Western Marine starts construction of container ship
Western Marine began construction of another container vessel through a keel-laying ceremony at the shipyard in Patiya upazila of Chittagong yesterday.
The ship, commissioned by Aryan Traders Ltd, will be able to carry 176 TEUs of containers from Chittagong port to the newly developed Pangaon Inland Container Terminal in Narayanganj, Western Marine said in a statement.
The eight Western Marine-made ships currently plying the European waters are proof of the quality of shipbuilding in Bangladesh, said Sakhawat Hossain, the company's managing director.
It should encourage the local shipowners to make their purchases domestically instead of going abroad, he said.
“We have signed a contract for seven similar ships and are expecting to sign for five more soon.”
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