The port authority has requested the shipping agents to provide the information of the ships arriving at the port perimeter to the port community system of Chittagong port to conduct online billing activities smoothly. The request was made in a letter signed by the Deputy Conservator (DC) of the port along with the President of the Shipping Agents Association on Tuesday (14 June).
The letter said that agents of ships arriving at the port perimeter should include the ship’s name, type, GRT, NRT, and customs rotation number through the port community system. The letter also requested the president of the association to provide guidance to all members and other stakeholders of the shipping association in this regard.