Chattogram Bureau :
The pioneer seaport of the country – Chittagong Bandar has ranked 64th position in the world’s 100 best container handling ports, upgraded by six steps up from previous year. The principal seaport of the country was the 70th in the list of previous year . In 2008, this sea port was the ranked 95th.The Lloyd’s List, the most popular journal in the Maritime World, publishes this list on their website every year.
According to Lloyd’s List, the Chattogram Port has handled 2,903,996 TEUs (Twenty Foot Equivalent Unit) containers in 2018 which is 8.9% up from previous year. In 2017, the port handled 2,667,223 TEUs containers. Another healthy year of volume growth helped the port reach record throughput last year and put it on course to eclipse the 3m teu barrier in 2019, it said. As per the magazine, Chattogram benefited from manufacturers shifting production lines to Southeast Asia away from northern china.
On the other hand, Shanghai of China topped in the list with handling 42,010,200 TEUs containers which is 4.4% up from previous year. In 2017, it handled 40,233,000 TEUs containers. Four ports were dropped from the rankings this year, while San Antonio, Abu Dhabi and Buenos Aires were returned in the ranking, in addition to Chinese debutant Jiaxing.
Singapore Port holds the second position as usual. The third, fourth, fifth, seventh, eighth and ninth positions are in Chinese ports. South Korea’s Busan port came in the sixth position. The Middle East’s Dubai port is the 10th position.
Chattogram Port Authority Secretary Mohammad Omar Faruk told The New Nation that container handling of the Chattogram port will gradually increase if the Patenga Container Terminal (PCT) and Bay-terminal which are under construction, go into operation. At that time, Chattogram will be far ahead in the list of the best 100 seaports in the world.
Chattogram Port is ahead of Pakistan’s Port of Karachi, which was ranked 83rd.Talking to Member (Administration and Planning) of the Chattogram Port Authority Md Zafar Alam said the new position indicates that the economic activities of the country are increasing gradually.
“The country’s export and import are on the rise.
Different mega projects are being implementing for developing the country’s infrastructure,” he added. He hoped that the position of Chattogram Port will improve further in coming days.
The pioneer seaport of the country – Chittagong Bandar has ranked 64th position in the world’s 100 best container handling ports, upgraded by six steps up from previous year. The principal seaport of the country was the 70th in the list of previous year . In 2008, this sea port was the ranked 95th.The Lloyd’s List, the most popular journal in the Maritime World, publishes this list on their website every year.
According to Lloyd’s List, the Chattogram Port has handled 2,903,996 TEUs (Twenty Foot Equivalent Unit) containers in 2018 which is 8.9% up from previous year. In 2017, the port handled 2,667,223 TEUs containers. Another healthy year of volume growth helped the port reach record throughput last year and put it on course to eclipse the 3m teu barrier in 2019, it said. As per the magazine, Chattogram benefited from manufacturers shifting production lines to Southeast Asia away from northern china.
On the other hand, Shanghai of China topped in the list with handling 42,010,200 TEUs containers which is 4.4% up from previous year. In 2017, it handled 40,233,000 TEUs containers. Four ports were dropped from the rankings this year, while San Antonio, Abu Dhabi and Buenos Aires were returned in the ranking, in addition to Chinese debutant Jiaxing.
Singapore Port holds the second position as usual. The third, fourth, fifth, seventh, eighth and ninth positions are in Chinese ports. South Korea’s Busan port came in the sixth position. The Middle East’s Dubai port is the 10th position.
Chattogram Port Authority Secretary Mohammad Omar Faruk told The New Nation that container handling of the Chattogram port will gradually increase if the Patenga Container Terminal (PCT) and Bay-terminal which are under construction, go into operation. At that time, Chattogram will be far ahead in the list of the best 100 seaports in the world.
Chattogram Port is ahead of Pakistan’s Port of Karachi, which was ranked 83rd.Talking to Member (Administration and Planning) of the Chattogram Port Authority Md Zafar Alam said the new position indicates that the economic activities of the country are increasing gradually.
“The country’s export and import are on the rise.
Different mega projects are being implementing for developing the country’s infrastructure,” he added. He hoped that the position of Chattogram Port will improve further in coming days.
