lighter vessel
Unload goods in 3 days or face action: shipping adviser to lighter vessels
The directive came from an inter-ministerial meeting
4 February 2026
Shipping department to launch software Jahaji for lighter vessel management
The software will address longstanding allegations of irregularities in scheduling of such vessels
29 January 2026
Goods transport by lighter vessels: HC stays new policy for 6 months
The HC bench of Justice Fatema Najib and Justice Sikder Mahmudur Razi issued the order on Tuesday after hearing a writ petition filed by 11 lighter vessel-owning firms.
21 November 2024
Lighter vessel partially capsizes at bay
A lighter vessel carrying 940 tonnes of peas to Khulna from Chattogram capsized at the bay this morning.
21 June 2020
Cement clinker-laden lighter vessel capsizes in Bay
A lighter vessel carrying around 1,400 tonnes of cement clinkers capsizes in the Bay of Bengal after it was hit by another lighter vessel.
17 April 2016