Ports and Shipping

Ports and Shipping

Pran-RFL ramps up lift production

Pran-RFL Group has been manufacturing lifts in Bangladesh since 2018 and has so far invested around Tk 200 crore to reduce dependence on imported ones, said RN Paul, managing director of RFL Group.

4h ago

Analysis / How Trump’s reciprocal tariff challenged WTO’s multilateral trading system

Bangladesh is in an advantageous position compared with competing countries in the US

3d ago

DITF to be renamed to Dhaka Trade Fair: EPB

Shorter-tenured event Sourcing Bangladesh will be organised for B2B connection

5d ago

Import containers must move same day

The National Board of Revenue (NBR) has directed that all import containers destined for private inland container depots (ICDs) or off-docks must be transferred to the designated facilities on the very day they are unloaded from vessels at Chattogram port.

6d ago

Shipbuilding export goal of $4b by 2026 termed unrealistic

Lack of financing, high costs challenge shipbuilding

1w ago

Indian ban unlikely to impact Bangladesh’s export target: commerce adviser

India already enjoys a substantial bilateral trade surplus, he says

1w ago

CCCI biennial polls on Nov 1

The long-awaited biennial election for the board of directors of the Chittagong Chamber of Commerce and Industry (CCCI) for 2025-26 and 2026-27 will be held on November 1.

1w ago

China’s Kaixi Group to invest $40 million in Bepza Economic Zone

The factory will produce lingerie, undergarments, bra foam and bra cups

1w ago

Singer begins first export from BSEZ

The first shipment was sent to Beko’s washing machine factory in Romania’s Ulmi

3w ago

Kafco clears Tk 950 crore dues to gas distributor

The amount had been mounting since August 2023 when the previous contract expired

3w ago

Bepza secures investment deals worth $497m in FY25

The deals have the potential to generate 59,408 jobs

3w ago

Even 5% US tariff is too much for apparel: CPD

The impact will be especially severe for small and medium-sized enterprises

1m ago

US, Bangladesh to hold next tariff talks on July 29

If held in person, the team led by commerce adviser will leave for the USA on July 27

1m ago

20 items generated 37% of Ctg customs FY25 revenue

Receipt also jumped 13% to Tk 77,685 crore when diesel became the top revenue generator

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Govt’s ‘single window’ speeds up trade services

Over 85 percent of the certificates, licences, and permits (CLPs) issued so far through the Bangladesh Single Window (BSW) system were delivered within an hour, according to the National Board of Revenue.

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Payra Port to complete upgrade by July 2026

The Payra sea port is being developed under a master plan, and one of the new features is scheduled to be operational by July 2026, said the Payra Port Authority (PPA) yesterday...The port will enable transshipment for up to 15 commercial vessels simultaneously, said PPA Member (Engi

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Govt will probe irregularities, if any, in Payra port dredging: shipping adviser

A high-level technical probe committee will be formed to assess the matter, says M Sakhawat Hossain

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Ctg port seizes Tk 3cr worth of undeclared fabric

The consignment was imported under the name of Savar-based exporter Eagle Textile

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