Vessel with 8.5-metre draft anchors at Mongla

A vessel of 8.5-metre draft anchored at the Mogla port yesterday, the highest draft recorded by the country's second biggest port. 

The previous record was set by the arrival of a container ship of 8-metre draft on March 27 of this year.

Draft is defined as the distance between the ship's keel and the waterline of the vessel.

MV Maersk Nusantara anchored at jetty number 9 yesterday, said Captain Md Asaduzzaman, a member of Mongla Port Authority.

The Singapore-flagged vessel was carrying 7,357 tonnes or 489 twenty-foot equivalent units (TEUs) of goods which are expected to be unloaded at the port.

The vessel is also set to be loaded with 367 TEUs of goods before it is scheduled to depart.

The capacity of the port has been increased several times and the Padma Bridge has played a vital role in transforming Mongla into a world-class port, said Asaduzzaman.