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the popularity of continuous ship-unloaders shows no sign of waning Bangladesh uses VIGAN machines to help with fast growth due to rising population Bangladesh is not only considered as one of the most densely populated countries in the world, but it has also been identified as one of the world’s poorest. Despite this situation, Bangladesh deserves credit and admiration for achieving a remarkably high economical growth of more than 7% in 2017 •—- the second-fastest economic growth in the world in 2016, according to the IMF (International Monetary Fund). Bangladesh is historically a riceconsuming market, but recent years have seen a robust demand for wheat in the domestic market as many people are switching to flour given the high prices of staple rice. As such, Bangladesh has emerged as a leading wheat importer in the world, and the country imports generally around 80% of its total wheat consumption needs. Shipments primarily transit via two seaports: Chittagong and Mongla. The Port of Chittagong handles the vast majority of Bangladesh’s export-import trade, but due to increasing congestion in Bangladesh’s largest port, many interna-

tional shipping companies have turned to Mongla as an alternative. VIGAN's role in Bangladesh grain imports VIGAN benefits from a long standing cooperation with the Directorate General of Food of Bangladesh, a government department responsible for food management and policy in Bangladesh, and responsible for the import of foods under Bangladesh government contracts. In 2008, VIGAN installed a first 250tph (tonnes per hour) pneumatic ship-unloader — 200I<W — in the Port of Chittagong. In 2012, two additional pneumatic ship unloaders of the same type were installed for the same client in the...