News / 12-vessel deal sets up Bangladesh Shipping for relaunch into box sector

Bangladesh Containers

By Bangladesh correspondent

17/02/2025

Bangladesh Shipping Corp(BSC) is set to buy 12 containerships, ranging from 2,500 to 3,000 teu, as it looks to grab a share of regional containerised volumes.

The move would represent a return to container shipping for BSC after a near-three decade absence – according to sources, it now operates just eight bulk vessels.

Six of the new ships will be coming from South Korea, as part of a government-to-government loan deal, with BSC MD Mahmudul Malek saying the ...

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