Chittagong Port Authority has requested the importers to unload the imported goods lying inside and outside various sheds of Chittagong port. If the expected speed of unloading is not achieved by 20 July, four times the store rent or warehouse rent will be imposed from 25 July. The port authority said this in a notification signed by the Director (Transport) on Tuesday (12 July).
‘Even though it has been a long time since the goods have been imported, the importers are not unloading them from the port,’ the notification said. Almost the whole shed is full of products. As a result, new products cannot be unstuffed. The normal activities of the port are being disrupted. This is increasing the waiting time of the ship positioned at the outer anchorage. This will tarnish the reputation of Chittagong port abroad.
In such a situation, after monitoring the unloading of goods till 20 July, if the expected speed of unloading of goods is not achieved, four times the store rent or warehouse rent will be imposed from 25 July. The fare will be charged in accordance with Section 160 of the Regulations for Working Chittagong Port (Cargo and Container) 2001.
