The Bangladesh Mongla Port Port Authority and China Civil Engineering Group Co., Ltd.
("China Civil Engineering") formally signed the Mongla Port Dredging Phase II project
contract. This project is an extension of the first phase of the Mongla Port dredging
project that China Civil Engineering completed earlier this month in advance of the
contract period.
According to reports, this signing ceremony was conducted simultaneously by means
of video connection and online and offline integration. The signing ceremony was
presided over by Shah Jahan, Chairman of the Port Authority of Mongla, Khaled
Mamud Chowdhury, Minister of Shipping Department of Bangladesh, and Mohamed
Mezebha Uddin Chowdhury, Permanent Secretary of Shipping Department , Chen
Sichang, general manager of China Civil Engineering, deputy secretary of the party
committee, and deputy general manager Wang Xiangdong, witnessed the signing
and gave speeches through video. In his speech, the Bangladeshi side highly
affirmed the achievements of China Civil Engineering in the first phase of the
dredging project of Mongla Port, and especially expressed gratitude and
appreciation to China Civil Engineering for overcoming the impact of the
epidemic and dispatching a modern advanced level of fleet to request the
transfer of the first phase of the dredging project in advance. I hope that
China Civil Engineering will complete the second phase of the dredging
project on time and with high quality as always.
The total length of the dredging channel of the contracted project is 23.4
kilometers, and the total dredging volume is expected to reach 21.6 million
cubic meters. After the completion of the project, the main channel of
Mongla Port can meet the large commercial ships with a draft of 10.5 meters
in and out of the port, which is of great significance to enhance the port's
throughput capacity, promote economic recovery in the post-epidemic era
and regional economic prosperity. For this project,it will use a large amount
of silt curtains and dredger ships for waterway port dredging.