Ananda Shipyard and Slipways Ltd on Tuesday made history by handing over a 6,100 deadweight tonnage (dwt) oceangoing high-speed, multi-purpose container vessel to its UK buyer, Enzian Shipping Company Ltd, making it the largest ship exported by Bangladesh. The moment was a watershed for Ananda Shipyard, making the vessel the second ship it has exported in two years following a
Bangladesh Bank has formed a Tk 2,000 crore refinance scheme to ensure sustainable development of the shipping industry, increase export earnings and employment and gradually reduce dependence on imports.
Ship exports from the country started to fall. Exporters fetched only $0.2 million in the last fiscal year, the lowest in a decade, according to data from the Export Promotion Bureau.