Container handling has been on the rise since the beginning of this year as the COVID-19 situation improved somewhat. In January, 243,000 containers were handled in the port, the highest in the last year. However, the growth in container handling is not yet what it used to be before the pandemic.
According to port information, 123,000 containers with imported goods and 120,000 containers carrying export goods including empty containers were transported to the port last January. More containers were transported in January 2020 than in the last 13 months. In that month, 266,000 TUE containers were transported.
Only 25% of the goods imported and exported through Chattogram port are brought in containers and the rest in cargoes (in bulk).
