Business Desk:
A foreign ship carrying 470 reconditioned vehicles from Japan docked at Mongla Port on Monday.
The ship, M.V. Viking Drive, bearing the flag of the Republic of the Marshall Islands, arrived at jetty no. 9 around 12 noon. The 164-metre-long and 7-metre-deep ship brought in a consignment of reconditioned cars of various models, including Toyota Axio, Allion, Corolla Cross, and Fielder, officials said.
Md Makruzzaman, Deputy Secretary (Public Relations) of the Mongla Port Authority (MPA), confirmed the arrival of the ship to BSS on Tuesday. He said that the unloading of the cars is expected to be completed by this (Tuesday) evening, after which the ship will leave the port, reports BSS.
‘Crown Navigation Shipping Agent’ is the importer of the cars, he said, adding that now around 60 percent cars were imported through the Mongla Port.
He, however, said the import of luxury cars had halted since August last year due to the economic crisis.
“Now the crisis is over, so car imports have increased through Mongla Port as the MPA has increased huge facilities for the cars importer,” he added.
