Bangladesh Shipping Corporation Expands Fleet with Two Modern Bulk Carriers

Reading Time: 2 minutes The Government of Bangladesh has approved the procurement of two state-of-the-art bulk carrier vessels for the Bangladesh Shipping Corporation (BSC), marking a significant expansion in the nation’s maritime transport capacity. The decision was endorsed on Tuesday at the meeting of the Advisers’ Council Committee on Government Purchase, chaired by Finance Adviser Dr Salehuddin Ahmed at the Bangladesh Secretariat. The two new carriers, each with a capacity of 63,500 deadweight tonnes (DWT), will be supplied by New York-based Hellenic Dry Bulk Ventures LLC at a total cost of Tk 9.357 billion (US$76.698 million). Delivery of the vessels is expected later this year, with the first scheduled to arrive in September and the second in November. According to BSC Managing Director Commodore Mahmudul Malek, international tenders were floated in June. Of the eight firms that purchased tender documents, three submitted bids within the stipulated timeframe. Following comprehensive technical