lighter vessel

Food grains are being unloaded from a lighter in Chattogram. Transport of imported cargo from the outer anchorage is yet to feel the pinch of a dispute among lighters’ owners as enough vessels are being allocated to keep cargo transport uninterrupted.

Goods transport by lighter vessels: HC stays new policy for 6 months

The HC bench of Justice Fatema Najib and Justice Sikder Mahmudur Razi issued the order on Tuesday after hearing a writ petition filed by 11 lighter vessel-owning firms.

Lighter vessel partially capsizes at bay

A lighter vessel carrying 940 tonnes of peas to Khulna from Chattogram capsized at the bay this morning.

Cement clinker-laden lighter vessel capsizes in Bay

A lighter vessel carrying around 1,400 tonnes of cement clinkers capsizes in the Bay of Bengal after it was hit by another lighter vessel.