Kolkata Port to offer lighterage of dry bulk cargo for Bangladesh

The Port chairman, Rathendra Raman, IRTS, said that the port has approached the Customs, Kolkata for conducting transshipment operation of dry bulk cargo destined for export to Bangladesh. So far, the port has been doing such operations in liquid cargo. The chairman said: “We have received requests from the industry to start transshipment operations in dry bulk cargo. We approached Customs, Kolkata for the clearance. However, Customs have some apprehension about this since liquid cargo can be easily transferred from one ship to another, or to a barge, and there is no chance of theft. In case of dry bulk cargo there can be theft while the consignment is enroute to Bangladesh.”