Five vessels carrying Liquefied Natural Gas (LNG) and Liquefied Petroleum Gas (LPG) are set to arrive in the country by April 15, as part of ongoing efforts to stabilize the country’s fuel supply.
Confirming the schedule on Friday, Refayet Hamim, secretary of the Chattogram Port Authority, said the shipments will arrive in phases over the next several days.
According to port officials, the vessel Morning Jelly is scheduled to dock at Chattogram on 10 April, carrying 2,470 tonnes of LPG from Malaysia. On the same day, the LNG carrier EMEI will deliver approximately 69,000 tonnes of gas from the United States to the Floating Storage and Regasification Unit (FSRU) located in Maheshkhali.
Another LNG vessel, Kongtong, is expected to arrive on 11 April with a similar volume of gas. The LPG carrier Paul will follow on 13 April, also transporting fuel from Malaysia to Chattogram. The final shipment in this series will arrive on 15 April, when Maran Gas Hydra is set to bring 64,678 tonnes of LNG from Australia.
Meanwhile, fuel imports through Chattogram Port have continued steadily. Recently, the tanker MT Central Star, carrying 26,000 tonnes of octane from Malaysia, reached the port and anchored at Dolphin Jetty in Patenga, where unloading operations are currently underway. Another vessel, Eastern Queens, has also arrived with high-sulfur fuel oil from the same source.
Data from Rupantarita Prakritik Gas Company Limited (RPGCL) indicates that a total of nine LNG carriers are expected to arrive in April, with two already engaged in unloading operations. Each shipment typically contains between 69,000 and 70,000 tonnes of LNG.
In March, Bangladesh imported approximately 600,000 tonnes of LNG via eight vessels from multiple international sources, RPGCL officials added.
