The Liberian flagged
vessel, MV Songa Cheetah, carrying 952 TEUs of export load containers, sailed
out for Ravenna port in Italy at 2:55pm.
This is for the
first time a container vessel is carrying export cargo directly to a European
destination from the country's premier seaport.
The vessel is
expected to reach Ravenna by the next 16 days, said Mohammad Rashed, chairman
of the ships' local agent firm, Reliance Shipping and Logistics Limited.
This shipment would be a milestone for
the country's foreign trade
Talking to media at
a brief ceremony held at the Jetty No. 4 of New Mooring Container Terminal,
Chittagong Port Authority Chairman Rear Admiral M Shahjahan said this shipment
would be a milestone for the country's foreign trade.
Italian shipping company
Kalypso Compagnia di Navigazione SPA has introduced this new direct waterborne
service between Chittagong and Ravenna with two small-sized vessels Songa
Cheetah and Cape Flores.