Container transportation between the port and privately owned inland container depots (ICDs) remained suspended since midnight
Workers postponed strike
Different shipping lines are showing interest in expanding their services to directly connect and quickly transport cargo between the Chattogram port in Bangladesh and those in China, the biggest source for local imports.
The suspension began on August 3
1,175 TEUs of containers were released from the port today, down from the regular 8,000 TEUs
The port yard now has 2,346 TEUs of containers, up from its capacity to store 876 TEUs
Containers got piled up in five layers instead of four
State Minister for Shipping Khalid Mahmud Chowdhury gave the assurance today
A “cybercriminal gang” attempted to release a container of cigarettes from Chattogram Port after breaching the server of the National Board of Revenue with the login credentials of a customs official.
The World Bank approved $650 million on Friday to help Bangladesh construct the breakwater of Bay Terminal, a mega expansion project of Chattogram port.
Slow container delivery from the port created the problem
Until June 15, some 15,553 TEUs of export containers were lying at the 21 ICDs, much higher from 8,000 on any regular day
Chattogram Port Authority has issued Alert No 4 this morning suspending all operations in the port as Cyclone Remal heads towards the coast
However, workers resumed operations today early morning
If you get a chance to take a stroll inside the present-day terminal of Chattogram Port, a world of mechanical marvels awaits.
The Chattogram port has experienced a 2.92 percent year-on-year drop in the number of containers handled in the just concluded year
Fesco introduced a container service in Bangladesh as a part of its push to facilitate direct shipping from the Indian subcontinent to Russia.
A vessel bound for Singapore yesterday delayed its departure from Chattogram port as a good number of its export containers failed to reach on time amid a nationwide blockade that began on Tuesday.
The transport of export and import containers between private inland container depots (ICDs) and the Chattogram port faced little disruption yesterday, the first day of the three-day blockade enforced by BNP and Jamaat-e-Islami.