Mongla Port introduces LCL cargo handling

Business Desk :

Mongla Port authority has introduced the long-awaited Less-than-Container Load (LCL) cargo handling system, opening new opportunities for both small and large-scale importers and exporters.

With this facility, traders can now ship smaller consignments using shared containers, eliminating the need to bear the full cost of an entire container.

Imported goods can also be stored in the port yard and released later through customs clearance, BSS reports Earlier, only the Full Container Load (FCL) system was available, which excluded many small traders who could not afford to fill a full container. Business communities had long been demanding the introduction of the LCL option.

The demand gained momentum in June when the Mongla Port Customs Agents Association submitted a written request to the port chairman. Association Convener Md. Mosharraf Hossain also raised the matter with National Board of Revenue (NBR) Chairman Abdur Rahman Khan during his recent visit to the port and received a positive response.

Finally, on August 7, the port authority issued an official letter signed by Deputy Director (Traffic) Md. Kamal Hossain, notifying businesses about the LCL facility.

Md. Kamal Hossain said, ‘Necessary arrangements, including warehouse access, loading and unloading sheds, physical inspections, and delivery facilities, have been made to facilitate LCL imports and exports. We encourage businesses to take advantage of this system.’