Chattagram Bureau :
State Minister for Shipping Khalid Mahmud Chowdhury said that the gateway of the country’s economy, the gateway is the port of Chittagong. PCT, Bay Terminal, Matarbari are shaking hands. Chittagong Port will lead the maritime sector. I have seen your determination to take the country forward by coming to the port during the Corona period. The port has many social responsibilities, it has fulfilled them. This port belongs to all the people of the country. The workers have given labor, there has been profit.
The Ministry of Shipping has given a share of that profit. He was speaking at the handing over of the Kandari 8 tugboat purchased for the port at the service jetty at the Barik Building junction area on Sunday (December 2) at 10 am. The State Minister for Shipping said the country is moving forward with the right leadership.
Chittagong port has a glorious role in the war of liberation. Foreign companies are investing in the port. He said the port has been dynamic. Head of Government Sheikh Hasina has been in charge of running the country for 12 consecutive years. He put the shelf 6 The progress of the country has continued under the leadership of Sheikh Hasina. Many rich countries have stumbled just because of leadership Without Bangabandhu we would not have an independent entity.
There were many leaders, Bangabandhu himself showed the way. Gave the right leadership in the great liberation war. He thought about maritime, took the initiative to legislate.
He made 150 laws in three and a half years to take the country forward. Bangabandhu laid the foundation of Golden Bengal
The economy has been handed over to the looters, the freedom fighters. Ahsan Ullah Master has been killed, Ekushey August has been grenade attack.
At this time he pressed the switch and inaugurated the nameplate of Kandari 8 tugboat. Port Chairman Rear Admiral M Shahjahan in his speech said that the port is working tirelessly for the development of the country. Combining life and livelihood, the port was kept open 24 hours a day, 7 days a week.
Then the world was stagnant. In order to ensure smooth flow of imports and exports, we have taken precautionary measures against off-dock, shipping agent, MLO, feeder service, transportation of containers by road. Ship waiting time at our port is zero. Saving foreign currency. Ship rent, insurance premiums have come down. We have broken the 135-year record in product handling, handling more than 3.214 million containers this year. Increased container capacity. I will be able to inaugurate the Patenga container terminal in two-three months.
The Bay Terminal will be able to accommodate large ships day and night. Matarbari seaport will be the deep sea port.
We have started direct container transport with Europe. This will save rent and time. “I have been able to become the port chairman because the country has become independent under the leadership of the father of the nation,” he said. Bangabandhu demined the port of Chittagong, the stepping stone of the country’s economy, with the help of Russia. He knew that the driving force of the economy was the port. Capt. Sohail Hassan, Managing Director of Western Marines, said: Many backward industries have developed in the shipbuilding industry. We will be able to give opportunities to the local industrial establishments. He handed over the builders certificate, replica, crest.
Port member Zafar Alam, Port Secretary Omar Faruque was present in the program.other senior officials of the Ministry of Shipping and Ports, Managing Director of BSc, Commandant of Marine Academy, Port CBA leaders, Port users also present during the Ceremony..
