| It also provides barge transportation, dredging support, and lighterage services for aggregate industries. |
| Qatar Steel, a subsidiary of Industries Qatar, has signed a five-year contract with Eships Oldendorff Logistics for lighterage of capesize vessels for iron ore consignments. |
| The vessels must be capable of entering the Chittagong outer anchorage and, after necessary lighterage, be able to shift and berth at Chittagong jetties. |
| The harbour is a lighterage port where ships are worked in stream buoys by means of lighters and pontoons for loading and offloading cargo. |
| This lighterage cost two dollars per ton, and had to be paid by the ship. |
| Plans should include the proposed location and layout of the area, the type of lighterage to be used, and the task organization needed to attain the desired tonnage capacity. |
