Dwaipayan Barua

Chattogram port has retained its 68th position among the world’s 100 busiest container ports for the second consecutive year, despite handling 4 percent more containers in 2025 than in the previous year.

On Chattogram port, Lloyd's said that growth remained modest

UAE’s DP World, Saudi RSGT and two local entities enter competition

The UAE-based company also wants to operate Chittagong Container Terminal

Companies are deploying a range of measures to absorb the cost shock without immediately raising retail prices

The recent fuel price hike is rippling through Bangladesh’s trade logistics chain, pushing up costs for importers, exporters and freight operators at the same time.

They raised the charges because of the diesel price hike, says Bangladesh Inland Container Depots Association (BICDA)

Lighter vessels are facing fuel shortages that are slowing and disrupting their regular operations to unload cargo from mother ships at Chattogram port’s outer anchorage.