Chinese flag ship MV Jay Hai has arrived at Mongla sea port carrying coal for Rampal thermal power plant in Bagerhat. This Saturday morning, the ship arrived at Harbaria area of Pasur river with 26 thousand 620 metric tons of coal.
Before this, the ship left for Mongla port with coal from Indonesia on May 21. Coal has been unloaded from the ship and taken to the thermal power station's own jetty by lighter or smaller ships from this morning.
Khulna's local shipping agent Togi Shipping and Logistics Limited Khulna assistant manager Khandkar Riazul Haque told Prothom Alo that the Chinese flag ship MV J Hai with coal arrived at anchorage No. 11 of Harbaria in the animal channel of the port around five in the morning. Unloading and transportation of coal from ships has started.
Earlier, on May 16, 30,000 metric tons of Bangladeshi-flagged ship MV Bashundhara Impress and 30,500 metric tons of coal arrived on May 29 in MV Bashundhara Majesty through Mongla port to Rampal thermal power plant.
Due to the coal crisis, Payra thermal power plant was shut down on June 5 and Banskhali thermal power plant on June 9. Amidst the bad news of the closure of these two power plants, coal carrier MV J Hai arrived at Mongla port with good news for Rampal thermal power plant.
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