It used to take two to three days for a container full of goods to reach the Chattogram port jetty after entering the port limit. Chattogram port has gradually returned to its usual pace after overcoming the hurdles of COVID-19. There were significant improvements in ship handling from August. During the month of August, 168 container ships full of imported goods arrived at Chattogram port. Notably, the ships were able to berth at the jetty after reaching the outer anchorage without waiting. 36% of the ships were able to berth at the jetty after only a day of waiting. About 12% of the ships could berth after waiting for two days. And only 4% of the ships had to wait for three days before docking at the jetty.
According to Abdullah Zahir, CEO of Saif Maritime Limited, the Chattogram port has made great progress for three reasons. These are: 1) the performance of Chattogram port, 2) normalisation of goods delivery and 3) the transfer of imported goods to private container depots.
