CHITTOGRAM is going to face container and cargo congestion as movement of freight trains remain suspended following a nationwide rail strike, reports the Dhaka Daily Star.
Two freight trains, including a container train and oil tanker train, were scheduled to leave the port for Dhaka and Sylhet respectively since early today, but did not due to the strike, said Abdul Malek, master of the chattogram Goods Port Yard (CGPY) of Bangladesh Railway.
Some 62 TEU of imports and 17 tanker cars of oil were aboard those two trains were scheduled to leave, he said.
Ninety-six per cent of import and export containers move though the port by road while three per cent go by rail.
At least four container trains leave the port daily for Kamalapur Inland Container Depot (ICD) in Dhaka. But due to shortage of locomotives, the railway authority has been running two to three trains per day for several weeks.
Due to this low train movement over the last few weeks, there is already a backlog of containers in Chattogram.
The port's designated yard has a capacity of storing 876 TEU. Until today, 1,049 TEU were in yard, exceeding the capacity, according to data from Chittagong Port Authority (CPA) traffic department.
A veteran freight forwarder said train movement was suspended due to the strike, the backlog would become acute from tomorrow, he told the Daily Star.
CPA Secretary Omar Faruk said the situation is yet to get worse as the port can accommodate more containers. During normal operation the railway can move over 180 TEU to Dhaka.
Navios Partners boasts of a substantial orderbook
MONACO's New York-listed Navios Maritime Partners has taken delivery of 12 vessels, including three Aframax/LR2 tankers and nine 5,300-TEU container vessels, reports London's Riviera Maritime Media.
Navios Partners owns and operates a fleet of 179 vessels, with a total carrying capacity of 15.8 million dwt and 263,564 TEU, including ships under construction.
Its fleet comprises 73 bulk carriers, 56 tankers and 50 container vessels, reflecting its diverse market presence.
Its orderbook includes two 7,700-TEU vessels and four 7,900-TEU vessels. Deliveries are set between 2025 and 2027, with all ships reportedly secured under long-term charters at attractive rates.
Navios Partners currently has 25 vessels under construction, consisting of 19 tankers and six containerships. In the tanker segment, the company has 13 Aframax/LR2 newbuildings, each with a capacity of 115,000 dwt, scheduled for delivery between the first half of 2025 and 2028.
Additionally, six MR2 product tankers of 52,000 dwt are expected to be delivered between 2025 and 2027. The first two of these have already been fixed on long-term charters, with contracts running until November 2030 and May 2031.
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Two freight trains, including a container train and oil tanker train, were scheduled to leave the port for Dhaka and Sylhet respectively since early today, but did not due to the strike, said Abdul Malek, master of the chattogram Goods Port Yard (CGPY) of Bangladesh Railway.
Some 62 TEU of imports and 17 tanker cars of oil were aboard those two trains were scheduled to leave, he said.
Ninety-six per cent of import and export containers move though the port by road while three per cent go by rail.
At least four container trains leave the port daily for Kamalapur Inland Container Depot (ICD) in Dhaka. But due to shortage of locomotives, the railway authority has been running two to three trains per day for several weeks.
Due to this low train movement over the last few weeks, there is already a backlog of containers in Chattogram.
The port's designated yard has a capacity of storing 876 TEU. Until today, 1,049 TEU were in yard, exceeding the capacity, according to data from Chittagong Port Authority (CPA) traffic department.
A veteran freight forwarder said train movement was suspended due to the strike, the backlog would become acute from tomorrow, he told the Daily Star.
CPA Secretary Omar Faruk said the situation is yet to get worse as the port can accommodate more containers. During normal operation the railway can move over 180 TEU to Dhaka.
Navios Partners boasts of a substantial orderbook
MONACO's New York-listed Navios Maritime Partners has taken delivery of 12 vessels, including three Aframax/LR2 tankers and nine 5,300-TEU container vessels, reports London's Riviera Maritime Media.
Navios Partners owns and operates a fleet of 179 vessels, with a total carrying capacity of 15.8 million dwt and 263,564 TEU, including ships under construction.
Its fleet comprises 73 bulk carriers, 56 tankers and 50 container vessels, reflecting its diverse market presence.
Its orderbook includes two 7,700-TEU vessels and four 7,900-TEU vessels. Deliveries are set between 2025 and 2027, with all ships reportedly secured under long-term charters at attractive rates.
Navios Partners currently has 25 vessels under construction, consisting of 19 tankers and six containerships. In the tanker segment, the company has 13 Aframax/LR2 newbuildings, each with a capacity of 115,000 dwt, scheduled for delivery between the first half of 2025 and 2028.
Additionally, six MR2 product tankers of 52,000 dwt are expected to be delivered between 2025 and 2027. The first two of these have already been fixed on long-term charters, with contracts running until November 2030 and May 2031.
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