Port of Chittagong

Bangladesh fears ‘inadequate’ feeder services could result in a cotton crisis

Bangladeshi textile millers fear a massive shortage of cotton in the coming months, as shipping lines seem ‘unwilling’ to carry Chittagong-bound cargo owing to a shortage of feeder vessels.
“Mother vessels wait in transhipment ports, but feeder services are inadequate and fail to reach them in time,” said Mohammad Ali Khokon, president of the Bangladesh Textile Mills Association (BTMA).
With no deepsea port, Bangladeshi textile exports and imports are dependent on feeder …

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Letter from Bangladesh: congested Chittagong and a new airline

A desperate Chittagong Port Authority (CPA) last week urged shippers to remove boxes from the badly congested port.
It wrote to shippers requesting they move containers quickly, as both the less-than-container load (LCL) and full-container-load (FCL) sheds are full.
Yesterday, some 43,679 teu was lying at the port yards, up from 42,324 teu on Saturday
At least three letters were issued on Thursday asking for quicker deliveries, while another was sent noting the …

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Chittagong makes e-payment mandatory for shippers from 2022

Bangladesh has made mandatory the e-payment of any kinds of duty-tax, fees, and charges, linked to export and import trade, through Chittagong customs house (CHC).

From 1 January 2022, no more manual payment will be accepted, the CHC said in a notification.

“The importers and exporters themselves will be responsible for the delay in goods delivery for failing to make e-payment,” the notification added.

Earlier, from 1 July, payment worth over US$2,500 online was made mandatory to provide faster...

https://container-news.com/chittagong-makes-e-payment-mandatory-for-shippers-from-2022/

Chittagong depots owners, users at loggerheads over charge hike

The shipping agents, apparel exporters, and off dock owners are now at loggerheads over the increase of overall charges of the off docks in Chittagong by 23% which is linked to diesel price hike in the domestic market.

Both the apparel makers and shipping agents are demanding cancellation of the charge hike which is feared to increase their cost of doing business significantly and have severe impacts on Bangladesh’s export-import trade.

The Bangladesh Inland Container Depot Association (BICDA) on...

https://container-news.com/chittagong-depots-owners-users-at-loggerheads-over-charge-hike/

Bangladeshi truckers continuing strike since Friday: cargo transportation halted

The vehicle strike started on 5 November in Bangladesh is continuing for the fourth consecutive day, disrupting transportation of all kinds of goods across the country.

Over 10,100TEU export containers remained stuck at the 19 off docks of which at least 50% were supposed to go to the port of Chittagong for shipment. The boxes could not go to the port yards as truck and covered vans did not show up to carry them there.

According to port officials, three vessels namely X-Press Lhotse, AS Sicilia,...

https://container-news.com/bangladeshi-truckers-continuing-strike-since-friday-cargo-transportation-halted/

New rail ICD in Chittagong in the offing

Container Company of Bangladesh Limited (CCBL) is going to build a rail Inland Container Depot (ICD) in Chittagong to boost the transportation of containers by trains.

Local terminal operator Saif Powertec Limited will build and operate the ICD on behalf of CCBL for 20 years before handing it over to CCBL, according to a deal that will be signed on 19 October.

The new ICD will have a capacity of 100,000TEU a year and will be built in more than 86,150m² of railway-owned land in the Halishahar area...

https://container-news.com/new-rail-icd-in-chittagong-in-the-offing/

Prime movers enforce six-day strike in a Chittagong depot creating container stockpile

Several hundred export containers have become stuck in a container depot as the drivers and assistants of nearly 100 prime movers of the large box depot in Chittagong have enforced work abstention since 30 September.

During the last six days, many vessels left jetties without taking designated containers as they did not reach the hook points in time from the depot.

At the same time, several hundred import boxes, designated for the depot, have become stockpiled at the port yards since the prime...

https://container-news.com/prime-movers-enforce-six-day-strike-in-a-chittagong-depot-creating-container-stockpile/

Chittagong- Thailand direct shipping could save costs and time

Launching a direct shipping service between Bangladesh’s Chittagong Port and Thailand’s Ranong Port has received a fresh push as trade between the two countries is growing.

The total export-import trade between Bangladesh and Thailand reached nearly US$1.3 billion which are now being transported through Malaysian and Singaporean ports. In this bilateral trade, Thailand’s share is over US$1.2 billion. 

Thailand mainly exports cement, cereals, plastics, man-made staple fibers, sugar and sugar...

https://container-news.com/chittagong-thailand-direct-shipping-could-save-costs-and-time/

Bangladeshi police arrests gangs who steal export cargo from vehicles at highways

Bangladeshi police has arrested a large gang of thieves who steal apparel items by opening the locks of containers and covered vans while the vehicles were at the highways on their way to and from the Chittagong port.

The gang has reportedly stolen goods worth millions of dollars from 5,000 trucks during the last 20 years.

Truck and covered van drivers are also involved with the gang that steals goods from the vehicles. Police arrested 11 members of the gang this week after checking the phone...

https://container-news.com/bangladeshi-police-arrests-gangs-who-steal-export-cargo-from-vehicles-at-highways/

Severe truck strike disrupts container handling at Chittagong port

Truckers have enforced their scheduled strike Tuesday (21 September) morning across Bangladesh halting movement of cargoes and bringing a supply chain disorder.

The 72 hour-strike has also disrupted the handling of containers and bulk cargoes at the country’s sea and river ports which caused fear among the exporters and importers of possible congestion and backlog.

Due to the strike, loading and unloading of containers from vessels at Chittagong port jetties slowed down as truckers are not...

https://container-news.com/severe-truck-strike-disrupts-container-handling-at-chittagong-port/

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