BSC issues tender to dispose of two old oil tankers
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.
1d ago
Jetties empty at Ctg port as import falls
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
2d ago
Tea auctions see higher prices this season
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.
1w ago
Container handling at Ctg port rises 10% in Aug-Oct
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.
1w ago
Ctg port operations speed up as congestion eases
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.
2w ago
Probe finds crew negligence behind Kutubdia LPG tanker fire
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.
2w ago
Businesses lose interest in Pangaon ICT for high costs
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.
2w ago
Ship from Karachi port: What was in the cargo?
Most of the cargo that arrived from Karachi contained industrial raw materials, including soda ash, dolomite, limestone, chemicals, onion, fabrics and potatoes
2w ago
July 28, 2024
Long vessel queue forms at Ctg port
A long queue of vessels has formed at the Chattogram port’s outer anchorage, with berthing delayed by up to nine days, for container yards being acutely congested and operational disruptions resulting from the quota reform movement last week.
July 27, 2024
Delivery pressure gridlocks Ctg port
Containers got piled up in five layers instead of four
July 24, 2024
Container delivery, transport from Ctg port gaining momentum
Online assessment process began Tuesday evening
July 23, 2024
Internet blackout intensifies port congestion
Container congestion turned acute at the Chattogram port on July 22 as deliveries remained suspended for a second consecutive day for operational complexities caused by an ongoing internet blackout and a lack of transportation facilities
July 23, 2024
Business takes a hit from acute port congestion
Import and export activities as well as cargo and container delivery were also seriously disrupted at the country's largest seaport due to a nationwide internet blackout since July 18
July 23, 2024
Ports, transports at a standstill
Export and import activities suffered severe disruptions for the third day on July 20 amid transport problems because of violence centring the quota reform movement and internet shutdown by the government.
July 22, 2024
Business takes a hit from acute port congestion
Operational activities at the Chattogram port moved at a snail’s pace on the fourth day of an unprecedented disruption due to the government’s imposition of a curfew and countrywide violence over the quota reform movement, hitting business and economy hard.
July 18, 2024
Cargo transport between ICDs, Chattogram port slows
Cargo transport to and from the Chattogram port experienced a slowdown today as a result of the ongoing unrest and enforcement of a countrywide shutdown by quota reform activists
July 15, 2024
Import delivery partially to go outside Ctg port
The long-awaited demand of businesses to shift the handling and delivery of import cargoes outside the Chattogram port yard is going to be realised soon, albeit partially, as the National Board of Revenue (NBR) has given the go-ahead to this effect.
July 1, 2024
Ctg port posts 5.36% growth in container handling
The port handled 31.69 lakh TEUs of containers in FY24, up from 30.07 lakh TEUs the previous fiscal
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