THE Chattogram Port Authority and Chattogram customs have taken the initiative to maintain activities round the clock, even on weekends and public holidays, in a bid to reduce container congestion.
These measures were agreed upon after talks with key stakeholders at the Chattogram port building, reports Bangladesh's Daily Star.
The move is designed to clear the container backlog and speed up import-export processes, which slowed to a snail's pace during the nationwide violence and curfew centring the quota reform protest and subsequent five-day internet shutdown.
According to port officials, the Chattogram port usually has 30,000 to 32,000 TEU. However, on Tuesday that figure stood at 43,578 TEU, which is over 81 per cent of the port's total capacity of 53,518 TEU.
According to port data, 4,338 TEU of import containers were discharged while 3,955 TUE containers were shipped for export in the 24 hours till 8:00 am on Tuesday.
Md Omar Faruk, secretary of the Chattogram Port Authority (CPA), said: 'Import and export container congestion is decreasing day by day. We still have fewer containers than capacity.
'However, efforts are underway to bring it to below 40,000 TEU. We have taken several steps and hope to bring it under control in the next three to four days.'
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These measures were agreed upon after talks with key stakeholders at the Chattogram port building, reports Bangladesh's Daily Star.
The move is designed to clear the container backlog and speed up import-export processes, which slowed to a snail's pace during the nationwide violence and curfew centring the quota reform protest and subsequent five-day internet shutdown.
According to port officials, the Chattogram port usually has 30,000 to 32,000 TEU. However, on Tuesday that figure stood at 43,578 TEU, which is over 81 per cent of the port's total capacity of 53,518 TEU.
According to port data, 4,338 TEU of import containers were discharged while 3,955 TUE containers were shipped for export in the 24 hours till 8:00 am on Tuesday.
Md Omar Faruk, secretary of the Chattogram Port Authority (CPA), said: 'Import and export container congestion is decreasing day by day. We still have fewer containers than capacity.
'However, efforts are underway to bring it to below 40,000 TEU. We have taken several steps and hope to bring it under control in the next three to four days.'
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