Mongla Port Authority has sped up efforts to procure cargo-handling equipment, a top official of MPA said yesterday.
Engineer Md Mahabubur Rahman, in charge of the mechanical and electrical department of MPA, said the Tk 23 crore procurement project is a component of a comprehensive port modernisation programme.
Early this year, the government allocated around Tk 22.97 crore for implementation of the project particularly to gear up container handling and unloading work at the port within the quickest possible time.
According to Rahman, also director of the project, MPA has already imported two most modern straddle carriers worth Tk 12 crore from Noel Mobile Systems Company of Germany.
The straddle carriers -- each capable of handling a container weighing up to 40 tonnes at a time -- reached the port on August 1.
Installation of the carriers will be complete by next week as five German engineers and technicians have been working for the purpose round-the-clock, Rahman said.
A German team is providing a month-long training for 30 technicians of the port in the operation of the state-of-the-art straddle carriers.
Once installed, the straddle carriers will be able to handle over 2,000 containers in 24 hours' time, paving the way for unloading goods within the quickest possible time, Rahman said.
MPA has also purchased two TM (tug master) forklift trucks from Singapore, two more high powered forklift trucks and four low-mast forklift trucks from India, which are likely to reach Mongla today, Rahman added.
Source: http://www.thedailystar.net
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