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
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.
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
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.
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
Chittagong shipping agents to pay higher bills as labour wages went up
CHITTAGONG : Shipping agents in Bangladesh from now on have to pay an additional 4.5% bill for container handling and 5.8% for bulk cargo handing against labour wages
Sending all containers to Chittagong depots stops to lower Port congestion
DHAKA : The tenure for sending all types of containers to the Chittagong off docks from the port yards, which was temporarily introduced back on 25 July after
Covid detected in two vessels in Chittagong in a week – Fears of the virus spread
CHITTAGONG : The risk of spread of coronavirus among the crew and staff of Chittagong port is rising as the presence of the deadly virus was detected in
Singapore-Malaysian ships wait over five days in Chittagong
DHAKA : While outbound laden containers are piling up in depots, Chittagong port yards are full of boxes. At the same time, the vessels in Chittagong are experiencing
Chittagong Port can be a transshipment hub for Northeast India
DHAKA : Chittagong seaport can become a transhipment hub for India as it will reduce both transit time and cost of cargo movement between the rest of India