3 new fuel-saving dredgers to join BIWTA fleet
Friday, 13 January 2012
FE Report
Bangladesh Inland Water Transport Authority (BIWTA) will add three new fuel-saving computerised dredgers to its present fleet to maitain smooth navigability of river routes in the country,officials said.
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina is expected to inagurate the function of three dredgers at the old ferry ghat at Aricha river port in Manikganj on January 18,2012.
The minsitry of shipping held a meetitng Thursday in this connection. Shipping Minister Shahjahan Khan presided over the meeting at his Secretariat office.
The meeting was informed that following the approval of ECNEC, a work order was given to Mrs Vosta LMG- Karnaphuli Joint Venture Ltd on October 22,2009 and a contract was signed on Octorber 26,2009.
The two comapanies have jointly built two dredgers which are now engaged in experimental dredging in Paturia- Daulatdia areas. The cost of the two dredgers were Tk 383.5 million.
A 18? cutter suction dredger was also jointly built by Mrs Bosta LMG- Karnaphuli Joint Venture Ltd at a cost of Tk 191.7 million following a work order on October 13,2009 and the contract was signed on October 26, 2009.
The three new dredgers would bring dynamism in the activitives of river dredging. After the inclusion of the three new dredgers, the capacity of dredging of BIWTA would increase to 5.0 million cubic metres from 2.0 million cubic metres.
Bangladesh Inland Water Transport Authority (BIWTA) will add three new fuel-saving computerised dredgers to its present fleet to maitain smooth navigability of river routes in the country,officials said.
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina is expected to inagurate the function of three dredgers at the old ferry ghat at Aricha river port in Manikganj on January 18,2012.
The minsitry of shipping held a meetitng Thursday in this connection. Shipping Minister Shahjahan Khan presided over the meeting at his Secretariat office.
The meeting was informed that following the approval of ECNEC, a work order was given to Mrs Vosta LMG- Karnaphuli Joint Venture Ltd on October 22,2009 and a contract was signed on Octorber 26,2009.
The two comapanies have jointly built two dredgers which are now engaged in experimental dredging in Paturia- Daulatdia areas. The cost of the two dredgers were Tk 383.5 million.
A 18? cutter suction dredger was also jointly built by Mrs Bosta LMG- Karnaphuli Joint Venture Ltd at a cost of Tk 191.7 million following a work order on October 13,2009 and the contract was signed on October 26, 2009.
The three new dredgers would bring dynamism in the activitives of river dredging. After the inclusion of the three new dredgers, the capacity of dredging of BIWTA would increase to 5.0 million cubic metres from 2.0 million cubic metres.