THE Chittagong Port Authority has announced that their 2016 container throughput target of two million TEU was entirely achieved in 2015, reports the Dhaka Tribune.
Chittagong breaks record, tops 2 million TEU a year sooner than targetedTHE Chittagong Port Authority has announced that their 2016 container throughput target of two million TEU was entirely achieved in 2015, reports the Dhaka Tribune.
Bangladeshi Shipping Minister Shajahan Khan was guest of honour at the press conference where the announcement was made. He said the average growth of container handling in Chittagong port was 11 per cent in last 20 years.
The container capacity of the port has increased to 40,000 TEU from 30,000 TEU because of a rise in container handling by 700,000 TEU in last three years, he added.
Members of Parliamentary Standing Committee on Shipping Ministry MA Latif and Mamtaz Begum, Shipping Secretary Ashok Madhab Roy and Chittagong Port Authority Chairman Rear Admiral Nizamuddin Ahmed were present at the press conference, among others.
