Bangladesh blocks entry of Russian ship carrying nuclear-related cargo

The Government of Bangladesh has denied entry to a US-sanctioned Russian multipurpose general cargo ship that is attempting to deliver a cargo consigned to the country’s first nuclear power plant.

The denial of entry of the 9,500-dwt Ursa Major (built 2009) into Mongla Port came just weeks after South African officials were left scrambling to provide answers on why another Russian multipurpose vessel was working cargo in the country’s main naval base under the cover of darkness.