Bangladesh delivers vessel to German

Ananda Shipyard and Slipways Ltd hand over Enzian, an oceangoing multi-purpose vessel, to German company Komrowski Maritim Gmbh on 11 April 2012.

The 110.9-metre long and 16.5-metre wide ship is the largest ever locally built ship for export, Ananda said in a statement.

Ananda will hand over the Tk 100 crore ship with a capacity of 6,100 deadweight tonnage. The company has spent Tk 86 crore to build the ship.

Commerce Minister GM Quader will be present as the chief guest at a handover ceremony at Meghnaghat in Narayanganj today.

Afruja Bari, managing director of Ananda Shipyard, focused on the shipbuilding industry at a press conference at Dhaka Reporters Unity.

Abdullahel Bari, chairman of Ananda Shipyard, was also present at the conference.

Bangladesh started exporting oceangoing ships in 2008, and Ananda was the first local company to export its first vessel to Europe, to a Danish company.

At present, Ananda, Western Marine, Highspeed Shipbuilding, Dhaka Dockyard and Engineering Works, Khan Brothers Shipbuilding and Karnaphuli Shipyard are the leading shipbuilders that make ocean-going ships for international buyers.

These companies have received export orders of world-class seagoing vessels, both small and medium, worth $478 million with a deadline to deliver those by 2013, according to Export Promotion Bureau data.