Strong growth in container, cargo, vessel handling at Bangladesh port

It handled 2,849,542 TEUs of containers, 11,50,67,200 metric tonnes of cargo and 3,552 vessels in the first 10 months this year, official data show.

The port posted a 4.87-per cent year-on-year (YoY) rise in container handling, 12.64-per cent YoY growth in cargo handling and a 10.97-per cent increase in vessel handling during the ten-month period.

During the first four months (July-October) of this fiscal, the port recorded 1,213,805 TEUs of containers, 4,52,82,907 tonnes of cargo and 1,422 vessels, which marked a YoY increase of 10.15 per cent, 15.76 per cent and 11 per cent respectively, according to domestic media reports.

At the New Mooring Container Terminal, operated by Chittagong Dry Dock Limited, performance has also improved notably as in the first four months of FY 2025–26, the terminal handled 468,871 TEUs and 253 vessels, showing 15.50-per cent YoY growth in container throughput and 19.35-per cent YoY growth in vessel handling.

Chattogram Port also witnessed a marked reduction in vessel waiting time over the period. Ships saw zero waiting time on nine days in September, 18 days in October and 19 days in November, and received berths immediately upon arrival.

Moreover, the resulting improvement has shortened the port’s overall lead time, a change that is expected to ease consumer prices and further accelerate the country’s export competitiveness, the authority added.

ALCHEMPro News Desk (DS)