Govt seeks private investment to expand Pangaon terminal
1 October 2026
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.
1 October 2026
Fuel price hike starts hitting logistics sector
22 September 2026
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.
22 September 2026
Fuel price hike starts hitting logistics sector
21 September 2026
Exporters fear losing competitiveness as ICDs raise charges, others seek rate revision
21 September 2026
Red Sea tensions raise insurance costs
15 September 2026
Higher import costs are likely to be passed on to consumers
15 September 2026
Red Sea tensions fuel insurance costs
16 September 2026
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.
16 September 2026
Karnaphuli EPZ: From a defunct steel mill to an export hub
13 September 2026
BEPZA operates eight export processing zones and two economic zones covering 3,550.33 acres
13 September 2026
Chattogram retains 68th global port ranking
30 August 2026
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.
30 August 2026
Chattogram port remains 68th busiest container port globally
29 August 2026
On Chattogram port, Lloyd's said that growth remained modest
29 August 2026
Deal tomorrow for Patenga terminal’s foreign operator
much-awaited deal with a Saudi firm to operate the newly-built Patenga Container Terminal (PCT) at the Chattogram port to be signed tomorrow
5 December 2023
Containerised cargo movement ‘normal’: ICDs
19 private ICDs located in and around the port city which handle over 92 percent of the country’s exports
30 November 2023
30 vessels wash ashore in Patenga
At least 30 lighter vessels ran aground in different areas on Patenga seashore during Cyclone Midhili last Friday. However, no casualties were reported in the incident.
21 November 2023
Patenga container terminal opens today
One and a half years after the completion of construction, the newly-built Patenga container terminal (PCT) at the Chattogram port is finally going to be formally inaugurated.
20 November 2023
Shipping Corporation to add 18 new ships to fleet
Aiming to enhance its capacity in transporting seaborne cargo, the state-owned Bangladesh Shipping Corporation (BSC) has taken an initiative to add a total of 18 new ships to its fleet in a short period.
16 November 2023
PM to open Patenga container terminal today
One and a half years after the completion of construction, the newly-built Patenga container terminal (PCT) at the Chattogram port is finally going to be formally inaugurated.
14 November 2023
10-year-old treks to Annapurna Base Camp
Contrary to the notion that kids today are mostly confined to screens, Ahona Rida Zahra, a 10-year-old from Chattogram, has trekked to Annapurna Base Camp in the Himalayas, standing tall at 4,130 metres, last week.
12 November 2023
Importers rush to port to release goods
Importers rushed to the Chittagong port yesterday as they look to secure the delivery of imported goods on the last day of the week and during the weekend in order to avoid being caught in another spell of blockade.
10 November 2023
Blockade: Transporters cash in on delivery rush
Importers rushed to the Chittagong port today as they look to secure the delivery of imported goods on the last day of the week and during the weekend in order to avoid being caught in another spell of blockade
9 November 2023
PM to lay foundation stone on Nov 11
Construction work on the first terminal of Bangladesh’s maiden deep sea port at Matarbari in the Moheshkhali upazila of Cox’s Bazar will start soon as the tender process for appointing a contractor is in the final stages.
9 November 2023
Saudi company to operate Patenga Container Terminal
Red Sea Gateway Terminal International (RSGTI) has been finally nominated by the government to operate the newly built Patenga Container Terminal (PCT) of the Chattogram port for 22 years.
7 November 2023
Blockade disrupts delivery of imports from Ctg port, ICDs
The delivery of import cargo from Chattogram port as well as private off docks has been sharply impacted by a countrywide two-day blockade that ended yesterday.
7 November 2023
Cargo transport slows, cost rises
Transport of export and import cargo to and from the Chattogram port started to face disruptions while transport costs have started rising well before opposition parties began enforcing a countrywide two-day blockade yesterday.
6 November 2023
Blockade causing bottlenecks in container movement
A vessel bound for Singapore yesterday delayed its departure from Chattogram port as a good number of its export containers failed to reach on time amid a nationwide blockade that began on Tuesday.
1 November 2023
Cargo transport slows
The transport of export and import containers between private inland container depots (ICDs) and the Chattogram port faced little disruption yesterday, the first day of the three-day blockade enforced by BNP and Jamaat-e-Islami.
1 November 2023
Ctg port gets new container handling equipment
A total of 24 new pieces of container handling equipment, including four quayside gantry cranes (QGCs), purchased by Chittagong Port Authority (CPA) at a cost of Tk 394 crore were launched yesterday.
16 October 2023
Foreign vessels face hassles getting waivers
Operators of foreign container feeder vessels have allegedly been facing hassles obtaining waiver certificates, which are mandatory for loading cargo to and from Bangladesh.
12 October 2023
Tea auctions in Chattogram see drop in sales, prices
Anxiety has gripped tea producers in Bangladesh as both sales and prices at the weekly international tea auction in Chattogram city are experiencing a drastic fall this season.
10 October 2023
Stowaway found in Singapore-bound ship again
Another incident of someone trying to leave the country by hiding in a container shipped from Chattogram Port has raised security concerns.
7 October 2023
Matarbari channel handed over to CPA
The dream of realising a deep seaport at Matarbari in Cox’s Bazar is now a step closer as Chittagong Port Authority (CPA) has taken charge of an artificial navigation channel created for vessel movement required for a coal-fired power plant.
22 September 2023