A Correspondent :
Despite the government’s decision to keep the port activities open for 24 hours and clear the containers on the weekly holidays, the container congestion is yet to be removed from Chittagong Port, the prime sea port of the country.
Chittagong Sea Port is facing problems in clearing imported containers, particularly those imported by single importers, for the last several months because of strained handling facility at the country’s port. As a result, severe congestion of the containers is hampering the regular operational activities of the Chittagong sea port now, sources said.
Sources said, the congestion has led to disrupt the overall container handling operation of the port, which accounts for more than 90 percent of the country’s international trade. Meanwhile, workers of Clearing & Forwarding (C&F) Agents have stopped the work at Chittagong Custom House for long three hours on August 3. As a result, the regular activities of Chittagong Custom House remained suspended from 9 am to 12 pm on that day.
The workers and representatives of C & F Agents stopped the work at the Chittagong Custom House from 9 am protesting the show cause notice and cancelling the license of two of their leaders.
They demanded to withdraw the show cause notices that were issued against their leaders and the decision of cancelling of the license of the leaders. In the mean time, Chittagong Port Authority (CPA) has taken 21 point decision to remove the long congestion of containers in Chittagong sea port and jetties of CPA.
The decisions are un-staffing of LCL containers within two days of berthing, ensuring the delivery of FCL containers on the day of berthing, introducing of all systems and equipments Hot Service System during the delivery, ensuring the presence of all shift staffs and officials before starting the new shift etc.
On the other hand, CPA has also formed a 16 member committee to gear up the operational activities of Chittagong port, the prime sea port of the country recently. The 16 member committee which was also formed to ensure the operational activities of Chittagong sea port without break including the CPA officials as well as the stakeholders, said sources concerned.
Sources said, the 16 member committee is headed by Director Traffic of CPA. The rest members of the committee are Chief Engineer of CPA (Mechanical), Terminal Managers, representatives of Chittagong Custom House, Chittagong Chamber of Commerce and Industry (CCCI) Chittagong Metropolitan Chamber of Commerce and Industry (CMCCI), Bangladesh Shipping Agents Association, Bangladesh Container Shipping Association, BGMEA, BKMEA, Bangladesh Off Dock Owners Association, Chittagong Berth Operators, Chittagong Terminal Operators Association, Ship Handling Operators Association, Bangladesh Freight Forwarders Association. The committee can expand the number of members by including or co-opting the new members, said the sources in CPA.
Despite the government’s decision to keep the port activities open for 24 hours and clear the containers on the weekly holidays, the container congestion is yet to be removed from Chittagong Port, the prime sea port of the country.
Chittagong Sea Port is facing problems in clearing imported containers, particularly those imported by single importers, for the last several months because of strained handling facility at the country’s port. As a result, severe congestion of the containers is hampering the regular operational activities of the Chittagong sea port now, sources said.
Sources said, the congestion has led to disrupt the overall container handling operation of the port, which accounts for more than 90 percent of the country’s international trade. Meanwhile, workers of Clearing & Forwarding (C&F) Agents have stopped the work at Chittagong Custom House for long three hours on August 3. As a result, the regular activities of Chittagong Custom House remained suspended from 9 am to 12 pm on that day.
The workers and representatives of C & F Agents stopped the work at the Chittagong Custom House from 9 am protesting the show cause notice and cancelling the license of two of their leaders.
They demanded to withdraw the show cause notices that were issued against their leaders and the decision of cancelling of the license of the leaders. In the mean time, Chittagong Port Authority (CPA) has taken 21 point decision to remove the long congestion of containers in Chittagong sea port and jetties of CPA.
The decisions are un-staffing of LCL containers within two days of berthing, ensuring the delivery of FCL containers on the day of berthing, introducing of all systems and equipments Hot Service System during the delivery, ensuring the presence of all shift staffs and officials before starting the new shift etc.
On the other hand, CPA has also formed a 16 member committee to gear up the operational activities of Chittagong port, the prime sea port of the country recently. The 16 member committee which was also formed to ensure the operational activities of Chittagong sea port without break including the CPA officials as well as the stakeholders, said sources concerned.
Sources said, the 16 member committee is headed by Director Traffic of CPA. The rest members of the committee are Chief Engineer of CPA (Mechanical), Terminal Managers, representatives of Chittagong Custom House, Chittagong Chamber of Commerce and Industry (CCCI) Chittagong Metropolitan Chamber of Commerce and Industry (CMCCI), Bangladesh Shipping Agents Association, Bangladesh Container Shipping Association, BGMEA, BKMEA, Bangladesh Off Dock Owners Association, Chittagong Berth Operators, Chittagong Terminal Operators Association, Ship Handling Operators Association, Bangladesh Freight Forwarders Association. The committee can expand the number of members by including or co-opting the new members, said the sources in CPA.
