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Wednesday, June 9, 2021

Padma Bridge Progress | Construction Work Latest Update


The installation of concrete slabs on the road of Padma Bridge will be completed in September 2021. Then this dream bridge can be crossed on foot if you want! Railway work has also progressed a lot. Construction work to build a rail link from the ground to the bridge could be completed by next December. Then the bridge can be crossed by walking along the railway. Considering the progress of the overall work of the Padma Bridge till 1st June, the bridge department hopes that if all the works go well, the bridge can be opened for vehicle in June 2022. There is also a target to start the train on the same day.

However, there is some uncertainty about the launch of the train. The Ministry of Railways says a pillar of the flyover (viaduct) outside the bridge is being demolished due to design complications. Due to this, the work of making rail-line connection with the bridge has been delayed. The work of laying the railway line outside the part of the bridge has not started.

On December 10, the main bridge was erected by attaching the last or 41st steel span of the Padma Bridge. This created a direct connection between Zazira of Shariatpur and Mawa of Munshiganj. Vehicles will pass over the two-storey Padma Bridge and trains will pass through. Rail and road are now being constructed with concrete slab pairs for bridge crossings. As of June 1, the work of laying vehicle and railway slabs has been completed by 89 per cent and 95 per cent respectively. According to the progress report of the project, the work of the main bridge has progressed 93.50 percent till June 1. The overall progress of the project is 86%.


Project Director Shafiqul Islam said, if there is no major problem or rains and floods, the work of laying road and railway slabs will be completed in the upcoming September. Then anyone can cross the bridge on foot if you want. There were some problems with the Corona situation and river erosion last year. Now it is over, he hoped that the Padma Bridge would be inaugurated next June. However, being able to cross the bridge on foot does not mean it will be open for human movement.

According to the progress report of the project, 2,917 concrete slabs are to be laid on the main bridge to make way for vehicles. 2,604 have been installed till June 1. A two-millimeter layer of water insulation, known as a waterproof membrane, will then be placed over the slab. It's a lot like a plastic cover. Then a few layers of pitch will be poured with stone, cement and bitumen. Its thickness is about 100 millimeters.

In addition, walls and road dividers should be provided on both sides of the road, which is known as parapet wall. If 12,390 concrete slabs are added, the walls will be completed. More than 10,500 parapet wall slabs have been installed. The remaining slabs of the parapet wall have also been made. The Padma Bridge will have street lights like other bridges. However, additional architectural lighting will be installed on the entire bridge. With it, the bridge can be illuminated in different colors on Special Day or any big occasion. Large installations, including the Burj Al Khalifa Tower in Dubai, have such lighting.

The main bridge over the river is made of steel structure (span) over the pillars. Its length is 6.15 kilometers. Outside, the main bridge is being connected to the ground by a sloping runway at both ends. The length of this flyover known as viaduct which is 3.68 km. In all, the total length of the bridge stands at 9.83 km. The viaduct is made with a pair of concrete slabs. At the Jajira end putting slabs together has done. There are only six slabs left in Mawa end. It will be completed by the middle of June.


Railway work progress:

Under the Padma Bridge project, the bridge department is constructing a railway on the main bridge and 532 meter flyover at both ends of the bridge. According to the bridge department, 2,959 concrete slabs are to be laid on the bridge to build the railway. Of these, 2,815 have been installed. Apart from this, the Ministry of Railways is responsible for constructing additional flyovers up to the ground, laying railway lines and operating trains. Railway is implementing a project worth around Tk 40,000 crore in this regard. Under this, construction work of 172 km broad gauge railway from Dhaka to Jessore is underway. The duration of the project is till 2024.

The work of the whole rail project has been divided into three phases. These are: construction of railway from Dhaka to Mawa, from Mawa to Bhanga and from Bhanga to Jessore. On the day of the inauguration of the bridge, the railway has decided to start train service from Mawa to Bhanga in Faridpur via Padma Bridge. The distance of this part is 42 km, the work has 77 percent done.

Now the work of laying the railway line and the station has to be completed. As per information, it will take six months to lay the 6.15 km long railway line over the bridge. The director of the Padma Rail Link project also sent a letter regarding this issue to the director of the bridge project in January. If the bridge is launched in June, the scheduled route will have to be completed at the beginning of January. More work remains to be done, including laying a gas pipeline next to the railway. Two separate companies for rail and bridge and two contractors cannot work together.


There are challenges in Padma River:

Last year's floods caused some complications after the Mawa construction site was submerged in the riverbed. Project officials say the preparations that have been made this time have reduced the risk of erosion inside the project area. However, the nature of the Padma River is complex. According to the bridge department, in the last flood, after digging in an area of ​​about one kilometer at the edge of Mawa, additional silt of about 20 meters has accumulated. There will have to be re-excavation. Besides, the work of river governance is still lagging behind the main bridge. The total progress of the work is 83.50 percent.

 

Expenditure on Padma Bridge:

The Padma Bridge project is being implemented by the Bridges Division under the Ministry of Road Transport and Bridges. When the Padma Bridge project was approved by ECNEC in 2007, its cost was Tk 10,161 crore. Later the cost increased by three phases. So far, the total cost of the Padma Bridge estimated at Tk 30,193 crore. The deadline for completion of the project is set to be completed next June. In the next one year, if there is any defect in the bridge, the contractor will repair it and if there is any debt of the contractor, it will also be settled by the department.

Expert says, there is no big technical challenge on the Padma Bridge now and there is not financial problem. The construction of the bridge has taken more time. As a result, the sooner the bridge can be opened, the more people will get the benefits. This Padma Bridge Project is not just a necessity; it is a project to transform the economy of the whole country. It has become a huge investment, including the construction of expressways around it. So to take advantage of it, the bridge needs to be started quickly.

 

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Saturday, March 14, 2020

Dhaka-Mawa-Bhanga Expressway has been Inaugurated


The much-awaited country’ first 55-km-long Dhaka-Mawa-Bhanga Expressway has been inaugurated on Thursday, 12 March 2020. Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina inaugurated the expressway through a video conference from Ganabhaban on that day.

The expressway will reach to Bhanga of Faridpur from the Mayor Hanif flyover of Dhaka over the Padma Bridge over Munsiganj district. The expressway has separate lanes for different vehicles, flyovers to avoid crossing, underpass and other modern traffic systems and facilities. It will take only around 42 minutes to pass this 55 km long expressway, which is really a dream at this time.

This expressway designed with all the facilities of a modern express highway to ensure that the people can fully utilize the Padma Bridge, once it is constructed. With the launch of the Padma Bridge, this reality will happen. However, the people of South Bengal are getting the benefits right now. Because the 35 km route from Hanif flyover to Mawa will now take only 27 minutes.

Travel to Dhaka from Mawa will take less than an hour once the Padma Bridge construction is completed. Two parts of the expressway will be connected through the Padma Bridge. Recently, the 26th span was installed on the bridge and now it is visible for around four-kilometers long.






The construction of the Dhaka-Faridpur Bhanga 55km expressway began on July 2016 and was expected to finish by June 2019. In all, the project constructed at a cost of more than BD Taka 11 thousand. The whole expressway has been split into two sections due to the construction of Padma River Bridge. One part of this is from Jatrabari Mayor Hanif flyover, Dhaka to Mawa which 35 KM Long and the other part is from Pacchor to Bhanga, Faridpur which is 20 KM long. This is the first six-lane expressway in Bangladesh with service lanes on both sides.

Finally, the project was completed in the first week of this month. It has 44 culverts, 19 underpasses, four big bridges, 25 small bridges, five flyovers, two interchange and four railway overpasses. All of these were built at different points in order to ensure uninterrupted vehicular movement on this highway. Bangladesh Army was in charge of its construction. The highway is included in the Asian Highway Corridor. The 24 Engineer Construction Brigade of Bangladesh Army implemented the project under the supervision of Roads and Highways Department.

The 55-km long expressway will ease the travel from Khulna and Barishal divisions to Dhaka and it will definitely play an important role to the growth of national economy of Bangladesh.

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Tuesday, February 18, 2020

Dholaikhal Brand | Light Engineering Industry in Bangladesh


Nearly two hundred types of machineries, including engine parts, car parts in the country have become the 'Dholaikhal brand' with huge potential for production and marketing. More than eight lac peoples are involved in this sector at present. The Dholaikhal brand's craftsmen are seamlessly preparing everything from bicycles to cars, tractors, cranes, re-rolling mills and even train buggies.

According to a report from BUET, around 3,800 types of machines and parts are being manufactured in the light engineering industry of the country. Out of which 137 items are already being exported to 17 different countries in the world. The production of goods worth Tk 9,000 crore is possible against the demand of Tk 26,000 crore in the country.

The industry is so in demand in the country that buyers are booking entrepreneurs with advance money to make their parts. However, more than two decades ago, the required components were imported for various industrial sectors and transport sectors.

In addition to the Dholaikhal brand, the factory has been expanded in Jessore, Bogra, Sylhet, Chittagong and other parts of the country. There are 50,000 small and10,000 SME factories in the light engineering sector in the 18 districts of the country. Most of the workers here don’t have educational qualifications or technical education. They make perfect machine parts based-on their hands-on practical experience.


According to the estimates of the financial year 2016-2017, the exports from this industry were more than $ 86 Crore. But without incentives and other government facilities, the export revenue fell to $ 35 crore in the financial year 2017-2018.

The entrepreneurs and workers of the Dholaikhal brand have minimized foreign dependence by providing instruments and parts through sub-contracts in various government-owned enterprises. Various machines, parts and equipment is being supplied on a regular basis to Bangladesh Railway, Bangladesh Jute Mills Corporation, Bangladesh Textiles Mills Corporation, Civil Aviation Authority, Bangladesh Chemical Industries Corporation, Power Development Board, Department of Public Health Engineering, Ports and Maritime Authority, Bangladesh Internal Naval Authority, Bangladesh, Titas, Bakhrabad and Jalalabad Gas Companies, Sugar and Food Industry Corporation institutions.

Starting of this sector in Bangladesh:
According to information from BEIOA - Bangladesh Engineering Industry Owners Association, the light engineering sector made its way through the start of some factories after 1971. At first, manufacturing parts for various industries and vehicles were limited. Later in 1986, the government adopted the 'Dholaikhal Jinjira Project' for the development and financing of the industry and a loan was given amount of Tk 5 crore. After that the sector developed and expanded. Later, the government adopted another 'Dholaikhal Jinjira Model Project' with an allotment of Tk 15 crore to spread the industry across the country. And now the number of factories has grown more than 50,000 across the country.


Problems in this Sector:
Currently, there is a 1 percent tariff and VAT exemption at the import level of capital machinery of the industry. This is helpful for normal industrialization. But the VAT during the current financial year of 2019-2020 seems unprecedented. Entrepreneurs in the sector want to exempt up to 5 percent advance tax on the import of capital equipment. While importing capital goods 1 percent tariff, the raw material tax need to pay in the country from 25 to 50 percent which is very high. Entrepreneurs in this sector demanding this tariff must be reduce.

Demand for setting up of modern industrial park:
Entrepreneurs want the government's initiative to set up a well-planned and modern industrial park where there is demand of light engineering products in the country. These industries should have their own power generation system, common facilities center, necessary waste treatment plant for protection of the environment, green park, safety and so on.

Demand for Establishment of Permanent Training Institute:
At present, the BEIOA - Bangladesh Engineering Industry Owners Association is training the craftsmen of this sector to enhance their skills and meet the needs through Bangladesh Light Engineering Training Institute (BLETI). There are trade courses to create new artisans. Training is also taking place in different district cities outside Dhaka. However, there is no own infrastructure to handle these activities. As a result, the majority of the project's money is spending on rent. Recently, BEIOA has demanded Tk 20 crore from the government for the establishment of a permanent training institute for the development of the sector.

Entrepreneurs of this sector feel that training system, investment, technology, and industrial park establishment is urgently needed to achieve bigger success. The light industry is called the mother industry. The light engineering sector produces basically the equipment and machinery needed to set up an industry. Parts are also produced in this sector to keep the industry running. Even the light engineering works with servicing and maintenance.

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Friday, November 1, 2019

Economic Zone for Tannery Industry in Chattogram


The government is going to establish a special economic zone for tannery industries in the Bangabandhu Economic Zone of Mirsarai, Chattogram. For this tannery village around three hundred acres of land has been selected.

According to the Bangladesh Small and Cottage Industries Corporation (BSCIC), it was decided to add two more tannery village after Savar to increase the production and capacity of the leather industry of the country. One of them will be in Rajshahi and the other will be in Chittagong. For this purpose, Ernest Money will be credited to the Bangladesh Economic Zone Authority (BEZA) in November.

While interacting with the leaders of the chambers at the Chittagong Circuit House, the Executive Chairman of BEZA, Mr. Pawan Chowdhury said that as a commercial city there is no leather or tannery village in Chittagong region. For this purpose, it is important to take long-term initiatives for the development of this industry concerned for the interest of the economy and the country. On that meeting he assured that special economic zone would be set up in the Mirsarai Economic Zone for the production of leather goods in order to revive and mobilize the potential tannery industry of Bangladesh.


The government of Bangladesh is establishing 100 economic zones with one-stop service facilities across the country. Of these, more than 30 are in Chittagong. Chittagong will be able to achieve its desired form as a commercial capital if all the projects adopted for infrastructure development are implemented in the region. Every year around 30 to 40 percent of leather collects from the Chittagong region but the tannery industry is under par in the area. Therefore, a specific industrial area for this industry and its associated industries will accelerate this sector which will be boosting the economy of the country.

There were total 22 Tannery industries in Kalurghat industrial area, Chattogram was established. Before the independence, in Kalurghat industrial area, only sixteen tannery factories were established. After the independence there were five or six more added. But now only two of the factory is running. Medina Tannery and Riff Leather are now active but recently Medina Tannery has been shut down due to lack of ETP. Tannery factories that shut down due to some leakage and facilities in Chatogram area are: Hilton (HRC), Zaman Rahman, Orient, Monty, Seiko Leather, Karnaphuli, Jubilee Tannery, Asia, Metropolitan, Chittagong Tannery and more.

The industry has collapsed due to lack of facilities in Chittagong area. In the Bayazid Bostami and Kalurghat, tannery industry was once a gathering. Inadequacy in bank credit facilities, environmental pollution, lack of seasonal leather supplies, market problems and export problems are the major causes of this industry's distress. However, in the greater Chittagong region the amount of animal leather collection is increasing every year.

In 1991 the TK Group established the last tannery factory in Chittagong named Riff Leather. At present Riff Leather is the only leather factory in Chittagong located in Kalurghat industrial area. This factory buys almost 5-7 percent of the raw leather. The remaining leather has to be sold to the tannery owners of Dhaka, some goes to trafficker’s hand.

Relevant business persons in this field said that it has become difficult to survive in this sector because of the lack of advanced technology used, modernization in the tanneries of Chittagong and product marketing in the international market. In order to protect the leather industry, government can arrange to provide bank loans at low interest rates for the tannery owners.

The owners, business persons of the industry welcomed the initiative to build a tannery village in Mirsarai. They say that in order to sustain the leather industry, there is a need to build an environmentally friendly tannery pavilion. They also said that higher tariffs on import of leather and leather products must be reduced and to ease the bureaucratic complexity.

On Wednesday (October 30) at the inauguration of the ‘3rd Bangladesh Leather Footwear and Leather Goods International Sourcing Show-2019’ in Dhaka the Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina announced a financial incentive for the next five years to achieve the desired export earnings from the leather goods and footwear industry.


The Prime Minister said that equal opportunities and policy support would be ensured for all the export sectors of the country. Discriminatory barriers will be removed. The government is emphasizing economic diplomacy to connect importers of leather and footwear with exporters around the world. As a result, the leather goods and footwear industry has become the second largest export earning sector in the last decade. Now the income from this sector has taken place after ready-made garments.

She also said that in the last financial year, about $ 1.2 billion earnings was generated from the leather sector. If we can export our entire collected raw leathers by making finished product, we will be able to easily export $ 5 billion from this sector by 2022. She invited all foreign buyers and investors to invest in various industries of the country, especially in the leather and leather products industry.

The Prime Minister said at the occasion, the footwear and leather goods factories have expanded with encouragement and policy support during the last two periods of her government and there has been huge incentive for the investment. Now about 83% of the sector's export revenue comes from footwear and leather goods.

The government is implementing the Export Competitiveness for Jobs project under the Ministry of Commerce for the development of four priority sectors to achieve export diversification goals. The leather, leather goods and footwear industries are of them.

The Prime Minister expressed optimism that all those involved in the leather and footwear industry will come forward to achieve the goal of developing a middle-income Bangladesh by 2021 and a developed country by 2041.

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Sunday, September 15, 2019

BMW | Mercedes Benz | Will Assemble Cars in Bangladesh


BMW and Mercedes Benz cars will manufacture or assemble in Bangladesh. The Finance Minister of the Peoples Republic of Bangladesh AHM Mustafa Kamal said that Germany has proposed to assemble BMW and Mercedes Benz cars in Bangladesh. Both of the companies already assemble cars in Thailand through a progressive production system. Now they want to start the same assembling in Bangladesh.

They will make some spare parts of BMW and Mercedes Benz here in Bangladesh and some spare parts will bring from overseas. Later cars will be assembled here. The company representatives will meet the Prime Minister of Bangladesh Sheikh Hasina regarding this issue and after discussion, next steps will be taken. On 10 September 2019, a visiting German business delegation, led by the German ambassador Peter Fahrenholtz, expressed their interest during a meeting with the Finance minister at his Sher-E-Bangla city office.

The finance minister said it was a very good proposal for development of the country. Because if these companies start car assembling or manufacturing here then we don't have to import expensive cars from abroad anymore. Another very good suggestion is that they have promised that they will assist us in ensuring that our GSP benefits are not terminated.

A high-level business delegation from Germany is currently staying in Dhaka for a five-day visit to explore the potential of trade and commerce in Bangladesh. The Finance Minister also said that our relations with Germany are very well known. They have been investing in our country for a long time. Right now they are proposing us that they want to use our jute industry in a big way which is one of our major export earnings.

And inside all the car manufacturer companies in Germany, there are many uses for jute. As with most cars in Germany, jute is used in almost all. The German Asia-Pacific Business Association along with the Association of German Chambers of Commerce and Industry arranged the visit to the German business delegation. The team comprises of business representatives involved in the textile, furniture, shipping, eco-technology, banking and tourism sectors etc.


Mercedes-Benz is a German global automobile marquee and a division of Daimler AG. The brand is well known around the world for luxury vehicles, buses, coaches, and trucks. The headquarters of Mercedes-Benz is located in Stuttgart, Germany. In 2018, Mercedes-Benz was the biggest selling premium vehicle brand in the world, having sold 2.31 million passenger cars.


BMW - Bayerische Motoren Werke AG, commonly referred to as BMW is a German multinational company which produces automobiles and motorcycles. The headquarters of BMW is in Munich, Germany. The company produces motor vehicles in Germany, Brazil, China, India, South Africa, the United Kingdom, the United States, and Mexico etc. In 2015, BMW was the world's twelfth largest producer of motor vehicles, with 2,279,503 vehicles produced.

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Thursday, August 8, 2019

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 70th, this year the position has lifted 6 more steps. In 2008 the position of Chittagong port was 95th 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 7th, Qingdao is in 8th 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 6th position and the Port of Dubai (Jebel Ali) from UAE holds the 10th 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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