Feeder-vessels operator HR Lines Limited, a subsidiary of Karnaphuli Group, has expanded its carrying capacity by adding two more container ships to its fleet. Senior officials of Karnaphuli Group, the only company in Bangladesh to own container vessels, yesterday confirmed the acquisition of HR Turag and HR Balu, which have a carrying capacity of 1,100 TEUs and 1,700 TEUs respectively. With these two, the number of container vessels owned by the firm will go up to eight with the fleet now...

Bangladesh-grown container carrier HR Line is all set to add two more ocean-going vessels – HR Turag and HR Balu – to its fleet, according to officials of HR Lines Limited, the operator of the shipping line. With the new addition, the number of Karnaphuli vessels will increase to eight.The 1,100TEUs-capacity HR Turag is expected to reach the Chattogram Port on 27 January and it will move on the Bangladesh-Singapore route, while the 1,700TUEs-capacity HR Balu will move on the Bangladesh–Colomb...

Bangladeshi feeder operator HR Lines is developing links with Malaysia, Singapore and Sri Lanka buying two second-hand vessels with the promise of more to come – although it has shelved plans for newbuildings.MD Raimah Chowdhury told The Loadstar had taken delivery of the 1999-built 1,100 teu HR Turag (ex-Maersk Arun), acquiring the vessel from Maersk Line in November for an undisclosed price. Its current market value is $6.45m. MD Raimah Chowdhury told The Loadstar had taken delivery of the...

DHAKA : HR Lines, Bangladesh’s lone flag carrier container vessel operator, has acquired two more boxships and will soon deploy them between Chittagong and the transshipment ports like Colombo in Sri Lanka, Singapore, and Port Klang in Malaysia. The two new vessels, HR Turag (1,100 TEUs) and HR Balu (1,700 TEUs), brought the total number of container vessels owned by the operator to eight, having a combined total capacity of 11,840 TEUs. Of the existing eight ships of the operator, four ar...

বিশ্বের শীর্ষ ১০০ কনটেইনার জাহাজ কোম্পানির মর্যাদাপূর্ণ তালিকায় প্রথমবারের মতো ঠাঁই পেয়েছে বাংলাদেশের এইচআর লাইনস। শিপিংবিষয়ক তথ্য বিশ্লেষণ ও পরামর্শদাতা প্রতিষ্ঠান আলফা লাইনারের হালনাগাদ তালিকায় ৭১ নম্বরে রয়েছে বাংলাদেশি প্রতিষ্ঠানটির নাম। তালিকায় বাংলাদেশের এইচআর লাইনসের দুই ধাপ ওপরে আছে প্রতিবেশী ভারতের সরকারি শিপিং করপোরেশন। দক্ষিণ এশিয়ার আর কোনো দেশের কোনো শিপিং কোম্পানির নাম নেই এ তালিকায়। আবার বেসরকারি খাত বিবেচনা করলে দক্ষিণ এশিয়ায় এখন এইচআর লাইনসই শীর্ষে। বিশ্বের কনটেইনার শিপিং কোম্প...

Legal protection, tax benefits and rising freight charges  – all these have encouraged new entrepreneurs to sign up in the ocean going shipping sector with intent to take a bigger slice of freight charges that now largely go to foreign ship operators.  Industry insiders say a provision for local vessels to carry 50% cargos, berthing priority at local ports, VAT exemption during imports and ballooning exports and imports have mainly spurred the sector's growth. To top it all, the pandem...

Bangladesh’s container ship operator HR Lines Limited, a subsidiary of shipowner Karnaphuli Group, will expand its connectivity with regional transhipment hubs with the procurement of up to six boxships, each having a capacity of around 1,550TEU, in the coming months.   With the acquisition of more ships to its fleet in 2021, HR Lines will expand services between Chattogram and the region’s transhipment hubs. Since June last year, HR Lines’ two container vessels, Sahare and Sarera, with...

Bangladesh’s only container ship owner and operator HR Lines Limited, a Karnaphuli company, has introduced two more vessels to its Colombo-Chattogram Express (CCE) service under agency of Clarion Shipping (Pvt.) Limited, a subsidiary of Hayleys Advantis Limited.  The two additional vessels: HR Farha and HR Aarai, increases the frequency between Colombo and Chattogram, Bangladesh, to a twice-weekly shuttle service, enhancing regional and global connectivity for trade partners.  These two ve...

Bangladesh’s container ship operator HR Lines Ltd. will be launching the Colombo-Chattogram feeder service on 4 April, in partnership with Clarion Shipping Ltd., a subsidiary of Hayleys Advantis Ltd. The operation will commence with two of the newest container vessels to be added to the fleet of HR Lines, MV HR Hera and MV HR Rhea with a capacity of 1,454 TEU each.  The Colombo-Chattogram Express service, expands Colombo’s transshipment connectivity to Bangladesh with a fixed day, weekly s...

HR Lines Limited announced it will launch a fixed day of the week user feeder service between Bangladesh, Singapore and Malaysia. The new Bangladesh Express Service (BES) will provide fixed day weekly port calls between Chattogram, Singapore and Port Klang. HR Lines will deploy its two Bangladesh flagged 1,550 TEUs containerships Sahare and Sarera to service this route. Advance Container Lines (ACL) is the commercial manager for the service. Maiden sailing from Chattogram of BES is sche...