Russian ship with machineries of RNPP reaches Mongla Port

A Russian flag-carrier ship MV Melina has reached Mongla sea port with the goods for the Rooppur Nuclear Power Plant (RNPP).

The ship with RNPP general machineries anchored at the jetty No 9 on Friday and left the port after delivery of the goods.

Deputy Director of Mongla Port Authority (MPA) Muhammad Makruzzaman told BSS that the goods will be sent to the RNPP by road.

He said the RNPP machinery and goods have been imported through the Mongla port since the beginning.

This time also, huge general machinery reached the port.

Makruzzaman said the arrival of foreign commercial ships at the port has increased since the beginning of this year.

At present, 18 commercial ships with coal, gypsum, DAP, TSP, MOP, clicker, LPG and containers of various goods remained anchored at different points of the port.

During the first six months of the current 2024-25 fiscal year, 413 commercial ships reached here apart from 10,386 TEUs of container handling.

A total of 5,637 vehicles were imported through 10 vehicle-carrying ships.