A China-flagged vessel carrying 34,600 tonnes of jet fuel arrived at the outer anchorage of Chattogram Port on Thursday afternoon.

The vessel, Xing Tong 799, brought the consignment from South Korea, said officials involved in port operations.

With a daily domestic demand of around 2,500 tonnes, the shipment is expected to meet nearly two weeks of jet fuel consumption, said Nazrul Islam, managing partner of local shipping agent Pride Shipping Lines.

He said the arrival comes amid continued fuel shipments aimed at maintaining stable supply in the domestic market.

Earlier, two separate vessels carrying a combined 68,450 tonnes of diesel also arrived at the port between Wednesday afternoon and Thursday morning.

The Pakistani-flagged tanker MT Quetta anchored at the outer anchorage around 3:00 PM on 23 April with 33,400 tonnes of diesel from Taiwan. It was followed by the Panama-flagged Prive Angel, which arrived early Thursday from Dubai carrying 35,055 tonnes of diesel.

Nazrul Islam said unloading of diesel from earlier-arrived vessels began through lightering operations on Thursday afternoon. He added that discharge from the latest arrivals will begin later, as priority is being given to jet fuel due to lower stock levels.

He further said four vessels are currently waiting at the outer anchorage. As these ships are oversized, they cannot be berthed at Dolphin jetties and are being offloaded at Kutubdia anchorage using smaller mother vessels.

He added that with only two operational jetties available, congestion remains a challenge, although authorities are working to speed up fuel discharge operations.

According to data, a total of 823,170 tonnes of fuel oil arrived at Chattogram Port on 26 vessels over 53 days between 28 February and 21 April amid shifting global energy supply conditions.