8-metre draught vessel berths at Mongla for first time

A container ship with an eight-metre draught, the first of its size, has docked at Mongla port.

The 186-metre long MCC Tokyo arrived from China’s Shanghai. It moored at jetty No 5 of the port with 289 containers, carrying goods weighing 7,241 metric ton, at 2:15pm on Monday, the Mongla Port Authority said.

The 186-metre long MCC Tokyo arrived from China’s Shanghai. It moored at jetty No. 5 of the port with 289 containers, carrying goods weighing 7,241 tonnes, at 2:15pm, the Mongla Port Authority said.

The unloading of the consignment from the ship started at 3:30pm. The ship will leave the port for China Wednesday after reloading goods.