Projects & case studies

Moving Bangladesh forward.

The logistics behind the nation's most critical infrastructure — from the first nuclear power plant to the Padma Bridge, and bulk cargo delivered to every district.

35+
Years of project work
24+
Break-bulk vessels for RNPP
7
Nuclear fuel batches
3,000+
Vehicles deployed
Project portfolio

Proven on the country's landmark projects.

Ongoing work, completed projects, special operations, nuclear fuel — and an in-depth case study of our fertilizer programme for BCIC & BADC.

Flagship · 2020 – Present

Rooppur Nuclear Power Plant

Bangladesh's first nuclear plant — a 2,400 MW VVER-1200 complex. SSLC is the sole authorized logistics agent, handling 60% of all imported cargo.

Break-bulkNuclear fuelAir charterBarge transport
60%
RNPP cargo handled
24+
Vessels processed
7
Nuclear fuel batches
50K+
Tonnes delivered
Ongoing

Rupsha 800 MW Combined Cycle

Khulna

Equipment imports, transport and on-site unloading for a two-GT26 gas-turbine plant.

FCL / LCLODC cargoTransport
800 MW
Capacity
2
GT26 turbines
Ongoing

Rampal Maitree Super Thermal

Bagerhat

Logistics for the 1,320 MW coal-fired plant — a joint Bangladesh–India initiative.

Project cargoPort handlingWarehousing
1,320 MW
Capacity
Joint
BD–India
Ongoing

Dhaka Metro Rail

Dhaka

Import, clearance and delivery of rolling stock, track materials and signalling under DTCA's transport plan.

Air cargoHeavy liftCustoms
DTCA
Authority
MRT
Dhaka lines
Ongoing

Sirajganj 225 MW Combined Cycle

Sirajganj

Heavy equipment imports and inland transport for a 4-unit gas turbine project.

Gas turbinesBreak-bulkInland
225 MW
Capacity
4 units
Turbine sets
Ongoing

Hazrat Shahjalal Airport Expansion

Dhaka

Import formalities, specialised equipment clearance and delivery for the landmark HSIA expansion.

Airport equipmentDocumentationCustoms
HSIA
Airport
DHK
Dhaka

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Accomplished projects

A proven record across power, infrastructure, energy and government projects over three decades.

BCIC & BADC Fertilizer Operations

151,175 T of urea, MOP and TSP across four vessel discharges — from mother vessel to corporation warehouses nationwide.

Completed
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Padma Multipurpose Bridge

Complex logistics for imported materials and heavy equipment to Bangladesh's landmark river crossing.

Completed

Mirsarai Economic Zone

Imports, port clearance and inland distribution for the Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujib Shilpa Nagar.

Completed

Jhulda 100 MW Power Plant

Equipment import, clearance, transport and on-site unloading, end to end.

Completed

Chittagong 22 Substation Projects

Transformer imports, break-bulk clearance and site deliveries coordinated across 22 substations.

Completed

Bhairab LTL Power Plant

Specialised heavy-lift cargo from port to site with full customs and documentation.

Completed

Bangladesh Petroleum Exploration (BAPEX)

Logistics and customs for drilling equipment, chemicals and exploration infrastructure.

Completed

Chittagong Power Station Unit 2 (BPDB, Raozan)

Full logistics support for the Unit 2 expansion — a critical national power project.

Completed

Banshkhali Power Plant

Import logistics, port operations and inland transport — including oversized cargo and special permits.

Completed
Case study · Completed

From mother vessel to every district.

End-to-end import logistics for Bangladesh's two state fertilizer corporations. Urea, MOP and TSP discharged at anchorage, lightered up the rivers, bagged at the jetty and trucked to warehouses across the country.

BCICBangladesh Chemical Industries Corporation
BADCBangladesh Agricultural Development Corporation
Fertilizer handled in bulk
151,175tonnes
BCIC · 63,521 T ureaBADC · 87,654 T MOP & TSP
4Vessel discharges
8Inland river jetties
78Permissions · MV Syros Island
01 · The operation

One mandate, six handovers.

Between the anchorage and the warehouse, every tonne passes through six controlled stages — each run and supervised by our own teams.

  1. MV Syros Island at anchorage

    Stage 01Clearance & permits

    Customs clearance through our sister C&F concern, M/S Rusani Enterprise — including 78 permissions and direct-delivery permission for MV Syros Island.

  2. Grab discharge from the mother vessel

    Stage 02Mother-vessel discharge

    Vessel declaration and handling of the mother vessel at outer anchorage, with bulk cargo grab-discharged straight into lighter vessels.

    Kutubdia & Chattogram outer anchorage · Mongla Fairway & Harbaria
  3. Loaded lighter vessel

    Stage 03Lighterage upriver

    Loaded lighters carry the cargo through the river network to the inland jetty closest to each warehouse cluster.

    8 inland jetties
  4. Weighing stitched fertilizer bags

    Stage 04Bagging, stitching & weighing

    Once the lighter berths, the bulk fertilizer is packed into bags, stitched and weighed on board — ready for counted, traceable delivery.

  5. Unloading bags at the jetty

    Stage 05Jetty unloading

    Labour gangs unload the bags from the lighter across the jetty, keeping pace with truck arrivals.

  6. Loading fertilizer bags onto trucks

    Stage 06Nationwide trucking

    Bags are loaded onto trucks and delivered to BCIC and BADC warehouses throughout Bangladesh.

    Corporation warehouses, nationwide
02 · River logistics

Two gateways. Eight inland jetties.

Ocean-going bulk carriers can't reach inland terminals. We discharge at anchorage and move the cargo by lighter to the jetty nearest each destination.

Gateway 01

Chattogram

Kutubdia & outer anchorage
MV Syros Island · MOP21,000 T
Lighterage to
Bangla Bazar Ghat
Ashuganj
Muktarpur
Amin Bazar
Gateway 02

Mongla

Fairway & Harbaria anchorage
MV Laurel Island · Urea33,000 T
MV Syros Island · MOP33,654 T
Lighterage to
Noapara
Khulna
Fultala
Ghorashal

Corporation warehouses, nationwide

Bagged at the jetty and trucked onward to the client's own storage network.

  • BCIC warehouses
  • BADC warehouses

Routes shown for MV Laurel Island and MV Syros Island. MV Syros Island discharged 21,000 T at Kutubdia, then sailed to Mongla Fairway for the balance.

03 · Case files

Vessel by vessel.

Two of the four discharges in detail — one for each corporation.

MV Laurel Island
BCIC
Bangladesh Chemical Industries Corporation

MV Laurel Island

Cargo
Granular urea, bulk
Arrived
16 Oct 2023
Port
Mongla
33,000tonnes
  • Mother vessel — declaration and discharge into lighters at Fairway & Harbaria anchorage
  • Lighterage to Noapara, Khulna, Fultala and Ghorashal jetties
  • At the jetty — bagging, stitching, weighing, unloading and truck loading
  • Delivery by truck to BCIC warehouses across Bangladesh
MV Syros Island
BADC
Bangladesh Agricultural Development Corporation

MV Syros Island

Cargo
MOP fertilizer, bulk
Arrived
13 Oct 2023
Ports
Chattogram + Mongla
54,654tonnes · two-port discharge
Kutubdia, Chattogram · 21,000 TMongla Fairway · 33,654 T
  • Customs clearance through sister concern M/S Rusani Enterprise — 78 permissions and direct-delivery permission
  • Lighterage to Bangla Bazar Ghat, Ashuganj, Muktarpur and Amin Bazar from Chattogram; Noapara, Khulna, Fultala and Ghorashal from Mongla
  • At the jetty — bagging, stitching, weighing, unloading and truck loading
  • Delivery by truck to BADC warehouses across Bangladesh

Complete fertilizer record

All four discharges handled for BCIC and BADC. Bars scale to gross weight.

151,175 T
Total gross weight
BCICSubtotal 63,521 T
MV Laurel Island
Granular urea
33,000 T
MV Clipper Appolonia
Granular urea
30,521 T
BADCSubtotal 87,654 T
MV Syros Island
MOP fertilizer
54,654 T
MV Clipper Appolonia
Triple superphosphate (TSP)
33,000 T

Special operations & case studies

High-complexity challenges solved by SSLC's project team — unconventional, sensitive and oversized cargo.

MV DIANA

One of the largest break-bulk consignments for RNPP

Chittagong, Jul 2022 — 106 containers + 13,053 packages, with 350 vehicle deliveries to the jobsite.

Weight5,000 T
Packages13,053
Vehicles350
MV LIBERTY HARVEST-1

Heavy equipment via the Mongla–barge route

From St. Petersburg, Feb 2023 — cargo lashed and welded to barges, then craned at the NPP site.

Weight4,716 T
Packages1,475
Vehicles746
MV DAISY

Reactor pressure vessel & steam generator

Oct 2020 — core RNPP Unit 1 components delivered; Bangladesh joined the World Nuclear Association.

Cargo2,355 T
Packages370
RouteMongla → RNPP
LHM 800 CRANE

World's most powerful mobile harbour crane

Jul 2020 — 445+ T crane barged from Mongla to RNPP under national-defence security.

Undercarriage225 T
Column97 T
Tower123 T
MV O.T IDEAAL

Defence cargo returned from UN mission

Jan 2022 — secured unprecedented gearless-vessel berthing at Chittagong for Army/Police/Air Force cargo.

Weight413 T
Units41
OriginMombasa
AIR CHARTER

Discharging a 40-ft pipe from an aircraft

Feb 2022 — negotiated with CAAB, used two high loaders to discharge 113,237 KG safely.

Weight113,237 KG
Packages860
Challenge40-ft pipe
FESCO ULISS

Largest single steel-structure shipment for RNPP

Oct 2021 — 9,680 T of steel across 2,390 packages, split between barge and road, two port calls.

Weight9,680 T
Packages2,390
PortsCTG + Mongla

Break-bulk vessels handled for Rooppur NPP

Every vessel handled as primary logistics agent. Bars scale to cargo weight.

#VesselMain cargoWeightPackages
1CALYPSOEmergency Cooling System726 T148
2BBC PERUHigh Pressure Heater774 T89
3BALTIC WINTERPassive Core System, Liebherr Crane226.5 T217
4HAPPY DRAGONBridge Crane & Parts, HP Heater2,010 T736
5MV DAISYReactor Pressure Vessel & Steam Generator2,355.5 T370
6MV DONALDSteam Generators1,160 T88
7MV MARIALHM 800 Mobile Harbour Crane1,724 T127
8MV JOSEFSuper Heater (Stage 1 & 2)548 T58
9MV KATHRINESteel Structure1,355 T619
10MV FAZAH-1MagnaDense 8S & 20S3,600 T2,400 big bags
11FESCO ULISSSteel Structures9,680 T2,390
12MV VICTORY SHINEEmergency Cooling System1,160 T174
13MV LANGEOOGSandwich Panel, Steel Structures4,447 T1,360
14MV O.T IDEAALUN Vehicles & Equipment413.55 T41 units
15MV BOHWA PIONEERRNPP Equipment1,604 T835 units
16MV STELLAR MAESTRORNPP Equipment770 T283
17MV SHENG HENG HAISheet Piles4,118 T1,105 bundles
18MV DIANABuilding Materials & NPP Equipment5,000 T13,053 + 106 ctr
19MV DRAGON BALL 2022NPP Equipment, Building Materials1,980 T1,177
20LIBERTY HARVEST-1Rolled Steel, Tanks, Gate Valves4,716 T1,475
21KAMILA / ANKA SUN / YAMAL ORLANMultiple Break-bulk Shipments——
22MV LAHTANPP Equipment952 T633
23DRAGON BALL 2023NPP Equipment2,066 T2,092
24MV SAPODILLANPP Equipment (incl. Generator)3,244 T734 + bulk

Nuclear fuel handling

Exclusive agent in Bangladesh for handling and delivering the world's most sensitive cargo — nuclear fuel — to the Rooppur site.

0%
Of imported RNPP cargo

Handled solely by SSLC

24 break-bulk vessels, reactor vessels, steam generators, the LHM 800 crane and a 113,237 KG air charter.

Sept 29, 2023
Fuel transported to RNPP under armed escort.
3 months
Specialised safety training completed by the SSLC team.
7 batches
Total nuclear fuel batches contracted to SSLC.
Special aircraft
Russian cargo aircraft with military escort.
Bangladesh Atomic Energy Commission
BAEC — lead supervising authority
Bangladesh Army
Security & escort coordination
Fire Service & Civil Defense
Emergency response readiness
JSC Atomstroyexport
RNPP main contractor — Russia

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