Shipping starts on the Chittagong-Dubai route
DHAKA : Shipping has recently started in the Chittagong-Dubai route even as part of its debut journey, a ship carrying 121 export containers from Bangladesh left Chittagong Port recently to Jebel Ali port in
Chittagong Port’s new year beginning performance fell down drastically
CHATTOGRAM : The first month of this year did not pass well for Chittagong Port, Bangladesh’s prime seaport, which handles almost 92% of the country’s seaborne export-import trade. Compared to last year’s January, the
Transport strike comes to an end after disruptions to Bangladesh ports
DHAKA : After four days of a transport strike over a fuel price hike, export and import through maritime and land ports in Bangladesh came to a grinding halt. The companies transported goods in
Chittagong makes bullet seals for inbound boxes mandatory
The Chittagong Port Authority has made mandatory the use of bullet seals in all laden import containers, effective from 1 December, to ensure goods are not damaged or lost when they land in port
RMG makers send SOS as strike disrupts export-import
CHITTAGONG : The Narayanganj-based knitwear exporter Wisdom Attires Ltd had been scheduled to ship about $0.6million worth of products by Sunday from Chattogram Port to a Spanish buyer. Amid the nationwide transport strike there
Chattogram to get first rail-linked container depot
DHAKA : The port city is set to get its first multi-modal container depot in two years, which will enhance Chattogram port’s capacity to handle export-bound and imported goods. The terminal-cum-off-dock in Chattogram will
New rail ICD in Chittagong in the offing
CHITTAGONG : Container Company of Bangladesh Limited (CCBL) is going to build a rail Inland Container Depot (ICD) in Chittagong to boost the transportation of containers by trains. Local terminal operator Saif Powertec Limited
Severe truck strike disrupts container handling at Chittagong Port
CHITTAGONG : Truckers have enforced their scheduled strike morning across Bangladesh halting movement of cargoes and bringing a supply chain disorder. The 72 hour-strike has also disrupted the handling of containers and bulk cargoes