Chittagong port yards face severe box congestions in lockdown

The ongoing lockdown in Bangladesh has started taking a toll on the shipping sector, especially on port yards, creating severe congestion as importers are hardly taking delivery of containers.

As of 26 July, 43,574TEU –  of a total capacity of 49,018TEU – were lying at the Chittagong port yards, while on 25 July, 1,901TEU were delivered from the yards against a usual 4,000TEU delivery. The lowest delivery was recorded on 21 July when importers took delivery of 128TEU.

Importers say the factories...

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