Dwaipayan Barua

Ctg port congestion turns acute

Chattogram port reels from disruptions, vessel queues lengthen

3d ago

Ctg port operations stall over union vote

Container transport to and from Chattogram port was suspended for nearly 12 hours since yesterday morning as drivers and helpers of prime mover trailers stopped work to vote in their union's biennial executive committee election.

5d ago

Govt move to hike port charges sparks concern

This will likely have a detrimental effect on the country's exports, alongside prices of imported products

1w ago

ICDs to raise export container charges by 60%

Inland container depots (ICDs) have announced a sharp increase in charges for handling export cargoes and empty containers by as much as 60 percent starting September 1, triggering concerns among exporters already feeling the pinch from the impending reciprocal tariff by the United States.

1w ago

76 years on, Ctg tea auction centre still commands the market

Seventy-six years ago, on July 16, 1949, the first tea auction in the region was held in Chattogram. That event marked the birth of what would become the nerve centre of Bangladesh’s tea industry, the Chittagong Tea Auction Centre, which still handles the overwhelming majority of the country’s tea trade.

2w ago

Chattogram’s garment factories fear fallout from US tariffs

Owners of Chattogram-based readymade garment factories, many of which do business with buyers in the United States, are worried about a US tariff hike to 35 percent set to take effect on August 1.

2w ago

NBR server glitch disrupts port, customs operations

Major customs houses across Bangladesh, including that in Chattogram, have been facing delays in processing exports and imports for days now due to recurring slowdowns in the server that handles the records.

2w ago

Rough weather disrupts unloading at Ctg port

Unloading of imported goods from mother vessels at the Chittagong Port has been facing disruptions for three days as smaller vessels have failed to go near the outer anchorage to unload the containers amid incessant rain and a turbulent sea..Especially since Monday, the rough weather, whic

3w ago
July 31, 2025
July 31, 2025

Ctg port congestion turns acute

Chattogram port reels from disruptions, vessel queues lengthen

July 29, 2025
July 29, 2025

Ctg port operations stall over union vote

Container transport to and from Chattogram port was suspended for nearly 12 hours since yesterday morning as drivers and helpers of prime mover trailers stopped work to vote in their union's biennial executive committee election.

July 27, 2025
July 27, 2025

Govt move to hike port charges sparks concern

This will likely have a detrimental effect on the country's exports, alongside prices of imported products

July 21, 2025
July 21, 2025

ICDs to raise export container charges by 60%

Inland container depots (ICDs) have announced a sharp increase in charges for handling export cargoes and empty containers by as much as 60 percent starting September 1, triggering concerns among exporters already feeling the pinch from the impending reciprocal tariff by the United States.

July 17, 2025
July 17, 2025

76 years on, Ctg tea auction centre still commands the market

Seventy-six years ago, on July 16, 1949, the first tea auction in the region was held in Chattogram. That event marked the birth of what would become the nerve centre of Bangladesh’s tea industry, the Chittagong Tea Auction Centre, which still handles the overwhelming majority of the country’s tea trade.

July 15, 2025
July 15, 2025

Chattogram’s garment factories fear fallout from US tariffs

Owners of Chattogram-based readymade garment factories, many of which do business with buyers in the United States, are worried about a US tariff hike to 35 percent set to take effect on August 1.

July 14, 2025
July 14, 2025

NBR server glitch disrupts port, customs operations

Major customs houses across Bangladesh, including that in Chattogram, have been facing delays in processing exports and imports for days now due to recurring slowdowns in the server that handles the records.

July 9, 2025
July 9, 2025

Rough weather disrupts unloading at Ctg port

Unloading of imported goods from mother vessels at the Chittagong Port has been facing disruptions for three days as smaller vessels have failed to go near the outer anchorage to unload the containers amid incessant rain and a turbulent sea..Especially since Monday, the rough weather, whic

July 8, 2025
July 8, 2025

Navy starts running new mooring terminal

Chittagong Dry Dock Limited (CDDL), Bangladesh's sole dry dock currently operating under the Bangladesh Navy, started running the New Mooring Container Terminal (NCT) of the Chattogram port yesterday, retaining the human resources engaged by the previous operator.

June 26, 2025
June 26, 2025

CPA prepares to run new mooring terminal with final nod pending

The Chittagong Port Authority (CPA) is preparing to take over the New Mooring Container Terminal (NCT) for now, as the current contract with private operator Saif Powertec Ltd is set to expire on July 6.