The ship 'MV Yuan Jiang Fa Zhong' is arriving at Chattogram port for the second time from Karachi port in Pakistan with container goods.
It will reach the waters of Chattagram port next Friday (December 22), its local representative said.
This time the ship has a potential of 825 single containers, which is double the first time. The first time the ship came to Chattogram from Karachi with 370 single containers. Of these, 297 single containers were brought from Pakistan, while the rest were from the United Arab Emirates.
It is believed that the ship may have raw materials, chemicals, minerals and consumer goods for the garment industry. This can be confirmed if the shipping company submits a detailed list of imported goods online.
A direct container ship service between Pakistan's Karachi port and Chattogram port was launched in the second week of November 2023. It is operated by the United Arab Emirates-based Feeder Lines DMCC, and Regency Lines Limited is working as their local representative in Bangladesh.
The group's executive director, Anis Ud Dawla, said that the rate of container arrivals from Pakistan has increased this time compared to the first time. Now a ship is coming from the United Arab Emirates to Chattogram via Pakistan once in 38 to 42 days. If the number of containers increases, the number of ships on this new route can be increased.
This new service is planned to bring and receive goods from Pakistan and Bangladesh as well as Indonesia, Malaysia, India and the United Arab Emirates. However, this is the second time that this ship is coming from the United Arab Emirates to Chattogram port via Pakistan.
According to the Marine Vessel Traffic website, the ship is currently near Sri Lanka. It left for Chattogram on December 11 after loading its last container from Karachi port.