Mobile Court slap penalty to 14 ships for violating port rules

Chittagong: A total of 14 vessels, including a foreign one, were fined over Tk 0.2 million ( Tk 2.0 lakh) for violating port rules.

A cargo vessel along with 11 sailors aboard was also detained for using fake certificate, according to a CPA source.Such punitive measures were undertaken through launching mobile court campaign led by the Chittagong Port (CP) Magistrate, Munir Chowdhury, at the port channel.

Movement of a detained vessel owned by one Dhaka-based shipping company, which is capable of carrying 1100 tonnes of goods, was also declared prohibited until survey-related process was finished.