Importers and also aquatic authorities are left concerned over the unexpected loss of the Panama flag bearing vessel MV Tan Binh 127. The vessel was taking a trip from Vietnam to Chattogram port and also lugged 11,000 tonnes steel well worth of Tk110 crore.

The freight vessel was expected to get to Chattogram port on August 4. However, on its course, it went missing out on someplace near the Myanmar coastline. Its been a month considering that the vessel vanished, and also both ship proprietors and also neighborhood representatives are unaware and also concerned.

Also, the secret of the unexpected disappearing is making importers in Bangladesh significantly fretted. As an outcome, the importers turned over papers to the Chattogram Custom House to allow customizeds clearance of all products aboard the freight vessel.

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The Myanmar Navy, on August 3, mentioned the master of Tan Binh vessel stated deserted at 90 maritime miles in the direction of the west side of Myanmar coastline. Eighteen staff seafarers of the vessel were quickly by seafarers of one more container vessel MCCChittagong As per the last real-time vessel activity information, the vessel MV Tan Binh 127 was last in Malacca Straits that links to the Andaman Sea.

Tanmoy Metal Industries Limited of Keraniganj had 519 statistics lots of steel onboard the MV Tan Bin 127.

The MD of Tanmoy Metal Industries Limited, Ratan Kumar Banik, mentioned, ‘The vessel was carrying 11,000 metric tons of steel that is worth Tk110 crore. The steel belonged to several different importers. Local shipping agent Haque and Sons Ltd is providing inaccurate information. The vessel is supposedly abandoned by crew members. I am even unable to claim any insurance as the shipowner hasn’ t stated the vessel as sunken. It is resulting in extreme manufacturing problems and also monetary losses at our end.’

Senior procedures police officer at Haque And Sons Ltd, Matiul Islam, mentioned, ‘The owner of the vessel Vietnamese company Tan Binh Company Ltd isn’ t supplying any type of upgraded information or statement of the ship. Despite tries at getting in touch with ship proprietors from the previous one month, we are not obtaining any type of info or reactions from their end.’

The vessel was additionally bring products for Sujan Enterprise of Hajibagh,Dhaka Moazzem Hossain, the proprietor of Sujan Enterprise, mentioned, ‘We have already paid the price of imported goods to the Korean supplier, but haven’ t obtained any type of items yet.’

The VP of Bangladesh Iron and also Steel Merchants Association, Amir Hossain Nur Ali, mentioned, ‘Neither the owner nor the local agent is giving accurate or updated information about the ship, whether it has sunk or not. The entire episode is of great concern for all importers and steel traders and they are facing acute financial losses.’

Reference: tbsnews.net