Chattogram port
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.
Cargo transportation halted at Ctg port as workers begin fresh strike
Container transportation between the port and privately owned inland container depots (ICDs) remained suspended since midnight
Container transport from Ctg port resumes after 34 hours
Workers postponed strike
Shipping lines getting interested in Bangladesh-China route
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.
Freight train suspension deepens Ctg port’s container congestion
The suspension began on August 3
Trade through Ctg port got disrupted for second day
1,175 TEUs of containers were released from the port today, down from the regular 8,000 TEUs
Kamalapur ICD-bound container congestion hits Ctg port
The port yard now has 2,346 TEUs of containers, up from its capacity to store 876 TEUs
Delivery pressure gridlocks Ctg port
Containers got piled up in five layers instead of four
Govt may waive rent for delayed delivery of imported goods
State Minister for Shipping Khalid Mahmud Chowdhury gave the assurance today
Cargo transport slows
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.
Little impact of hartal on Ctg port activities
A countrywide dawn to dusk hartal enforced by opposition parties BNP and Jamaat-e-Islami yesterday had little impact on operational activities at the Chattogram port.
Ctg port may draw $7b investment in 3 years
The Chattogram port has the potential to draw around $5 billion to $7 billion in foreign direct investments over the next three years, said Rear Admiral Mohammad Sohail, the newly appointed chairman of Chittagong Port Authority (CPA), yesterday.
25 products dominated imports in FY23
About half the imports through Chattogram port during fiscal year (FY) 2022-23 were made up of just 25 products that have industrial or household applications, according to data of the Chattogram Custom House.
Ctg port slips three notches, now 67th busiest port in the world
The 2023 edition of the Lloyd's List One Hundred Ports was published last week
Signal 10 for Cox’s Bazar port, 8 for Chattogram, Payra
The maritime port in Cox's Bazar has been asked to hoist cautionary signal (Great Danger Signal) 10 as cyclone Mocha has intensified into an extremely severe cyclonic storm over the east central Bay of Bengal.
Take action to stop RMG cargo theft
Such incidents are becoming a serious problem for apparel exporters
Stalemate eases over waiver certificates at Ctg port
A breakthrough finally came about yesterday over a stalemate centring issuance of waiver certificates which allow foreign flagged container vessels to carry cargo to and from the country’s seaports.
118 tonnes RMG goods seized on money laundering charges
Sabiha Saiki Fashion shipped 85 consignments worth Tk 22 crore through Ctg port in the last three years using fake documents
Imports thru Ctg port fall as expenditures rise
Imports through Chattogram port fell 2.5 per cent year-on-year in the first six months of the current fiscal as rising US dollar prices pushed up the overall costs involved, according to traders.