Protranser Ships Cargo for Bangladesh Power Project

Breakbulk specialist Protranser has successfully transported a large batch of project cargo from China to a power plant expansion project in Bangladesh, despite facing heavy monsoon rains in South Asia and a port shutdown in Shanghai.

The components shipped from Shanghai and Tianjin in China to Chittagong in Bangladesh included 4,600 cubic metres of cable rolls each weighing ten tonnes and measuring three metres in diameter, and five sets of 50-tonne transformers.

Protranser’s remit included chartering a heavy-lift vessel to transport the cargo, organizing customs clearance at Chittagong Port and delivering the cargo by truck and barge to the jobsite, located some 200 km inland.

The cargo was carried in four separate shipments, said marketing manager Leo Liu.

The port of origin was switched to Tianjin for the final two consignments after China’s zero-Covid strategy caused snarl-ups at Shanghai. The Protranser team also had to contend with heavy rains in Bangladesh that burst river banks and turned roads to sludge.

“We delivered all four lots of cargo to the jobsite on time successfully. And now we are ready to assist our client for the following cargo of the project,” Liu said.

According to Liu, the expansion project, signed off by President Xi during a visit to Bangladesh in 2016, is part of China’s Belt Road Initiative, an ambitious multi-billion-dollar infrastructure drive that seeks to link Asia with Africa and Europe.

Protranser, with headquarters in Shanghai, is a regular exhibitor at Breakbulk events.

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