Congestion at Bangladesh's Chottogram Port due to slow delivery

12 Aug '24

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Congestion at Bangladesh's Chottogram Port due to slow delivery

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Slow delivery of both cargo and containers has led to congestion at Bangladesh's Chattogram Port, where operations had been disrupted since July 18 last due to countrywide anti-job quota movement by students.
Both imports and exports have been affected.
The Chattogram Port Authority is hopeful of the situation at the port returning to normalcy soon.

Slow delivery of both cargo and containers has led to congestion at Bangladesh’s Chattogram Port, where operations had been disrupted since July 18 last due to countrywide anti-job quota movement by students.

Both imports and exports have been affected because of this.

Operations by the Chattogram Port Authority (CPA) had resumed on August 6 in full swing and 66 ships have reported arrived at the port. Of them, 16 are in jetties while other 50 in the outer anchorage.

CPA is hopeful of the situation at the port returning to normalcy within the shortest possible time.

CPA secretary Muhammad Omar Faruk, however, domestic media outlets that loading and unloading from ships and delivery of both cargo and containers from the port sheds have started in a smooth manner.

The Bangladesh Railway had also suspended all trains beginning July 18. Trains carry containers to Kamalapur inland container depot from Chattogram Port.

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