A Russian ship carrying machineries for Rooppur Nuclear Power Plant (RNPP) has arrived at Mongla port.
This is the first transport of any Russian vessel to Bangladesh since Moscow invaded Ukraine in February this year.
The Russian flag carrier, MV Kamilla, carrying 3,328.237 MT of machineries for the power plant, docked at the port’s jetty-6 on Monday afternoon, said Sheikh Fakar Uddin, harbour master of Mongla port, reports UNB.
The ship left Russia’s Temryuk port on June 29 and arrived in Bangladesh through Colombo.
On October 18, 2021, the last Russian container ship -- MV FESCO ULISS -- carrying equipment for RNPP arrived in Bangladesh.
HM Dulal, the owner of a company contracted for providing labourers to RNPP, said, "By Wednesday, all machineries will be unloaded from the ship.”
There are 13 crew members on the Russian ship and its shipping agent is Conveyor, said the Mongla port authority.
