Dwaipayan Barua

After a pause of five years, shipbuilder Western Marine Shipyard Ltd is planning to export eight ships to a buyer of the United Arab Emirates (UAE) by next year. 

1.5 million tonnes of imported goods got stuck at 50 ports

he unloading of cargo at seaports and the transportation of goods on the inland water routes came to a standstill as a nationwide indefinite strike was called by water transport workers yesterday demanding a proper investigation into Monday’s killing of seven crew members onboard the MV Al-Bakhera in Chandpur.

On its second trip, it brings refined sugar, dolomites, fabrics, electronics, etc from Pakistan and UAE

Chittagong Port Authority (CPA) has opted to extend its deal with Saif Powertec Limited, allowing the company to operate its New Mooring Container Terminal (NCT) under direct procurement, as the process of floating an open tender to this end is facing delays..The agreement with the firm is

Container and cargo handling at Chattogram port, the main seaport of Bangladesh, could hit record highs this year after declining steeply in the two years prior, according to official data.

The Bangladesh Shipping Corporation (BSC) has finally taken steps for the disposal of two of its oldest oil tankers, which, according to experts, had become unfit by 2015.

Many of the Chattogram port’s 12 container jetties have been lying vacant for the last couple of weeks due to a fall in the number of ships amid a decrease in imports..The port currently has 18 jetties. Of these, 12 jetties are dedicated for accommodating container vessels and the remainin

Tea is fetching higher prices at weekly auctions this year, with market players saying the imposition of a minimum price threshold and low supply of the cash crop are key factors for the rise.

There has been a significant year-on-year rise in the number of containers handled at Chattogram port in the three months till October while there was a drop in the overall handling of cargo and ships.

Container ships are being able to berth and load and unload cargo faster upon arrival at the Chattogram port nowadays, thanks to the gradual easing of an acute congestion that had been created in July and August.

The fire that broke out on two LPG tankers at Kutubdia anchorage last month was caused by inefficiency and negligence of the crew, a probe committee has found.

Businesses are losing interest in transporting containerised cargo to and from Chattogram port via Pangaon Inland Container Terminal (ICT) on the Buriganga river in the capital’s Keraniganj thanks to its high inland water transport costs, lengthy customs clearance and other obstacles.

Most of the cargo that arrived from Karachi contained industrial raw materials, including soda ash, dolomite, limestone, chemicals, onion, fabrics and potatoes

The interim government will review the Bay Terminal project, the biggest expansion project in the Chattogram port’s history.

Transportation of imported cargo from the Chattogram port to different parts of the country through inland water routes may face disruptions as disputes among lighter vessel owners’ organisations over managing the trade has intensified.

A recently formulated policy for transporting imported cargoes from Chattogram to different parts of the country has failed to be enforced thanks to strong opposition from importers and vessel owners, as they accused the system of posing threats to monopolise control over vessel serials and fares.

Although the steel industry is crucial for developing modern economies, Bangladesh was completely devoid of one until the year 1952.

Workers postponed strike

Two tankers caught fire during ship-to-ship transfer of liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) at the anchorage off Kutubdia, Chattogram, early yesterday, in the third incident of vessels catching fire in two weeks.