Chittagong-based state shipowner and operator Bangladesh Shipping Corp (BSC) has launched a $22.8 million insurance claim for a 2018 built handysize bulk carrier 38K DWT MV Banglar Samriddhi which was hit by a rocket off Ukraine. State-owned Bangladesh Shipping Corp (BSC) claim has been made from state-owned life insurer and reinsurer Sadharan Bima Corp. In the incident, 2018 built handysize bulk carrier 38K DWT MV Banglar Samriddhi’s third engineer Hadisur Rahman was killed. The insurer Sadharan Bima Corp has now concluded the required procedures and will disburse the claim to Chittagong-based Bangladesh Shipping Corp (BSC). In the incident, Chittagong-based Bangladesh Shipping Corp (BSC) controlled MV Banglar Samriddhi’s bridge was demolished and 28 seafarers were evacuated. MV Banglar Samriddhi was abandoned following all instructions appropriately. There was no ban on entering the Olvia Port, Ukraine when MV Banglar Samriddhi reached there. Bangladesh Shipping Corp (BSC) controlled MV Banglar Samriddhi was loading ceramic clay from Ukraine. Chittagong-based state shipowner and operator Bangladesh Shipping Corp (BSC) instantly canceled the loading and ordered the shipmaster to depart the Olvia Port, Ukraine. 21-March-2022
Chittagong-based Bangladesh Shipping Corp (BSC) is planning dry bulk fleet expansion over the next two years. Bangladesh Shipping Corp (BSC) is planning to buy up to 16 secondhand dry bulk carriers supramax up to panamax sizes. Furthermore, Bangladesh Shipping Corp (BSC) is planning to buy up to ten (10) coastal size secondhand dry bulk carriers. State-owned Bangladesh Shipping Corp (BSC) is going to charter out these ships into long-term contracts with state-owned power companies. Bangladesh is planning to import nearly 20 million tonnes of coal per year in 2017 and 2018. Currently, Bangladesh imports 3 million tonnes of coal per year. 24-August-2016