Container and cargo handling at Chattogram port, the main seaport of Bangladesh, could hit record highs this year after declining steeply in the two years prior, according to official data.
The Bangladesh Shipping Corporation (BSC) has finally taken steps for the disposal of two of its oldest oil tankers, which, according to experts, had become unfit by 2015.
Many of the Chattogram port’s 12 container jetties have been lying vacant for the last couple of weeks due to a fall in the number of ships amid a decrease in imports..The port currently has 18 jetties. Of these, 12 jetties are dedicated for accommodating container vessels and the remainin
Tea is fetching higher prices at weekly auctions this year, with market players saying the imposition of a minimum price threshold and low supply of the cash crop are key factors for the rise.
There has been a significant year-on-year rise in the number of containers handled at Chattogram port in the three months till October while there was a drop in the overall handling of cargo and ships.
Container ships are being able to berth and load and unload cargo faster upon arrival at the Chattogram port nowadays, thanks to the gradual easing of an acute congestion that had been created in July and August.
The fire that broke out on two LPG tankers at Kutubdia anchorage last month was caused by inefficiency and negligence of the crew, a probe committee has found.
Businesses are losing interest in transporting containerised cargo to and from Chattogram port via Pangaon Inland Container Terminal (ICT) on the Buriganga river in the capital’s Keraniganj thanks to its high inland water transport costs, lengthy customs clearance and other obstacles.
Container and cargo handling at Chattogram port, the main seaport of Bangladesh, could hit record highs this year after declining steeply in the two years prior, according to official data.
The Bangladesh Shipping Corporation (BSC) has finally taken steps for the disposal of two of its oldest oil tankers, which, according to experts, had become unfit by 2015.
Many of the Chattogram port’s 12 container jetties have been lying vacant for the last couple of weeks due to a fall in the number of ships amid a decrease in imports..The port currently has 18 jetties. Of these, 12 jetties are dedicated for accommodating container vessels and the remainin
Tea is fetching higher prices at weekly auctions this year, with market players saying the imposition of a minimum price threshold and low supply of the cash crop are key factors for the rise.
There has been a significant year-on-year rise in the number of containers handled at Chattogram port in the three months till October while there was a drop in the overall handling of cargo and ships.
Container ships are being able to berth and load and unload cargo faster upon arrival at the Chattogram port nowadays, thanks to the gradual easing of an acute congestion that had been created in July and August.
The fire that broke out on two LPG tankers at Kutubdia anchorage last month was caused by inefficiency and negligence of the crew, a probe committee has found.
Businesses are losing interest in transporting containerised cargo to and from Chattogram port via Pangaon Inland Container Terminal (ICT) on the Buriganga river in the capital’s Keraniganj thanks to its high inland water transport costs, lengthy customs clearance and other obstacles.
Most of the cargo that arrived from Karachi contained industrial raw materials, including soda ash, dolomite, limestone, chemicals, onion, fabrics and potatoes
The interim government will review the Bay Terminal project, the biggest expansion project in the Chattogram port’s history.
