A container ship named HONG AN left for its first transhipment Port Colombo in Sri Lanka on 7th May from where it is expected to leave for Jebel Ali Port via Mundra Port in India. HONG AN carried 895 TEUs of export cargo, of which 751 TEUs are for Colombo port, 23 TEUs for India’s Mundra port and 121 TEUs for Jebel Ali port.
This is as per the Chittagong port terminal operator Saif Powertech.
Reports further added, with the new service, export of goods from Chittagong to Dubai will take only 15 days even if in the return journey, traders in Bangladesh will be able to bring goods to Chittagong port, including raw materials for the readymade garment sector in 10 days, thereby significantly reducing the transport time.
