Ship carrying rice from India arrives at Ctg Port
Ship carrying rice from India arrives at Ctg Port

The ship MV PHU THANH 36 carrying 6,000 metric tons of parboiled rice imported from India has arrived at Chattogram Port. The information was shared in a notification by the Food Ministry on Saturday. The notification said that the ship carrying 6,000 metric tons of parboiled rice imported...

Lighter vessels directed to leave Ctg port limit within 72 hrs
Lighter vessels directed to leave Ctg port limit within 72 hrs

The Chittagong Port Authority on Thursday directed al goods-laden l lighter vessels to leave the port limit within 72 hours to ensure uninterrupted supply chain and stable market prices during Ramadan, reports UNB. Legal action would be taken against vessels failing to comply with the directive,...

Ctg Port introduces online gate pass to speed up operations
Ctg Port introduces online gate pass to speed up operations

The Chattogram Port Authority (CPA) has officially launched the Online Gate Pass system to streamline and speed up port operations. CPA Chairman Rear Admiral SM Moniruzzaman inaugurated the system during a ceremony at Gate No 4 of the port on Tuesday. Previously, vehicles arriving at the port...

Bay Terminal eyes on WB funding as construction stalled
Bay Terminal eyes on WB funding as construction stalled

Despite over a decade of discussions, Chattogram Ports largest project, the Bay Terminal, has yet to materialise beyond paperwork. Apart from partial land acquisition, progress has remained stagnant. This has left port users in dismay. Uncertainty loomed over whether the interim government would...

Ministerial committee recommends closure of six sick ports
Ministerial committee recommends closure of six sick ports

Six unprofitable and inactive land ports of the Bangladesh Land Port Authority under the ministry of Shipping have been recommended to be closed initially, reports Banglanews24.com. The committee formed by the ministry to review the effectiveness and ineffectiveness of eight land ports of the...

Construction of 2 Mongla port jetties progressing fast
Construction of 2 Mongla port jetties progressing fast

The interim government has taken initiative to modernize Mongla port for expanding its activities resulting in progressing fast the construction works of two more jetties in the second largest sea port of the country, reports BSS. The government has also a plan to construct four more new jetties...

ECNEC approves Tk 4,068.23 Cr project to expand Mongla Port facilities
ECNEC approves Tk 4,068.23 Cr project to expand Mongla Port facilities

The Executive Committee of the National Economic Council (ECNEC) has approved a Tk 4,068.23 crore project aimed at expanding and modernizing facilities at Mongla Port. The decision was made during the 7th meeting of ECNEC for FY25, held at the NEC Conference Room in Sher-e-Bangla Nagar, Dhaka, and...

Ship arrivals surge at Mongla Port, boosting revenue
Ship arrivals surge at Mongla Port, boosting revenue

Anchoring increases of commercial ships from different countries to the Mongla Port, the second largest Seaport in the country has increased for the last couple of weeks boosting its revenue earnings. Three foreign ships and a barge laden with different kinds of imported goods and machinery...

26935 MT of Indian rice arrives at Ctg port
26935 MT of Indian rice arrives at Ctg port

Another consignment of 26, 935 metric tonnes of Indian rice arrived at the countrys premier sea port Chattogram on Sunday morning, reports UNB. With this, the second consignment of rice came from India since the interim government took over the power in August last year. The Panama flag...

Mongla Port becomes bustling
Mongla Port becomes bustling

Mongla Port is witnessing a significant rise in the arrival of international vessels. In the first 10 days of new year, 28 commercial vessels have arrived at the countrys second largest port. At present, 18 commercial vessels, carrying imported coal, fertilizers (gypsum, DAP, fertilizer, TSP,...

Goods unloading resumes at Mongla Port
Goods unloading resumes at Mongla Port

After receiving assurances from the government to meet their demands, water transport workers have called off their strike after nearly 45 hours of work stoppage, reports Dhaka Tribune. On Saturday night, leaders of the Bangladesh Workers Federation and Bangladesh Lighterage Workers Union met...

21 killed in post-election violence in Mozambique
21 killed in post-election violence in Mozambique

Interior Minister Pascoal Ronda said at least 21 people were killed in Mozambique after the countrys Constitutional Council announced the final results of the October 9 general election in the country, reports Tass. The Verdade news portal quoted the minister as saying: After the Constitutional...

Ctg port faces growing backlog of unclaimed containers
Ctg port faces growing backlog of unclaimed containers

The backlog of unclaimed containers at Chattogram Port is continuing to grow, with nearly 10,000 containers currently awaiting auction or destruction. These containers, occupying a significant portion of the ports yard, are disrupting the flow of operations at the countrys main seaport. As of...

Vanuatu earthquake death toll rises to 14 as rescuers search for saviors
Vanuatu earthquake death toll rises to 14 as rescuers search for saviors

Rescuers in Vanuatu continued their search on Wednesday for those trapped under rubble after a powerful 7.4 magnitude earthquake struck the capital, Port Vila, on Tuesday. The earthquake has claimed the lives of 14 people, including two Chinese nationals, and caused significant damage to commercial...