Chattogram Bureau :
Principal seaport of Bangladesh, Chattogram Bandar (Chattogram Port) has made it to the list of ‘3 millionaire ports’ across the world. Chattogram Port has achieved this glory by handling 30 lakh TEUs containers this year. There are 60 such seaports across the world.Earlier, the Chattogram port was ranked at number 64 in the list of the world’s top 100 container handling seaports list by Maritime World’s internationally recognized Lloyds Survey. Port sources said that the Chattogram port recorded the handling of 20-foot-long (TEU’s) 30 lakh containers . The calculations of container handling recorded from January 01, last.
. An official of the CP said, “Chattogram seaport have achieved this milestone because of the full cooperation of the government, the addition of modern equipment including new gantry cranes, increased capacity of the authorities, improved management, automation, efficiency of port officers and staff, joint efforts of stakeholders and users, a decade of political stability and raise in the rate of export-import.
In order to maintain this continuity of growth, there is no alternatives to construct Bay Terminal in addition to the ongoing development project of the port.” The highest container handling of the port is at Newmooring Container Terminal (NCT) and Chittagong Container Terminal (CCT). The operator of these two terminals are Mrs Saif PowerTech Ltd. A top official of the organization said that the Chattogram Port Authority had reached the milestone of 30 lakh TEUs containers at 8am on Saturday last. Chittagong port authorities have been confirmed the matter after adding all the container handlings including CCT, NCT, GCB, Kamalapur ICD, Pangaon. Although there are still 10 more days left to finish the calendar year.
He said that till now, only NCT and CCT have handled more than 17 lakh containers.The President of the centenary old Chittagong Chamber of Commerce Mahbubul Alam said that the Chittagong port has been on the list of the three millionaire ports, which is good news for Bangladesh. We are very happy to keep up with this growth , the works of Patenga Container Terminal (PCT) has to be completed quickly. At the same time, the highest priority should be given for the implementation of Bay Terminal.
