Western Marine to make delivery of cargo ships to buyer tomorrow
Sunday, 9 September 2007
FE Report
CHITTAGONG, Sept 8, 2007: Country's top ship-building company Western Marine Shipyard Limited is going to deliver four ships built in local technology to the buyers, Brave Royal Shipping Limited Monday (September 10, 2007).
Built in the company's own shipyard at Patiya in Chittagong, the cargo ships each having a capacity of 2,040 tonnes will be handed over to the owning company at a function at Boat Club adjacent to Chittagong Old Airport. Chairman of Chittagong Port Authority Commodore Muhammed Farooque, psc, BN, will be present as the chief guest.
The building works of the four vessels, namely, MV Royal Crown, Royal Star, Royal Seagull and Royal Bay started in November 2005. Local company Brave Royal Shipping Limited is purchasing the ships at a cost of Tk 300 million. Usually cargo ships built in the country have a capacity of 1,000 to 2,000 tonnes but for the first time in Bangladesh Western Marine has built ships having cargo carrying capacity of 2,040 tonnes.
Managing Director of Western Marine Shipyard Md. Sakhawat Hossain said, "Built with modern technology, the ships are equipped with latest navigational equipment. Usually the ships plying on inland waterways have certification from Bangladesh Inland Waterways and Transportation Authority. But the ships built in our world class shipyard have the certification from Germanischer Lloyd and the National Load Line."
Western Marine Shipyard Ltd is a concern of Western Marine Group, a renowned shipbuilding company of Bangladesh. The company has received order from a European company to supply five container ships. Construction of the 4,100-tonne container ships will be undertaken shortly at its 10-acre shipyard near Shikalbaha Power Plant in Kolagaon Union under Patiya upazila.
A group of skilled marine professionals are working hard since 2000 to make the country's shipbuilding industry at par with international standards. The other business concerns of Western Marine Group include Western Marine Services Ltd, Western Marine Industries Ltd, Zenith Test & Inspection and WMS & KBBI Limited.
CHITTAGONG, Sept 8, 2007: Country's top ship-building company Western Marine Shipyard Limited is going to deliver four ships built in local technology to the buyers, Brave Royal Shipping Limited Monday (September 10, 2007).
Built in the company's own shipyard at Patiya in Chittagong, the cargo ships each having a capacity of 2,040 tonnes will be handed over to the owning company at a function at Boat Club adjacent to Chittagong Old Airport. Chairman of Chittagong Port Authority Commodore Muhammed Farooque, psc, BN, will be present as the chief guest.
The building works of the four vessels, namely, MV Royal Crown, Royal Star, Royal Seagull and Royal Bay started in November 2005. Local company Brave Royal Shipping Limited is purchasing the ships at a cost of Tk 300 million. Usually cargo ships built in the country have a capacity of 1,000 to 2,000 tonnes but for the first time in Bangladesh Western Marine has built ships having cargo carrying capacity of 2,040 tonnes.
Managing Director of Western Marine Shipyard Md. Sakhawat Hossain said, "Built with modern technology, the ships are equipped with latest navigational equipment. Usually the ships plying on inland waterways have certification from Bangladesh Inland Waterways and Transportation Authority. But the ships built in our world class shipyard have the certification from Germanischer Lloyd and the National Load Line."
Western Marine Shipyard Ltd is a concern of Western Marine Group, a renowned shipbuilding company of Bangladesh. The company has received order from a European company to supply five container ships. Construction of the 4,100-tonne container ships will be undertaken shortly at its 10-acre shipyard near Shikalbaha Power Plant in Kolagaon Union under Patiya upazila.
A group of skilled marine professionals are working hard since 2000 to make the country's shipbuilding industry at par with international standards. The other business concerns of Western Marine Group include Western Marine Services Ltd, Western Marine Industries Ltd, Zenith Test & Inspection and WMS & KBBI Limited.