Five oil tankers carrying nearly 1.77 lakh tonnes of diesel have arrived at Chattogram Port, with one vessel already discharging fuel and four others awaiting unloading, officials have said.

The MT Pacific Indigo, which arrived on Monday with 33,000 tonnes of diesel, has berthed at the port’s Dolphin Jetty and started unloading on Wednesday afternoon, said Chittagong Port Authority Secretary Syed Refayet Hamim.

According to the Bangladesh Petroleum Corporation (BPC), the Chinese-flagged MT Lian Song Hu, carrying 41,907 tonnes of diesel, arrived on April 17 and is currently at the port’s Alpha Anchorage, where lightering operations are underway.

Other vessels include MT Golden Horizon, which arrived on April 19 with 35,028 tonnes of diesel from Malaysia, MT Hafnia Cheetah, carrying 32,500 tonnes of diesel, reached the port on April 21, and MT FPMC 30 from Singapore, which arrived on the same day with 34,533 tonnes of diesel.

In total, five oil tankers have brought 176,968 tonnes of diesel to the port.

In addition, MT Xing Tong 99, carrying 34,000 tonnes of jet fuel from China, was scheduled to arrive on April 22 but is now expected to reach on April 24.

Earlier in the day, the Liberian-flagged MT Octry, carrying 35,346 tonnes of diesel, left the port jetty after completing unloading.

The shipments are expected to strengthen fuel supply and support ongoing energy demand as authorities continue managing discharge operations at anchorage.