Three-day expo on marine, offshore items inaugurated

BSS :
A three-day exhibition on ‘ship building’, ‘ship recycling’, ‘offshore oil and gas support’, ‘shipping, logistic and port’, ‘fishing vessels and fishery’, ‘process automation’ was inaugurated today at the International Convention City Bashundhara (ICCB) in the capital.

The exhibition titled ‘Bangladesh International Marine and Offshore Expo, 2023 or BIMOX-2023’ was inaugurated by State Minister for Shipping Khalid Mahmud Chowdhury as the chief guest. Thijs Woudstra, Chargé d’Affaires of the Embassy of the Kingdom of the Netherlands, cut the ribbon at the program as the special guest.

Rear Admiral Mohammad Musa, Vice Chancellor of Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman Maritime University, Rear Admiral Golam Sadeq, Chairman of Payra Port Authority, Rear Admiral Mir Ershad Ali, Chairman of Mongla Port Authority, Commodore Mohammad Maksud Alam, Director General of the Department of Shipping, Commodore Arif Ahmed Mostafa, Chairman of Bangladesh Inland Water Transport Authority (BIWTA), Md Faizul Alam, Managing Director of the Savor International Limited, among others, were present at the inauguration ceremony, said a press release.

Speaking on the occasion, Khalid said, “We’re offering a lot of facilities to the users of the ports in Bangladesh.

We’re trying to make the ports as ‘smart ports’ by using information and technology so that these can take the role of game changer in the economy of Bangladesh.”