New Mooring Container Terminal (NCT)

Any agreement on NCT must safeguard national interests: PM instructs officials

Gave the directive at a Cabinet Division meeting on the terminal’s operations
24 February 2026, 19:17 PM

Ctg port near standstill on 2nd day of workers’ strike; CMP bans gatherings

Loading, unloading at all jetties and cargo deliveries remain shut amid work abstention over leasing NCT to DP World
1 February 2026, 10:19 AM

Strike over DP World deal cripples Ctg port

Operations at Chattogram port came to a standstill yesterday over the planned handover of the New Mooring Container Terminal (NCT) to DP World.
1 February 2026, 03:01 AM

NCT deal with UAE firm: HC rejects writ petition

Court dismisses challenge to DP World container handling contract
29 January 2026, 14:35 PM

Govt moves to lease out NCT to UAE operator amid mounting protests

Plans the handover to UAE’s DP World by December, after Laldia and Pangaon deals with foreign operators
19 November 2025, 04:24 AM

A false binary at the heart of the Chattogram port debate

Chattogram port is congested, slow, and uncompetitive
9 November 2025, 03:00 AM

3 port terminals to get foreign operators by Dec

Shipping Secretary Mohammed Yousuf says
12 October 2025, 13:56 PM

Container handling rises at New Mooring terminal after Navy takeover

Container handling at the New Mooring Container Terminal (NCT) of Chattogram Port increased in the first week of operational management by Chittagong Dry Dock Limited (CDDL), Bangladesh's sole dry dock currently operating under the Bangladesh Navy..The CDDL started running the NCT at the c
13 July 2025, 15:39 PM

Navy starts running new mooring terminal

Chittagong Dry Dock Limited (CDDL), Bangladesh's sole dry dock currently operating under the Bangladesh Navy, started running the New Mooring Container Terminal (NCT) of the Chattogram port yesterday, retaining the human resources engaged by the previous operator.
7 July 2025, 18:01 PM

Debates over leasing NCT to foreign operator intensifying

The debate over whether to lease out the New Mooring Container Terminal (NCT) at Chittagong Port to a foreign operator is intensifying, with political parties, including the BNP, Jamaat-e-Islami, and left-leaning groups, uniting in opposition.
19 May 2025, 18:00 PM