The Chittagong Port Authority (CPA) has recommended doubling the number of private inland container depots (ICDs) to facilitate the delivery of imported goods from the off-docks and make doing business easy. The Chittagong Port Authority (CPA) has recommended doubling the number of private inland container depots (ICDs) to facilitate the delivery of imported goods from […]
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Source: Hafiz Johari/Shutterstock.com CHITTAGONG: EXPANSION IS A MUST, AS THE PORT IS CREAKING UNDER THE WEIGHT OF OVERCAPACITY. Welcome to the 2020 edition of Lloyd’s List One Hundred Ports, tallying up the annual container throughput figures of the world’s elite port facilities. Given how this year has unfolded at the hands of the coronavirus […]
Read MoreThe Chittagong Port Authority (CPA) turns 134 on Sunday. Like last year, the port will observe its founding in a simple manner tomorrow as the second wave of Covid-19 pandemic is lashing the country since early this year. The history of Chittagong Port, one of the oldest natural ports in the subcontinent, dates back to […]
Read MoreBy Bangladesh correspondent 04/06/2021 Despite facing week-long disruptions in mid-May, due to Eid-ul-Fitr-linked holidays and the Covid-19 slowdown, cargo volumes through Chittagong port last month continued to be positive, showing an upward trend on previous months. In May, some 56,108 teu of laden containers were exported through Bangladesh’s prime seaport, compared with 55,883 teu in April […]
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