Container transport increased by 10% in eight months

Container transport increased by 9.55 percent in Chittagong port by eight months.

Container transport increased by 9.55 percent in Chittagong port by eight months. As well as export of garments, there is growth due to imports of machinery and equipment in different development projects in the country. With the economic activities of the country, the growth of container transport in Chittagong port is closely related to growth.

According to the port, in the first eight months of this year, the port of Chittagong has imported and exported imported and container containers transported 18 lakh 18 thousand 494 TEUs. Last year the transport was 16 lakh 95 thousand 684 TEU Container.

Imported goods are exported through the port of Chittagong by the port of port, a large part of the garment industry's raw materials and ready made garments products. There are also various types of equipment including steel factory raw materials, food products, medicines, chemicals, electronic components.

Chittagong Port Authority Secretary Omar Faruq told the trader that in addition to import-export of garments, machinery and equipment for various mega projects under implementation in the country are brought to containers. Because of this the increase in the port container transport increased. He also said that the authorities are working to increase the capacity of the port, keeping in mind the increase in the import of goods. Adding modern materials here are regular. Creating a place to keep the containers in the yards. New project has been adopted for the future.

Containers are transported to Bangladesh by sea by both seas in Chittagong and Mongla. Among them, 97 percent of Chittagong and 3 percent containers were brought from Mongla. Container transport is the biggest source of port revenue. Each year, more than 50 percent of the total earnings of the port comes from the sector.

Traders feel that existing crisis will be eliminated for shipping goods and shipping exports products at the right time. To maintain the current growth of Chittagong port, to build the yard for the empty container as well as to build the terminals in the pipeline, the projects will have to be expedited.

Nasir Uddin Chowdhury, former Vice-President of Bangladesh Garment Manufacturers and Exporters Association (BGMEA), said that the import of raw materials in the garment industry is increasing and exports are also increasing. The transportation of goods in this sector will increase further in the future. Heavy machinery and infrastructures are essential to keep the container's move-normal operation normal. For this, the Ports Authority has requested to increase the production of new jetties and yards and enhance the equipment.