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
Import delivery partially to go outside Ctg port
The long-awaited demand of businesses to shift the handling and delivery of import cargoes outside the Chattogram port yard is going to be realised soon, albeit partially, as the National Board of Revenue (NBR) has given the go-ahead to this effect.
14 July 2024, 18:00 PM
Ctg port posts 5.36% growth in container handling
The port handled 31.69 lakh TEUs of containers in FY24, up from 30.07 lakh TEUs the previous fiscal
1 July 2024, 12:30 PM
World Bank approves $650m to help develop Bay Terminal
The Bay Terminal, the biggest expansion project in the Chattogram port’s history, made major progress as the World Bank’s board of executive directors approved a $650 million loan on Friday to finance the dredging of the access channel and construction of the breakwater.
29 June 2024, 18:00 PM
Ctg port may see growth in container handling in FY25
Experiencing negative growth last fiscal year alongside the calendar year, the Chattogram port is on way to witness a rise in the amount of container and cargo handled in the current fiscal year, riding on an increase in foreign trade in recent months.
27 June 2024, 18:00 PM
Piled-up import containers congest Ctg port
Slow container delivery from the port created the problem
22 June 2024, 15:03 PM
Private ICDs overwhelmed with export containers
Until June 15, some 15,553 TEUs of export containers were lying at the 21 ICDs, much higher from 8,000 on any regular day
15 June 2024, 14:22 PM
Oceangoing vessels sail past 100 milestone
The number of oceangoing vessels that are Bangladesh-flagged has already gone past 100, a milestone illustrating the country’s noticeable expansion in cargo-carrying capacity.
14 June 2024, 00:40 AM
PCT to begin operations on Monday
Operational activities at the Patenga Container Terminal (PCT) will officially begin on Monday under Saudi operator Red Sea Gateway Terminal (RSGT), potentially ushering in a modern era of smart and speedy port operations in the country.
8 June 2024, 16:23 PM
Allocation for transport, energy drops slightly
The government has slightly reduced the allocations for transport and power and energy compared to the outgoing fiscal year.
6 June 2024, 18:00 PM
Cargo delivery from port yards resumes partially
Cargo delivery from the yards at the Chattogram port resumed partially yesterday morning and continued on a limited scale as the impact of cyclone Remal began to wane.
27 May 2024, 18:06 PM
No vessel could come back to jetty for rough sea
Cargo delivery resumed partially, but major operational activities remained suspended
27 May 2024, 12:45 PM
UAE’s AD Ports Group to invest $1 billion to develop Ctg port
The Chittagong Port Authority signs MoU with the Abu Dhabi-based company
16 May 2024, 14:32 PM
MoU with AD Ports today on Bay Terminal project
Chittagong Port Authority (CPA) will sign a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with AD Ports Group today regarding the latter’s proposal to implement a portion of the Bay Terminal project.
16 May 2024, 03:07 AM
Hope of seeing my family again kept me going
The incident of Somali pirates capturing MV Abdullah on March 12 was a traumatic event for all crew members, but more so for engine cadet Ayub Khan, the youngest member on board.
15 May 2024, 18:00 PM
MV Abdullah: From horror to a warm embrace
The Chattogram port was filled with sighs of relief as the 23 crew members of MV Abdullah finally reached home yesterday afternoon.
14 May 2024, 18:00 PM
MV Abdullah’s turbulent passage ends
The long wait for the 23 crewmen of MV Abdullah to come home ended as the vessel dropped anchor at Kutubdia around 6:00pm yesterday.
13 May 2024, 18:00 PM
700 TEUs of containers miss shipment at Ctg port
However, workers resumed operations today early morning
11 May 2024, 11:20 AM
Maiden logistics job fair opens eyes to new horizon
Mushfiqa Zarin Siddiqa, a final year BBA student at a private university in Chattogram who is majoring in human resource management, had a very limited idea about her career prospects.
7 May 2024, 03:00 AM
Handover of 500 acres of land for Bay Terminal at final stage
In three separate letters, the Chattogram district administration yesterday instructed the Chittagong Port Authority (CPA) to deposit the land lease charges with the Bangladesh Bank and send copies of the respective receipts to its office.
3 May 2024, 00:47 AM
Govt formulates maiden logistics policy
The policy aims to ensure a reduction in delays and costs by achieving efficiency in overall logistics services, including production, storage, transportation, shipping and release, and distribution of products, within competitive cut-off times based on regional and international standards.
1 May 2024, 00:11 AM