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Assam to Export Methanol to Bangladesh via Brahmaputra Waterway, Reviving Historic Trade Route
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News18•27-09-2026, 19:00
Assam to Export Methanol to Bangladesh via Brahmaputra Waterway, Reviving Historic Trade Route
- •Assam Petro-Chemicals Ltd (APL) will export methanol to Bangladesh using cargo vessels from Dibrugarh through the Brahmaputra river.
- •This initiative marks the resumption of waterway exports from Dibrugarh since India's independence, according to APL Chairman Bikul Deka.
- •APL has leased two vessels from the state government’s Inland Water Transport Department for this purpose.
- •The APL, a state undertaking, produces methanol and formalin, utilizing natural gas reserves in eastern Assam oil fields.
- •The move is expected to open a cost-effective import-export route, with the first ship, 'DLB Patkai', already at Bogibeel ghat in Dibrugarh.
Key Questions Answered
Assam Petro-Chemicals Ltd is exporting methanol to Bangladesh using cargo vessels via the Brahmaputra river.
Two ships of the state government's Inland Water Transport Department have been leased by APL for this export route.
The two ships, which were abandoned for around 30 years, were repaired at Pandu Ghat in Guwahati.
