The Port of Dover played host this week to a VIP delegation from Bangladesh in order to show how Europe's busiest roll-on roll-off ferry port operates and plans for the future.
Including the Secretary in Charge Ministry of Shipping, chairmen from the two biggest seaports, representatives from the Bangladesh High Commission, British High Commission and UK Trade and Investment, the visit was an opportunity for the Port of Dover to offer its expertise on a range of subjects including operational efficiency, navigation, environmental control, traffic growth and capacity, port master planning and new terminal facilities.
The ports of Chittagong and Mongla have significant improvement and development plans and were keen to hear how the Port of Dover, smaller in size but handling four times the volume of trade as Chittagong (which handles around 92% of Bangladesh's import-export trade) delivers such efficiencies and how this might help with planning for the future in Bangladesh.
Representatives from the Port of Dover, the first port in Europe to be accredited to PERS (Ports Environmental Review System) developed by the EcoPorts Foundation and the first port in the UK to develop a comprehensive 30-year master plan, were delighted to be able to present the wealth of experience on offer at Dover.
Robin Dodridge, Director of Corporate Operations for the Port of Dover said: "Such global interest in the expertise residing at Dover is a clear signal that we have in place a highly skilled and knowledgeable team and an international recognition of the world class operation at Dover. This also illustrates the great opportunity we have as an organisation to utilise this expertise and expand our horizons into business opportunities at home and abroad."
