The vessel, 'Venus Triumph' bearing the flag of Panama, arrived at the jetty built for the Matarbari power plant around 10:15 am Tuesday, according to Chittagong Port Authority's Assistant Harbour Master Captain Md Ataul Hakim Siddiqui. A second ship is scheduled to reach the port through the channel on Jan 5, he added. Chattogram port pilots then escorted the ship to a jetty built for the coal-based power plant. Arriving from Indonesia, the 120-metre long mother vessel with a 5.3-metre draught (submerged part of the ship) is the first cargo ship to cross the 14.5-km long Matarbari channel, said Port Secretary Omar Faruk told bdnews24.com. The port authority will jointly implement the project with the government's Roads and Highways Department.

Source: bd News24 December 29, 2020 09:22 UTC