Oil Tanker Carrying 30,000 Tonnes Arrives at Chattogram Port

A ship carrying 30,000 tonnes of fuel has arrived at Chattogram port, boosting the country’s fuel supply.

Port Secretary Syed Refaet Hamim confirmed that the vessel arrived on Thursday. The ship, named MT Gran Kuva, brought 10,000 tonnes of diesel and 20,000 tonnes of jet fuel. The cargo was supplied by China-based Unipec under an existing agreement.

In a related development, another ship carrying liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) from Oman reached the outer anchorage of the port on Wednesday (March 25).

According to Bangladesh Petroleum Corporation (BPC) sources, a total of 17 fuel-carrying ships were scheduled to arrive in March. Of these, eight vessels arrived earlier, one arrived on Thursday, and six more are expected soon.

BPC officials said efforts are ongoing to secure fuel from alternative sources to ensure stable supply. The corporation typically imports fuel through government-to-government (G2G) agreements as well as international tenders.

Bangladesh imports around 6.5 to 6.8 million tonnes of fuel annually. About 1.5 million tonnes of this is crude oil, mainly sourced from Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates.

Around 20 percent of the country’s total demand is imported as crude oil and refined locally, while the remaining 80 percent is brought in as refined fuel from countries including India, China and Indonesia.