Chattogram Port is 64th among Top 100 in the World

The Port of Chittagong / Chattogram have now reached in 64th position among all the 100 top container handling ports around the world. Last year the position was 70^th, this year the position has lifted 6 more steps. In 2008 the position of Chittagong port was 95^th among top 100.

The Lloyd's List is the most popular media in the Maritime World which publishes this list on their website every year. About the position of the Chattogram port the report says “Another healthy year of volume growth helped the port reach record throughput last year and put it on course to eclipse the 3 m TEU barrier in 2019”.

This year, the Shanghai Port of China is at the top of the list among one hundred Ports. The port was also at the top in last year. Singapore Port holds the second position as usual. The Ningbo-Zhoushan port is in third position, Shenzhen port is in fourth, Guangzhou port is in fifth, Hong Kong is in 7^th, Qingdao is in 8^th and the Tianjin is in 9th positions. These all are container handling port located in China.

Total seven numbers of top ports among top ten is located in China. From the top 100 ports around the world, 22 are from China. Out of China, the Port o Singapore holds the second position, Port of Busan from South Korea holds 6^th position and the Port of Dubai (Jebel Ali) from UAE holds the 10^th position.

Lloyd’s Lists of top 100 ports around the world:

1. Port of Shanghai - China
2. Port of Singapore - Singapore
3. Port of Ningbo-Zhoushan - China
4. Port of Shenzhen - China
5. Port of Guangzhou- China
6. Port of Busan - South Korea
7. Port of Hong Kong - China
8. Port of Qingdao - China
9. Port of Tianjin - China
10. Port of Dubai (Jebel Ali) - United Arab Emirates (UAE)
11. Port of Rotterdam – Netherlands
12. Port Klang – Malaysia
13. Port of Antwerp – Belgium
14. Port of Xiamen – China
15. Port of Kaohsiung – Taiwan
16. Port of Dalian – China
17. Port of Los Angeles – United States of America (USA)
18. Port of Tanjung Pelapas- Malaysia
19. Port of Hamburg – Germany
20. Port of Long Beach - United States of America (USA)
21. Port of Laem Chabang – Thailand
22. Port of Tanjung Priok – Indonesia
23. Port of New York/ New Jersey - United States of America (USA)
24. Port of Colombo – Srilanka
25. Port of Ho Chi Minh City – Vietnam
26. Port of Yingkou – China
27. Port of Bremen / Bremerhaven – Germany
28. Jawaharlal Nehru Port – India
29. Port of Valencia – Spain
30. Port of Manila – Philippines
31. Port of Taicang – China
32. Port of Piraeus – Greece
33. Port of Algeciras – Spain
34. Port of Lianyungang – China
35. Port of Tokyo – Japan
36. Port of Mundra – India
37. Port of Savannah – United States of America (USA)
38. Port of Colon – Panama
39. Port of Santos – Brazil
40. Port of Jeddah – Kingdom of Saudi Arabia (KSA)
41. Port of Rizhao – China
42. Port of Felixstowe – United Kingdom (UK)
43. Port of Tanjung Perak – Indonesia
44. Port of Alliance – United States of America (USA)
45. Port of Cai Mep – Vietnam
46. Port of Dongguan – China
47. Port of Tanger Med - Morocco
48. Port of Barcelona – Spain
49. Port of Fuzhou – China
50. Port of Vancouver – Canada
51. Port of Salalah – Oman
52. Port of Marsaxlokk – Malta
53. Port of Nanjing – China
54. Port of Ambarli – Turkey
55. Port of Incheon – South Korea
56. Port of Manzanillo – Mexico
57. Port Said – Egypt
58. Port of Yokohama – Japan
59. Port of Melbourne – Australia
60. Port of Yantai – China
61. Port of Tangshan – China
62. Port of Durban – South Africa
63. Port of Kobe – Japan
64. Port of Chittagong / Chattogram – Bangladesh
65. Port of Cartagena – Colombia
66. Port of Nagoya – Japan
67. Port of Le Havre – France
68. Port of Virginia – United States of America (USA)
69. Port of Houston – United States of America (USA)
70. Port of London – United Kingdom (UK)
71. Port of Genoa - Italy
72. Port of Sydney – Australia
73. Port of Oakland – United States of America (USA)
74. Port of Balbao – Panama
75. Port of Osaka – Japan
76. Port of Yeosu Gwangyang – South Korea
77. Port of Quanzhou – China
78. Port of Callao – Peru
79. Port of Gioia Tauro – Italy
80. Port of Charleston - United States of America (USA)
81. Port of Zhuhai – China
82. King Abdullah Port – Kingdom of Saudi Arabia (KSA)
83. Port of Karachi – Pakistan
84. Port St Petersburg – Russia
85. Port of Guayaquil – Ecuador
86. Port of Bandar Abbas – Iran
87. Khorfakkan Port – United Arab Emirates (UAE)
88. Port of Southampton – United Kingdom (UK)
89. Port of Gdansk – Poland
90. Port of Haikou – China
91. Port of Kingston – Jamaica
92. Port of Buenos Aires – Argentina
93. Port of Sines – Portugal
94. Port of Taichung – Taiwan
95. Port of Abu Dhabi – United Arab Emirates (UAE)
96. Port of Jiaxing – China
97. Port of Mersin – Turkey
98. Port of Montreal – Canada
99. Port San Antonio – Chile
100. Port of Taipei – Taiwan

According to the Lloyds report, the port of Chittagong handled 2,90,3996 TEUs (20 feet long) in the year 2018 which was 2,66,7223 TEUs in the 2017. Growth rate has become 8.9 percent. The world’s top China's Port of Shanghai handled 42,010,200 TEUs in 2018 and in 2017 it handled 40,233,000 TEUs with a growth rate of 4.4 percent.

For the collection of modern container handling equipments in the Chittagong port such as Key gantry cranes, increment of yard and terminal facilities, automation, efficient management of the port authority and for the cooperation of the Ministry of Transport of the Government of Bangladesh helped for this achievement.

The amount of container handling of the Port of Chittagong will increase further after the completion of the under construction Pentanga Container Terminal (PCT). During this time, Chittagong will be far ahead in the list of the best ports in the world.

To increase more export / import facilities, some mid and long-term initiatives has been taken by the Government to boost the container handling. Many projects are underway. Out of these, overflow yards, the Patenga Container Terminal (PCT) work is progressing rapidly. The process of construction of a modern truck terminal and delivery yard at the Bay Terminal has begun already.

The achievement of the Port of Chittagong has brightened the image of the whole country, especially in the Maritime World. Hope the Chittagong port will place on the world's top 5 ports on the Lloyd's List soon.

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