2.1.1 Bangladesh Port of Chittagong
Port Overview Port Performance Discharge Rates and Terminal Handling Charges Container Facilities Description and Contacts of Key Companies
Key port information can also be found at: Maritime Database information on Bangladesh
Port Overview
Port Location and Contacts
Country Bangladesh
Province or District Chittagong
Town or City (Closest location) with Distance (km) Name: Chittagong
km: n/a
Port's Complete Name Port of Chittagong
Latitude 22.21667
Longitude 91.8
Managing Company or Port Authority (If more than one operator, break down by area Chittagong Port Authority (CPA) of operation)
Management Contact Person Md. Omar Faruk +880-31-2510869 [email protected]
Closest Airport and Frequent Airlines to / from International Destinations Airport Name:
Shah Amanat International Airport
Airlines: BIMAN, NovoAir, Regent Airways, US-Bangla Airways
Port Picture
Page 1 Page 2 The Port of Chattogram is the principal port of Bangladesh. The port was established at its present location in 1887. By 1910, four jetties were constructed to handle 0.5 million MT of cargo annually. Since then the port has grown gradually to the present shape.
Page 3 It is situated on the right bank of the river Karnafuli at a distance of about 9 nautical miles from the shoreline of the Bay of Bengal. Chattogram Port is considered the heart of the economy of Bangladesh. The geographic location of this port creates the opportunity for easy and cost-effective foreign trade to be carried out through with all South Asian countries as well as other Asian countries. Enough and low-cost labour is also readily available here. For these reasons, Chattogram Port holds much potential as a highly promising regional seaport. Consequently, cargo handling through Chattogram Port has not only rapidly increased but cargo type has also diversified. The Port is a regular member of Japan based International Ports and Harbours (IAPH).As a gateway of Bangladesh, Chattogram Port not only handles 92% of the country’s international trade but also generates about 35% annual revenue of the country on account of import tax, duties and VAT which confirms the significance of the port in the Government’s finance. About 80% export-import industries and 5-Export Processing Zone (out of 10 EPZ) are situated within Dhaka and Chattogram division and Dhaka- Chattogram corridor (transportation by rail, road & river) due to the Chattogram Port. This also helps to generate about 30% of the GDP. 100% imported Petroleum Oil and Lubricant (POL) of the country is transported through this port. Not only that, through this port 100% finished product are exported and 80% raw materials & accessories are imported. For Ready Made Garments (RMG) sector, which fetches about 76% of the country’s export earnings as hard currency.
Port website: http://cpa.gov.bd/
Key port information may also be found at: http://www.maritime-database.com
It is situated on the right bank of the river Karnafuli at a distance of about 9 nautical miles from the shoreline of the Bay of Bengal. River Karnafuli rising in the Lushai Hill falls in the Bay of Bengal after taking a winding course of 120 nautical miles through the districts of Chattogram Hill Tracts and Chattogram. Upper limits of the river water are formed by two straight lines, one drawn across the Karnafuli River in the North by joining 2 pillars located at Lat: 22024’ 33N-Long: 91054’30E and Lat: 22024’56N- Long: 91054’11E and the other by joining the 2 pillars located at Lat: 22025’07N- Long: 91053’18E and Lat: 22025’07N- Long: 91053’10E. These limits include so much of the sea and of the River Karnafuli and the River Halda and the area that lie within 137.162 Metre, of high water mark at ordinary spring tide and the docks, wharves, quays, stages, jetties, piers, warehouse, sheds, railway line and yards within the limits of the bounded area and such other area outside it as included in the Schedule iii of the Chattogram Port Act. The seaward approach to the Port of Chattogram may considered to be northwards of the 10-fathom contour in latitude 22024 North and longitude 9103 East: The distance to the pilot ground from the south patches shoal being 46 nautical miles on the direct course.
Port Performance
Chattogram Port is the core hub of export and import of the country. The port has been performing better and better each year despite lots of limitations. It is now competing with the world rated ports in terms of all matrix. This port is now ranked at 64 in the Lloyd’s list of 100 container ports in the world, which was 70th, 71st, 76th and 87th in last 4 years.
Vessels of draught ranges from 8.50 m. to 9.20 m
Maximum permissible LOA of a vessel is 190 meters
Seasonal Constraints
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R Y The weather in Bangladesh is largely governed by the monsoon. The prevailing wind directions are from South to South East during the months a es of April through September. After taking easterly direction for a while the wind turns to the northerly and north-easterly directions, the later i prevail from November to January. During the months of February and March, winds turn via westerly direction back to the Southerly to South n Easterly. In excess of 20 Knots/ Beaufort wind scale 5 prevails for 6 percent to time while those in excess of 30 Knots/Beaufort wind scale 7 y persists for about 0.1 percent of the time during cyclones i.e. During the transition between monsoon and dry seasons in May, October, and S November. The area of Payra port experienced four severe Cyclonic water surges during the last 44 years. In 1960 & 1963 speeds recorded e were 125 Knots Max. In 1970 and 1991 speeds were recorded 138 Knots max. and 180 Knots max. respectively. a s on
Financial Year No. of Vessels
2012-2013 2,136
2013-2014 2,294
2014-2015 2,566
2015-2016 2,875
2016-2017 3,092
2017-2018 3,664
2018-2019 1,882 (till Dec 2018)
Financial Year Import (Tons) Export (Tons) Inland (Tons) ICD (Tons) Grand Total (Tons) Growth (%)
2012-2013 38,312,028 5,059,640 6,087,947 457,559 49,917,174 3.95
2013-2014 41,960,170 5,338,377 5,833,786 445,218 53,577,551 7.33
Page 4 2014-2015 48,941,406 5,839,986 6,469,673 474,800 61,725,865 15.21
2015-2016 58,324,786 5,971,634 6,366,607 493,360 71,156,387 15.28
2016-2017 66,464,285 6,709,759 6,330,639 477,836 79,982,519 12.40
2017-2018 78,050,447 6,997,465 7,429,082 446,234 92,923,228 16.18
2018-2019 82,939,731 6,846,406 7,761,749 515,245 98,240,655 5.72
Container Handling Statistics of CPA
Financial Year Import Export Total
TEUs MT TEUs MT TEUs MT
2013-14 812,918 11,125,348 812,591 5,012,427 1,625,509 16,137,775
2014-15 940,827 13,132,923 926,115 5,535,446 1,867,062 18,668,369
2015-16 1,109,355 15,498,565 1,080,084 5,642,419 2,189,439 21,140,984
2016-17 1,211,874 17,084,610 1,207,607 6,395,923 2,419,481 23,480,533
2017-18 1,363,375 19,089,447 1,342,534 6,880,740 2,705,909 25,970,187
2018-19 719,433 96,74,719 725,911 33,82,752 14,45,344 13,057,471
(Jul-Dec 18)
Discharge Rates and Terminal Handling Charges
Vessels chargeable Rate of port dues
Sea-going vessels USD 0.241 per GRT
Sea-going vessel engaged in lightering within port limits USD 0.150 per GRT
Sea-going vessels not engaged in lightering have not left the port after 30 days from the date of entry USD 0.050
Sea-going vessel entering for taking fuel, stores and water, etc USD 0.08
Not exceeding 10 GRT: 25 BDT per vessel
Vessels working within port limits, excluding sea-going lighters Between 10 – 100 GRT: 200 BDT
Between 100 - 200 GRT: 500 BDT
Exceeding 200 GRT: 3 BDT per GRT
Barge/flat: 1.5 BDT per GRT
Country boat/Shampan: 0.25 per GRT.
Other Charges
Berth occupancy charges Per GRT per day USD 0.03
Mooring occupancy charge At Own anchor Per GRT per day USD 0.02 At mooring Per GRT per day USD 0.015
200 to 1,000 GRT Per Tug per Movement USD 82.50
Sea-going ships Over 1,000 to 5,000 GRT Do USD 277.50 Over 5,000 GRT Do USD 594
At Roosevelt jetty Per 1000 liters 30BDT
At Mongla (local) Per 1000 liters 60 BDT
At Mongla (to Ships) Per 1000 liters USD 10 Water supply charge At Hiron pont (local) Per 1000 liters 700BDT
At Hiron pint (to ship) Per 1000 liters USD 20
Page 5 Use of Jetty crane Per crane per period of 8 hours USD 45
Jetty Crane Charge Use of British crane Do USD 33.75
Non-Use of Jetty Crane If cancelled within less than 6 hours of booked period Do USD 40 If cancelled previous to 6 hours of booked period Do USD 20
Holliday charge (working on jetty) Per ship per holiday USD 60
Night charge (working on jetty) Per ship per night USD 30
Security guard engaged on the sea-going vessel Per person, per 4 hours BDT 150
Shifting / Detention Fees
Services Basis of Charge Rate
Fees for shifting vessels from one berth or mooring or swinging her to another Per movement USD 29.80
Fees for such shifting taking place in whole or part between 6:00 pm to 6:00 am Per movement USD 59.60
Detention fees for failure of a vessel in arriving or sailing from the port in time Per day USD 100
Pilot detention fee Per day USD 20
Berthing or unberthing at the time of arrival or sailing of the vessels Each occasion USD 88.50
Same at the time of shifting Each occasion USD 44.25
Port & Harbour Dues
Services Basis of Charge Rate
River dues Domestic cargo Per 1000 kg 33BDT Import cargo Do BDT 15.30
Bagged cargo (wheat and rice) Per 1000kg BDT. 40
Other bagged cargo (cement, iron, steel, salt, sugar etc) Do BDT. 32
All other imports not exceeding 3MT Do BDT. 90
Wheeled or tracked equip. Do BDT 175 Landing charge / Handling charge Garments, cloths, cotton, etc Do BDT. 16
Crude refined oil, palm oil, soyabean oil etc Do BDT. 50
Other import more than 20 MT Do BDT. 250
Weight bridge charge Per 1000 Kg 2.5BDT
Trans-shipment charge at the same wharf Per 1000 Kg 150% of landing charge
Terminal charge on river traffic Per 1000 Kg 21.70BDT
Container Handling Charges
Services Time Basis of charge Up to 20’ Container Above 20’ container
Loading / Discharging FCL Container - Per container USD 43.40 USD 65.10 LCL Container - Do USD 130.00 USD 195.00
Empty Container - Do USD 22.10 USD 33.20
Container storage Loaded Container 1-4 days free Per container - -
1st 7 days after free time Do USD 6.00 USD 12.00
Page 6 8th -20th days Do USD 12 USD 24
Thereafter up to delivery Do USD 240 USD 48
Empty Container 1-7 daus days Per container USD 6.00 USD 12.00
8-20 days Do USD 1200 USD 24.00
21 days onwards/per day Do USD 24.00 USD 48.00
Reefer Container Service
Particulars of Charges Basis of Charge Rates
Supply of electricity and connecting and disconnecting reefers, including monitoring Per container, per diem or part thereof USD 9.00
Change of status Per container per change USD 10.00
River Dues (Containerized)
Particulars of Charges Basis of Charges Rates (Not Exceeding 21 ft.) Rates (Exceeding 21 ft.)
FCL container and Contents
Import Per container BDT. 408.00 BDT. 816.00
Export Do BDT. 184.00 BDT. 368.00
LCL container and Contents
Import Per 1000 kg. or part thereof BDT. 34.10 -
Export Do BDT. 15.30 -
Lift on / Lift off Charges
Lift on / lift off charge, Loaded container per container BDT. 1000.00 BDT. 1500.00
Lift on / lift off charge, empty container -do- BDT. 375.00 BDT. 562.50
Shore handling containerised cargo
Particulars of Charges Basis of Charges Rates
Stuffing / un-stuffing Per 1000 kg. or part thereof of contents BDT. 300.00
Berthing Specifications
Specifications NB Bulk Min Bulk Max Conventional Min Conventional Max
Berths 31 2.2 m 186 m 2.2 m 190 m
Anchorages No limit 8.5 m 11.5 m 8.5 m 11.5 m
Draught at anchor N/A 8.5 m 11.5 m 8.5 m 11.5 m
Draught at Berth N/A 8.55 m 9.2 m 8.55 m 9.2 m
Length Over All N/A No limit 186 m No limitations 186 m
Beam (maximum) N/A No limit No limitations if length is 186 m No limitations No limitations provided length is 186 m or less
General Cargo Handling Equipment
Page 7 1 Mobile Crane 10-50 ton 51
2 Forklift Truck 10-20 ton 15
3 Forklift Truck 3-5 ton 130
4 Industrial Tractor 25 ton 12
5 Heavy Trailer 20-25 ton 07
6 Light Trailer 6 ton 30
7 Share Crane 2-3 ton 31
Container Handling Facilities
Facility Capacity/Nos
Holding Capacity (GCB+CCT+NCT+NCY) 38,917 TEUs
Yards 22 Nos.
Container Freight Stations at GCB 5 Nos (45,064 Sq.m)
Container Storage yard at GCB 282,239 sq.m
CFS at CCT 13,671 sq.m
Container Storage yard at CCT 150,000 sq.m
Container Storage yard at NCT 220,000 sq.m
Container Storage yard at NCY 63,000 sq.m
Railway Container Siding 550 m
Reefer Points (440 volts) 900 points
Standby Generator 14 MW (2X7)
Water Reservoir 140,000 Gallons
Fire Brigade 1 Unit
Container Handling Equipment
Equipment Type Capacity (MT) Qty
Quay Gantry Crane 40 14
Mobile Harbour Crane 84 2
Rubber Tyred Gantry Crane 44 21
Straddle Carrier (04 High) 40 36
Reach Stacker (RS) 45 15
Forklift Truck 25-42 6
Forklift Truck 7-16 19
Reach Stacker 7 6
Container Mover 50 6
Terminal Tractor 50 43
Terminal Trailer 50 55
Container Facilities
Page 8 At a time Yearly
Container 6,000 (TEU) 100000 (TEU) 6,00,000 (TEU)
Cargo 60,000 (MT) 2,00,00,000 (MT) 4,00,00,000 (MT)
Car 2,000 20,000 40,000
Customs
Customs clearance process is also mainly paper based and appraisal and verification are done without standardized modern logistics support (container scanner). Procedural complexities, lack of transparency and timeliness in decision-making often caused lot of harassment and delay in the customs clearance process.
Since 2000, ASYCUDA has been introduced without the two main modules EDI and Risk Assessment Management. The customs clearance procedures for import still consist of 13 to 16 steps, a cumbersome, redundant, paper ledger and list-oriented process. In the absence of modern technology in controlling & appraising method, problems of trust arise among the regulatory and trade body.
Food Handling Arrangements
For offloading from ships and safe storage of food grains CPA has dedicated a silo jetty at North Patenga. There is a silo situated adjacent to the jetty. It is one of the biggest silos in Bangladesh with storage capacity of 100,000 mt. It deals with wheat only and is under the administrative control of the Ministry of Food of the Government of Bangladesh. The strategy for Chattogram silo is to use it predominantly for quick clearance of incoming mother vessels carrying imported wheat, for storage of a national buffer stock, to maintain quality of stored grain and quick dispatching to up-country destinations with maximum efficiency.
From an operational point of view, Chattogram silo can be divided into three sub-systems:
Receiving Storage Despatching
Receiving Sub-system
This silo has the facilities to receive food grain (particularly wheat) only in bulk through gantry. The objective of the system is as follows:
To start unloading as quickly as possible. To unload grain from carrier within minimum possible time. To record the weight of all incoming grain accurately. To ensure safe storage.
Storage Sub-system
The Chattogram silo having a capacity of 103,804 MT of bulk wheat, it has 88 round bins and 54-star bins. The capacity of each round bin is 1,000 MT and the star bin is 225 MT. The silo is provided with a dust control machine. Existing fumigation on pest control systems is provided via a liquid spray system and peeled dispenser system, though it is rarely used due to non-infestation of the grain. The objective of this sub-system is to keep the grain in good quality.
Despatching Sub-system
This silo has the facilities to dispatch food grain both in bulk and bagged form. In bulk it is mainly delivered by river coaster in Narayangonj Silo and Khulna Steel Silo and through hopper wagon in Ashugonj, Santaher and Narayangonj Silo. The bagged cargo is delivered mainly through railway covered wagon and through truck in almost all CSD and LSD in the country.
Specification of Chattogram Silo
Highest Capacity 103,804 MT
Diameter of Circular Bins 27’-0’’
Height of Bins 94’-0”
No. of Star Bins 54 (250 MT)
Page 9 No. of Circular Bins 88 (1,000 MT)
Size of head house floor 34’ x 74’
Height of head house above finished grade 174’
Height of head house above airport runway 150’
Depth of head house board pit 24’
Pneumatic travelling ship unloading unit 3 (600 MT/hour)
Pneumatic static ship 1 (200 MT/hour)
Receiving belt conveyor 3 (200MT/hour each)
Main Bucket elevator 4 (200MT/hour each)
Basement chain conveyor 8 (200MT/hour each)
Automatic hopper scale 4 (Computerized)
Truck scale (Weigh bridge) 1 (capacity 40 MT)
Distribution belt conveyor with tripper 6
Chemical Protecting sprayer 6
Sp. Fumigation bins 2
Grain Drier 1
Grain cleaner 1 (25 MT per hour)
Bagging scale 6 (8 bags of 85 kg/ min)
Temperature indication system 1
Truck loading (bag) 8
Rail loading (bunk) 2
Jetty length- (a) Unloading / Loading (b) 328 meters/42 meters
Sub station 3 units (each 1200 KVA)
Cargo Storage Space (Break-bulk)
Protected Area Outside Protected Area
Transit Sheds (1-9) 09 64364 Sq Mtrs Warehouses 06 25179 Sq Mtrs
Warehouses DFPO 04 20712 Sq Mtrs Open Dumps - 200,000 Sq Mtrs
Car Sheds (P & F) 02 8696 Sq Mtrs
Open Dumps - 90,000 Sq Mtrs
Note: Food Dept for Grains, TSP complex, Cement Clinker and different Oil company have their own storage facilities adjacent to their own Jetties/premises.
Description and Contacts of Key Companies
For information on Bangladesh Port of Chittagong contact details, please see the following link:
4.4 Bangladesh Port and Waterways Company Contact List
Page 10 For information on Bangladesh Port of Chittagong additional information, please see the following document:
Bangladesh Port of Chittagong Additional Information
Bangladesh Chittagong Port Overview
Bangladesh Port of Chittagong Port Security
Note: The information provided in the attached documents, which has been taken from the old DLCA, does not match the structure of the new LCA and is therefore provided separately.
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