Bangladeshi authorities say Indian credits come with multiple strings attached that delay implementation Photo- Courtesy The Chattogram Port Authority (CPA) has decided to step back from the Bay Terminal construction with the Indian Line of Credit (LoC III) tagged by tough credit terms, said a top CPA official. Requesting anonymity, the official said the CPA […]
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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 […]
Read MoreSource: 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 […]
Read MoreJan De Nul signs Payra Port contract! Jan De Nul Group today signed a contract with Payra Port Authorities in order to maintain the depths of the existing port access channel. “Our vessels Diogo Cão and Henry Darcy are mobilizing to Bangladesh in order to start the works in January 2021,” the company said […]
Read MoreGMS March 29, 2021 © katiekk2 / Adobe Stock Several large LDT sales have taken place this week, as owners dip in to take advantage of the red hot sub-continent markets of the moment. Almost all of the locations saw some activity this week (market and private), with India even getting in on the act (despite […]
Read MoreAdvances 6 steps on Lloyd’s List Chattogram port. Star file photo Dwaipayan Barua Chattogram sea port has advanced six steps in a year in terms of annual traffic of containers in 2019, according to Lloyd’s List, the world’s oldest journal on ports and shipping. Chattogram sea port has been ranked the 58th busiest container port […]
Read Morein International Shipping News 2020 After long 10 years a Bangladeshi flag carrier ship anchored at the jetty of Chittagong port on Sunday. The Bangladeshi flag carrier ship MV Sierra will start its maritime vogue on Tuesday next with export containers from Chittagong sea port. The Bangladeshi flag carrier ship will ply the Chattogram-Singapore-Kelang port route regularly, […]
Read MoreChattogram Bureau, bdnews24.com Published: 25 Aug 2020 12:26 AM BdST Updated: 25 Aug 2020 12:26 AM BdST A loaded cargo ship, which had tilted to one side at Chattogram port, has been stabilised after several containers were unloaded. But the port officials could not confirm whether OEL Hind, the ship registered in Panama, was fit to sail despite […]
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