The Bangladesh Garment Manufacturers and Exporters Association (BGMEA) has requested global apparel buyers to nominate more shipping lines and off-docks to facilitate timely shipment of export containers.
BGMEA President Faruque Hassan made the call during a meeting with representatives of global brand C&A Sourcing International and shipper Hapag-Lloyd at the BGMEA office in Dhaka on August 12.
The discussion was a part of the BGMEA’s continuous efforts to ensure smooth shipment of export and import goods, the association said in a statement.
Hassan also said export containers loaded with garment products had to face additional delays at the Chattogram port due to nomination of select shipping lines and off-docks by buyers.
He also said buyers should make optimum use of the capacity of available shipping lines to handle garment export, which would increase in the coming months.
Earlier, the BGMEA in a letter requested global apparel buyers through Buyers’ Forum, a group of the representatives of major apparel buyers, to nominate as many freight forwarders as possible to deliver shipments on time.
Source : The Daily Star
