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UAE’s AD Ports Group to invest $1 billion to develop Ctg port

The Chittagong Port Authority signs MoU with the Abu Dhabi-based company

6h ago

MoU with AD Ports today on Bay Terminal project

Chittagong Port Authority (CPA) will sign a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with AD Ports Group today regarding the latter’s proposal to implement a portion of the Bay Terminal project.

17h ago

Hope of seeing my family again kept me going

The incident of Somali pirates capturing MV Abdullah on March 12 was a traumatic event for all crew members, but more so for engine cadet Ayub Khan, the youngest member on board.

1d ago

MV Abdullah: From horror to a warm embrace

The Chattogram port was filled with sighs of relief as the 23 crew members of MV Abdullah finally reached home yesterday afternoon.

2d ago

MV Abdullah’s turbulent passage ends

The long wait for the 23 crewmen of MV Abdullah to come home ended as the vessel dropped anchor at Kutubdia around 6:00pm yesterday.

3d ago

700 TEUs of containers miss shipment at Ctg port

However, workers resumed operations today early morning

5d ago

Maiden logistics job fair opens eyes to new horizon

Mushfiqa Zarin Siddiqa, a final year BBA student at a private university in Chattogram who is majoring in human resource management, had a very limited idea about her career prospects.

1w ago

Handover of 500 acres of land for Bay Terminal at final stage

In three separate letters, the Chattogram district administration yesterday instructed the Chittagong Port Authority (CPA) to deposit the land lease charges with the Bangladesh Bank and send copies of the respective receipts to its office.

1w ago
March 16, 2024
March 16, 2024

Hijacked MV Abdullah: Pirates take it further north of Somali coast

The pirates took the Bangladesh-flagged ship 45 to 50 nautical miles to the north and anchored it 4 nautical miles off the coast of Godobjiran town of Somalia yesterday evening.

March 15, 2024
March 15, 2024

‘No one feels good at gunpoint’

The hostages on board the hijacked Bangladesh-flagged ship were taken to their cabins from the bridge after the pirates anchored the vessel as dawn broke over the Somali port of Garacad.

March 14, 2024
March 14, 2024

'Maa, we are fine. Don’t worry'

Hijacked ship’s crew member tells his mother over phone

March 14, 2024
March 14, 2024

Pirates allowing crew to stay in cabins

Says a crew member of the hijacked ship in a voice message sent to his brother

March 14, 2024
March 14, 2024

Hijacked ship sailing fast to Somali shores

Neither the government nor the firm that owns the Bangladesh-flagged ship hijacked with 23 crew members has been able to contact the hostages or pirates as of last night.

March 13, 2024
March 13, 2024

Laldia container terminal project gains momentum

AP Moller Maersk, a Danish shipping and logistics company, will likely invest between $300 and $400 million for constructing the Laldia container terminal at Chattogram Port, according to project officials.

February 6, 2024
February 6, 2024

Robbery rate drops in Chattogram port

Armed robberies of domestic and foreign vessels coming into the Chattogram port decreased sharply in the concluding year, according to two international organisations.

February 3, 2024
February 3, 2024

Bangladeshi vessels start avoiding Red Sea amid rising tension

Govt guidelines issued for ships using the route

January 28, 2024
January 28, 2024

Dispute over lighter vessel allocation rages on

A section of lighter vessel operators and cargo agents in Bangladesh are not accepting the interim solution for allocating ships to transport import cargo from Chattogram port via inland waterways, citing preferential treatment in the selection process.

January 24, 2024
January 24, 2024

Shipping Corporation profits sink

Bangladesh Shipping Corporation (BSC) saw its earnings per share (EPS) plunge 26 percent year-on-year to Tk 3.29 in the October-December period of the current fiscal year, according to disclosure on the Dhaka Stock Exchange (DSE).

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