The First Trial Container Ship
July 20 , 2020
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- It was flagged off from Kolkata to Agartala in Tripura through the Chattogram Port of Bangladesh.
- It will provide an alternative and shorter route for India to connect its North East Region (NER).
- This has been done under the Agreement on use of Chattogram and Mongla Ports for movement of India’s transit cargo through Bangladesh.
- The landlocked states of India viz. Assam, Meghalaya, and Tripura got access to 8 open sea routes from Chattogram and Mongla ports via Indian routes.
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