On December 27, 2022, the Faculty of Engineering, American International University – Bangladesh (AIUB) organized a visit to the Chittagong Dry Dock Limited (CDDL), a state-owned limited company and a leading maritime industry of Bangladesh based in Chittagong Port. It is located in East Patenga, Chittagong, Bangladesh and operated by the Bangladesh Navy. 14 teachers from AIUB along with 37 students from Department of EEE and IPE participated in this visit. The team from AIUB reached CDDL at 8:30 AM and stayed there for approximately 3 hours.
Upon their arrival, Commodore Mohammad Maksud Alam ((E), BSP, NUP, BCGM, BCGMS, ndc, psc, BN, Managing Director, CDDL) wholeheartedly greeted the AIUB team. One Assistant Engineer provided a short presentation going over CDDL’s company profile, scope of work, repair facilities (dry dock, outfitting jetty, cranes machine/electrical/fabrication shop), achieved certification (IRC, ERC, CCCI, BIAA, DGDP, ISO, Nippon Kaiji Kyokai) etc. Following the presentation, Captain Mahbubur Rahman (GM, CDDL) greeted the AIUB team and answered questions from the audience regarding the future plans of CDDL and career opportunities at CDDL for EEE and IPE students.
Next, Prof. Dr. Md. Abdur Rahman (Pro Vice-Chancellor, AIUB) sincerely thanked the CDDL officials for their cooperation and offered a token of appreciation for their time and support. Then two Assistant Engineers took the visiting team for a guided tour of the dock in two groups and familiarized them with several shops. The fabrication shop contained different sized machinery such as shaper, bender, hydraulic press that are used to cutting, shearing, bending, pressing and rolling sheets and pipes. At the machine shop, the guides showed the team a variety of equipment and machinery necessary for turning, milling, drilling, shaping, boring, honing, grinding as well as different structures such as cranes and furnace. They also showed the dry dock to the team and thoroughly described the process of ship docking and gate operation for letting water in. After viewing the pump house providing water to the different sections of the dock and providing help in case of ship fires, the tour ended with a group photo with all the participants from AIUB.
It was a rewarding experience for the engineering students that provided them valuable insight into the applications of engineering in the shipbuilding industry of Bangladesh.
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