Dwaipayan Barua

Amid increasing container flow at the Pangaon Inland Container Terminal (PICT) in Dhaka, the Chittagong Port Authority (CPA) has taken the initiative to expand facilities at the terminal, which has failed to attract exporters and importers for years.

Owners across Chattogram port’s logistics chain have begun raising charges and pressing for rate revisions after the latest fuel price hike, stoking fears of fresh cost pressure on businesses and exporters already struggling to compete internationally.

Exporters fear losing competitiveness as ICDs raise charges, others seek rate revision

Higher import costs are likely to be passed on to consumers

Importing food grains, fertiliser and other goods from the Middle East and Europe will become more expensive as war-risk insurance costs rise for vessels using the Red Sea amid escalating fighting along Yemen’s coast.

BEPZA operates eight export processing zones and two economic zones covering 3,550.33 acres

Chattogram port has retained its 68th position among the world’s 100 busiest container ports for the second consecutive year, despite handling 4 percent more containers in 2025 than in the previous year.

On Chattogram port, Lloyd's said that growth remained modest