Port and Shipping

Import-export through Benapole suspended due to Petrapole port workers’ strike

Import and export between Bangladesh and India through the Benapole land port have been suspended since this morning due to a strike called by Petrapole port workers.
Ship gets stuck at Ctg port, affects vessel movement

A container ship got stuck on one side of the Chittagong port's channel amid dense fog yesterday morning, disrupting vessel movement.
Four mobile container scanners lie idle for nearly 2yrs

The four mobile container scanners donated by China to speed up the trade process have been lying idle for nearly
Port users call for lifting vehicle's weight limit

Chittagong port users and importers yesterday called for withdrawal of vehicle's weight limit set by the government on goods
Congestion pulls down growth rate to five-year low

Chittagong port handled about 2.56 million twenty-foot equivalent units of import, export and empty containers last year, up 9.36
Govt earns Tk 111cr from land ports: minister

The government earned Tk 111 crore in revenues from the country's land ports this year, much higher from Tk 28 crore in 2009,
Imported apple, ginger find no takers at auction

Chittagong Customs House has set another date to auction off 93 tonnes of unclaimed apple and ginger after none
Tamabil Land Port inaugurated in Sylhet

Much-awaited Tamabil Land Port is inaugurated along Gowainghat border in Sylhet which is expected to boost country’s business with Indian states of Meghalaya, Tripura, Nagaland and Assam.
Thailand probes ‘massive port authority scam’

Thailand's Department of Special Investigation (DSI) discovers graft scam involving 560 employees including many high-ranking officials of the Port Authority of Thailand (PAT) and cost between US$9 million and US$12 million.
Lighter vessel sinks in Bagerhat

A lighter vessel carrying 800 tonnes of cement clinkers capsizes in Pashur River along the Sundarbans in Bagerhat.
Silo near Mongla port to open soon

The grain silo near Mongla port is set to become operational by the end of this month, enabling the food directorate to unload imported
China to merge 3 cargo airlines to create Asia leader

China will merge its three biggest freight airlines and build the combined entity into Asia's largest air cargo operator, a top aviation
Turmoil batters car importers

More than 6,000 cars are stranded at ports amid importers' reluctance to take delivery of the vehicles fearing vandalism on way to their final destinations.