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Bangladesh exports its “largest ever” container ship to UK
Bangladesh today (September 13, 2022) exported a locally built 6100-ton load capacity high-speed multipurpose container ship to the UK.
This is the largest container ship built in the country that has been exported, according to the ship’s builder.
Ananda Shipyard, a Bangladeshi shipbuilding company, has built the ship as per the requirements of UK-based Enzian Shipping Company Ltd.
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The vessel was officially handed over today through a ceremony held at InterContinental Dhaka. State Minister for Shipping Khalid Mahmud Chowdhury was present as the chief guest at the function.
The National Board of Revenue’s Member (Customs Policy) Hossain Ahmed; Director General of Shipping Directorate, Commodore Nizamul Haque; Islami Bank Managing Director and CEO Monirul Mawla; Chairman of Ananda Shipyard, Dr Abdullahel Bari, and Managing Director Afroza Bari also spoke in the function.
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