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Bangladesh to Amend Flag Vessel Ordinance - 2003-06-03


The strike over container cargo shipment at the Chittagong Port ended on tuesday afternoon with the foreign feeder vessel operators thrown into a frenzy of activities to meet the shippers' deadline.

The shipping ministry in an announcement yesterday said the government has decided to amend the Bangladesh Flag Vessel (Protection) Ordinance 1982, exempting foreign container services from obtaining waiver certificate before loading and unloading cargo at Bangladesh ports.

A bill in this regard would be placed in the next session of the parliament.

The ordinance said all foreign flag vessels would have to obtain waiver certificate for loading and unloading goods at Bangladesh ports.

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