Bad weather bars cargo handling at Ctg port
Cargo handling operations at the outer anchorage of Chittagong Port have remained suspended since yesterday morning because of rough weather.
Port officials said lighter vessels have got stranded at Jetty No15 since morning as the sea became rough due to a deep convection over the North Bay and adjoining coastal areas of the country.
Rough weather had been disrupting cargo handling operations at the outer anchorage since 8pm on Sunday, and the operations were finally suspended at about 6am yesterday, said commodore (retd) Abu Zaher Nizam, executive director of Water Transport Cell, an organisation that coordinates lighter vessels' movement.
“Some 14 mother vessels are now waiting at the outer anchorage. Cargo handling will resume after the weather becomes normal,” he said.
However, loading and unloading of goods at the port jetties were going on as usual, said Chittagong Port Authority Secretary Syed Forhad Uddin Ahmed.
Met Office said under the influence of a southwest monsoon, a deep convection is taking place continuously over the North Bay and adjoining coastal areas resulting in a squally weather that affected the maritime ports.
The maritime ports of Chittagong, Cox's Bazar and Mongla have been advised to hoist local cautionary signal number three.
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