Chittagong, Dec 15 (bdnews24.com) – Leading ship builders of the country Western Marine Shipyard Ltd has started building four oil tankers for Nurjahan Group.
The work started on Thursday in presence of the representatives from both sides.
WMSL signed an agreement with Nurjahan Group on July 18 to build the four oil tankers at a cost of Tk 500 million.
WMSL chairman Mohammad Saiful Islam said the four oil tankers, with the capacity of 1350 dwt (dead weight tonnage) each, will make transportation of edible oil easier and faster within the country for Nurjahan Group.
Approved by classified society of Germanischer Lloyds, each of the tankers has a length of 63.80 metres and 10.10 metres wide, with depth of 5.7 metres.
The double hull tanker has been designed in line with the latest guideline on MARPOL (marine pollution) set by International Maritime Organisation.
Besides, ambassadors of Turkey, New Zealand, Spurs, Iceland, Norway, Finland, Belgium, Morocco, South Korea, Italy and Bhutan to Bangladesh in Dhaka were also present on the occasion.
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