Thanks to the success of the first direct vessel shipping service between Chattogram and Italy commenced in February this time, several Europe- grounded logistics providers now also want to launch similar services for brisk transportation of Bangladesh’s import loadings.
The new action has been taken by the United Kingdom- grounded freight forwarding establishment All seas Global Logistics, UK, which has progressed to operate three vessels to connect Chattogram harborage directly with Rotterdam in Netherlands and Liverpool in the UK.
The establishment has formerly chartered three vessels having over TEUs (twenty- bottom original units) capacity, a bit bigger bones compared to the vessels either stationed formerly or proposed for.
Before in February, an Italian shipping company launched direct service between Chattogram and the Italian harborage of Ravenna with two lower vessels MV Songa Cheetah and Cape Flores, both having the capacity to carry TEUs.
Phoenix Shipping Limited, the original agent of the Allseas Global Logistics, submitted its operation to the CPA president seeking authorization for the three vessels to operate on direct Chattogram-North Europe Service (Rotterdam/ Liverpool).
Captain Syed Sohel Hasnat, principal administrative officer (CEO) of Phoenix Shipping, hoped that under the service the first vessel MV AMO, which is now in China would arrive at Chattogram harborage on May 15 with some empty holders.
On its way back the vessel would carry over 700 TEUs import cargo holders to Rotterdam, he informed.
He said they would try to operate each passage every 10 days from Chattogram and therefore under the service there would be three passages in a month.
Hasnat said the UK grounded freight forwarder, which is a leading forwarder encyclopedically, took the action since it has been facing long detention in transporting Bangladesh’s import weight to EU destinations by connecting mama vessels through transshipment anchorages.