Strike fallout: Backlog at Ctg port may take a week to clear
Queues of goods-carrying vehicles stretched nearly 20km by early hours of yesterday
20 October 2025, 18:49 PM
Strikes at Ctg port end but leave scars
Ships leave half-empty, import deliveries fall
19 October 2025, 18:09 PM
Closure of Pacific Jeans factories may hurt overall denim exports
The export of denim products from Bangladesh is expected to face significant disruption as the country’s largest denim manufacturer, Pacific Jeans Group, has indefinitely shut down all eight of its factories in the Chattogram Export Processing Zone (CEPZ) following days of violent worker protests.
18 October 2025, 18:41 PM
Ctg port fee hike: Transport owners’ indefinite strike halts cargo
Transport of import and export cargo as well as containers to and from Chattogram port came to a standstill since yesterday morning as transport owners enforced a wildcat strike for an indefinite period protesting a fourfold hike in vehicle entry fee by the authority.
18 October 2025, 18:25 PM
Factory gutted in CEPZ blaze lacked fire safety
The eight-storey factory building at the Chittagong Export Processing Zone (CEPZ), which was completely destroyed in a massive fire on Thursday afternoon, had structural flaws and lacked a mandatory fire safety plan, according to fire service officials.
17 October 2025, 22:00 PM
Factory gutted in CEPZ blaze lacked fire safety
Say officials; fire brought under control after 17 hours
17 October 2025, 16:05 PM
Port tariff hike sparks ripple effects
The situation would be aggravated by a 60 percent charge hike by the inland container depots
15 October 2025, 18:00 PM
Shipping line raises fees after Ctg port tariff hike
The government announced a 41 percent average increase in service charges on September 14
7 October 2025, 18:00 PM
Onion prices shoot up in Ctg markets
Onion prices marked a sharp rise in the kitchen markets of the port city in the last two days following a sudden hike in the wholesale market at Khatunganj where traders are citing the excuse of it being a ripple effect from neighbouring India.
5 September 2020, 18:00 PM
Ctg Port 58th among 100 busiest ports
Chattogram sea port has advanced six steps in a year in terms of annual traffic of containers in 2019, according to Lloyd’s List, the world’s oldest journal on ports and shipping.
30 August 2020, 09:22 AM
Edible oil prices on the rise in port city
The prices of edible oil both at the wholesale and retail markets in the port city have been on the rise for the last three weeks, putting an extra burden on consumers already distraught by the spiralling prices of other food items including vegetables.
29 August 2020, 18:00 PM
OEL Hind finally sets sail from Ctg port
The container ship that missed its scheduled departure from Chattogram port on Sunday morning after it was found to be listing to the starboard side, at last, left the port yesterday afternoon.
26 August 2020, 18:00 PM
Tilting vessel now stable but denied departure
A container ship that was listing to its starboard side while anchored at Chattogram port on Sunday returned to equilibrium the following day but is yet to be cleared for departure, making exporters anxious about their cargo.
25 August 2020, 18:00 PM
Bangladesh getting connected with Vietnam through sea route for the first time
A new container shipping service between Chattogram and China will be launched tomorrow that will directly link Bangladesh to Vietnam on the sea route for the first time.
20 August 2020, 18:00 PM
Cargo unloading at Ctg outer anchorage halted for rough seas
Unloading of imported bulk cargoes from vessels at the outer anchorage of the Chattogram port has remained suspended for the last three days until yesterday due to inclement weather resulting in rough seas and incessant rain.
17 August 2020, 18:00 PM
Capsize in Bay: They stuck together and survived
After being afloat for over 21 hours in the Bay, all 14 crew members of a lighter vessel that capsized Saturday morning at Hatiya channel were rescued by local fishermen.
16 August 2020, 18:00 PM
Hazardous cargo at Ctg port
Various types of imported hazardous cargo, including chemical and other inflammable goods, have been lying around at the designated shed and yards of Chattogram Port for years -- posing the threat of fires and other accidents.
12 August 2020, 18:00 PM
No need to wait for berth at Ctg port nowadays
In what can only be considered a rare development, the number of container vessels waiting for berths at the outer anchorage of the Chattogram Port is zero at present.
12 August 2020, 18:00 PM
Tea auction for this year finally kicks off today
The weekly bidding of the new tea auction year will finally take place in Chattogram today, two months later than its scheduled start on March 24, much to the relief of tea estates and small farmers, who are sitting on about 2 million kilograms of unsold tea.
17 May 2020, 18:00 PM
Now private ICDs are being overwhelmed
To get rid of acute container congestion, the best option for the Chattogram Port Authority (CPA) was to shift a bulk of them to the 19 privately owned inland container depots (ICDs) in the city and its outskirts.
16 May 2020, 18:00 PM
Reefer container keeps piling up despite port authority’s best efforts
Poor delivery of refrigerated containers, largely known as reefer containers, used to transport perishable goods continues to be a major hurdle for the Chattogram Port despite the recent improvements in the release of many other containers.
13 May 2020, 18:00 PM
Apparel makers demand waiver on container detention charge
Importers such as apparel-makers have called for a full waiver on the detention charges levied by the shipping lines for holding containers beyond the free time because of the coronavirus-induced shutdown.
10 May 2020, 18:00 PM
Container handling plunges to six-year low in April
The Chattogram port handled 86,783 twenty-foot equivalent units of containers in April, the lowest single month throughput in six years, as the coronavirus pandemic put a brake on global and domestic trade.
6 May 2020, 18:00 PM
CPA extends storage rental waiver deadline
The Chittagong Port Authority (CPA) yesterday extended the deadline for full waiver on the storage rent for import load containers by 12 more days to May 16 after its two previous attempts failed to decongest the port.
5 May 2020, 18:00 PM
At last the Ctg port is looking less jam-packed
The Chattogram port is finally drifting away from a standstill as the seemingly never-ending congestion both at the terminals and the outer anchorage is clearing up following a string of measures taken by the port authority and the government.
4 May 2020, 18:00 PM
Would the store rent waiver the second time finally decongest Ctg port?
The Chattogram Port Authority (CPA) has once again announced full waiver on store rent for all import containers that have arrived after the general holiday began as it desperately attempts to decongest the country’s main port.
28 April 2020, 18:00 PM
A glut of fresh fruits held up at the port
With the eye on Ramadan, Jannat Enterprise, a Dhaka-based importer, brought in about 250 tonnes of dates from Egypt in 20 refrigerated (reefer) containers that arrived at the Chattogram port 15 days ago.
27 April 2020, 18:00 PM
CPA pleads with importers to ease port congestion
In a last-ditch move, the Chattogram Port Authority (CPA) has started writing to importers directly asking them to take delivery of imported cargoes that have piled up at the country’s premier port and causing congestion.
26 April 2020, 18:00 PM