Chattogram Bureau :
The Chattogram Port, the principal sea port of Bangladesh, is the busiest seaport on the coastline of the Bay of Bengal. After the liberation of Bangladesh, Chittagong Port has constructed seven jetties and prior to independence, the country’s prime seaport had 13 jetties.
Bangladesh has seaports, land ports, and airports that support Bangladeshi and other South Asian regional trade (such as for Nepal, Bhutan, and northeastern Indian states).
Shipments primarily transit via two seaports like Chattogram Port and Mongla Port , ten land ports (Benapole, Burimari, Akhaura, Sonamasjid, Hili, Banglabandha, Teknaf, Bhomra, Bibirbazar and Nakugaon) and three international airports (Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport, Dhaka, Shah Amanat International Airport, Chattogram and Osmani International Airport, Sylhet.
It was constructed in 1887 near the Karnafuli River channel and located approximately 16 kilometers upstream from the Bay of Bengal, the Chittagong Port (originally a river port) is the country’s largest seaport.
The CPA’s mandate is derived from the Chittagong Port Authority Ordinance – 1976 (Ordinance No. LII of 1976), which was published on July 7, 1976 (amended 1995).
It is a member of the International Association of Ports and Harbors (IAPH) and oversees 15 departments. The Chattogram Port Authority has oversight over the Chattogram Port (CP), Inland Container Depot (ICD) Dhaka, River Inland Container Depot (RICD) Dhaka, and Sadarghat Jetty, Chattogram.
Chattogram Port has grown in the capacity of container handling and others over the years. The number of vessels berthing in port has increased, with 3,747 ships berthed in 2018 and 3,370 in 2017. The stay time of ships has also decreased.
Last year, the port handled the record 2.903 million TEUs (twenty feet equivalent units) of containers, a 13 per cent up from 2017’s 2.667 million TEUs. Meanwhile, the port has moved six notches up to become 64th busiest among 100 top ports globally, according to the latest Lloyd’s List, world’s oldest journal on port and shipping. Chittagong port ranked 70th in 2018 and 71st in 2017 on the list.
It is to be noted that Chinese port of Shanghai with a throughput of 42.01 million TEUs clinched the top position in the 2019 chart. Chittagong Port Authority (CPA) chairman Rear Admiral Zulfikar Aziz said, “The management of the increased handling of containers is a big challenge now.””We’ve taken multiple plans, including short-term, mid-term and long-term ones, to make the port most modern to meet future challenges.”
“As planned, the project has been finalised to build four terminals-Bay Terminal, Patenga Container Terminal, Laldia Multipurpose Terminal and Karnaphuli Container Terminal,” Mr Aziz cited. “Now, a vessel with a length of 190 metres and draft of 9.5 metres can berth during high tide. Once Bay Terminal is built, vessels with more draft and length could berth at jetties.”
The Chattogram Port, the principal sea port of Bangladesh, is the busiest seaport on the coastline of the Bay of Bengal. After the liberation of Bangladesh, Chittagong Port has constructed seven jetties and prior to independence, the country’s prime seaport had 13 jetties.
Bangladesh has seaports, land ports, and airports that support Bangladeshi and other South Asian regional trade (such as for Nepal, Bhutan, and northeastern Indian states).
Shipments primarily transit via two seaports like Chattogram Port and Mongla Port , ten land ports (Benapole, Burimari, Akhaura, Sonamasjid, Hili, Banglabandha, Teknaf, Bhomra, Bibirbazar and Nakugaon) and three international airports (Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport, Dhaka, Shah Amanat International Airport, Chattogram and Osmani International Airport, Sylhet.
It was constructed in 1887 near the Karnafuli River channel and located approximately 16 kilometers upstream from the Bay of Bengal, the Chittagong Port (originally a river port) is the country’s largest seaport.
The CPA’s mandate is derived from the Chittagong Port Authority Ordinance – 1976 (Ordinance No. LII of 1976), which was published on July 7, 1976 (amended 1995).
It is a member of the International Association of Ports and Harbors (IAPH) and oversees 15 departments. The Chattogram Port Authority has oversight over the Chattogram Port (CP), Inland Container Depot (ICD) Dhaka, River Inland Container Depot (RICD) Dhaka, and Sadarghat Jetty, Chattogram.
Chattogram Port has grown in the capacity of container handling and others over the years. The number of vessels berthing in port has increased, with 3,747 ships berthed in 2018 and 3,370 in 2017. The stay time of ships has also decreased.
Last year, the port handled the record 2.903 million TEUs (twenty feet equivalent units) of containers, a 13 per cent up from 2017’s 2.667 million TEUs. Meanwhile, the port has moved six notches up to become 64th busiest among 100 top ports globally, according to the latest Lloyd’s List, world’s oldest journal on port and shipping. Chittagong port ranked 70th in 2018 and 71st in 2017 on the list.
It is to be noted that Chinese port of Shanghai with a throughput of 42.01 million TEUs clinched the top position in the 2019 chart. Chittagong Port Authority (CPA) chairman Rear Admiral Zulfikar Aziz said, “The management of the increased handling of containers is a big challenge now.””We’ve taken multiple plans, including short-term, mid-term and long-term ones, to make the port most modern to meet future challenges.”
“As planned, the project has been finalised to build four terminals-Bay Terminal, Patenga Container Terminal, Laldia Multipurpose Terminal and Karnaphuli Container Terminal,” Mr Aziz cited. “Now, a vessel with a length of 190 metres and draft of 9.5 metres can berth during high tide. Once Bay Terminal is built, vessels with more draft and length could berth at jetties.”
