Chief of Naval Staff Admiral M Nazmul Hassan today inspected the activities of the New Mooring Container Terminal at Chattogram Port.

With the active participation of naval personnel, country's development activities continue in addition to ensuring national security. In continuation of this, the Chief of the Bangladesh Navy inspected the activities of the New Mooring Container Terminal at Chattogram Port, said an ISPR press release here.

During the visit, he inspected the container handling activities at NCT-2 JT area, container handling activities at the appraise point and terminal operation system activities at CTMS building.

He also provided necessary directives to the officers and members of Chattogram Dry Dock Limited working at NCT and all those related to the port activities for the management of the port activities.

The commander of Chattogram naval region, chairman of Chattogram Port Authority and MD of Chittagong Dry Dock Limited and other senior military and civilian officials were present.

The Navy Chief hoped that the Chattogram Dry Dock Limited taking take over the responsibility of the NCT will further accelerate the activities of the port by increasing discipline, punctuality and efficiency in the port’s activities.

If the rapid movement and transportation of goods is ensured through proper port management, the country's import-export process will be dynamic, which will play a direct role in the country's economy, he said.

He also hoped that if the overall performance of the port increases through efficient management, it will increase the confidence of foreign investors and play an important role in the progress of the national economy.

Mentionable, the Chattogram Port Authority handed over the responsibility of operating the NCT of the Chattogram Port to Chattogram Dry Dock Limited on Monday.