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Chinese ship anchors at Bangladesh’s Payra port ahead of inauguration on Aug 13
Payra Sea Port has unofficially been flagged off through the anchorage of a commercial vessel from China.
Published : 1 August 2016, 02:30 PM
Updated : 1 August 2016, 02:30 PM
MV Fortune Bird reached the outer anchorage of the port in southwestern Patuakhali district on Monday afternoon.
The vessel, however, could not unload the 53,000 tonnes stone, mostly for the Padma Bridge, due to bad weather, Payra Port Authority Chairman Captain Saidur Rahman told bdnews24.com.
Several other foreign ships would reach the port in the next few days.
The port will be officially inaugurated in a ceremony on Aug 13, Captain Saidur said.
“Ships depend on high tide in other ports, but there is no such problem with Payra port because of its deep navigability. Ships can travel to the port 24 hours a day,” the chairman added.
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