TRANSPORT has been disrupted in recent days due to flash floods and chattogram port has been hit by container congestion as deliveries slow from traffic jams on the Dhaka-Chattogram Highway, reports the Dhaka Daily Star.
According to port officials, there are usually 30,000 to 32,000 TEU in port yards. However, the number stood at 37,996 TEU on Monday, up from 36,642 TEU on Friday.
Transport service providers said activities had resumed partially on Sunday, but damaged roads had been hindering normal operations along the highway connecting the capital to the Chattogram port.
Another 3,674 TEU are waiting to be unloaded from 16 containerships at the port jetties, according to port data. At the same time, the shipment of export-oriented goods has also slowed. About 4,241 TEU of export containers were shipped yesterday, down from 5,231 TEU on Friday.
Said Khairul Alam Suzan, vice-president of the Bangladesh Freight Forwarders Association (BAFFA: 'Transportation along the highway slightly increased since Monday morning. More export-oriented vehicles are entering private depots than in the last few days.
'It will take a few days to normalise. The highway needs to be repaired quickly to normalise the situation. Many parts of the highway have been severely damaged due to the floods,' he said.
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According to port officials, there are usually 30,000 to 32,000 TEU in port yards. However, the number stood at 37,996 TEU on Monday, up from 36,642 TEU on Friday.
Transport service providers said activities had resumed partially on Sunday, but damaged roads had been hindering normal operations along the highway connecting the capital to the Chattogram port.
Another 3,674 TEU are waiting to be unloaded from 16 containerships at the port jetties, according to port data. At the same time, the shipment of export-oriented goods has also slowed. About 4,241 TEU of export containers were shipped yesterday, down from 5,231 TEU on Friday.
Said Khairul Alam Suzan, vice-president of the Bangladesh Freight Forwarders Association (BAFFA: 'Transportation along the highway slightly increased since Monday morning. More export-oriented vehicles are entering private depots than in the last few days.
'It will take a few days to normalise. The highway needs to be repaired quickly to normalise the situation. Many parts of the highway have been severely damaged due to the floods,' he said.
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