March 8,the source added.
Berth operator sources said it was possible to handle 3654 TEUs import and export cargos in 72 hours by using three cranes of the vessel that set a new record in container handling history.
Chief Executive Officer of Berth Operator – Messer’s Bashir Ahmed Mohammad Salahuddin told The New Nation that they have handled more than 52 TEUs container each hour which is the highest record of container handling so far the port’s history.
