55,000 TUS containers handled at the port during seven days of Eid

Even during the Eid holidays, Chattogram Port has maintained its operational capacity and conducted uninterrupted cargo unloading and ship handling activities. 54,898 TUS (20-foot) containers were handled in the seven days from March 17-23.

Of this, 28,961 TUS were imported goods and 25,937 TUS were exported goods.
A maximum of 11,861 TUS containers were processed on March 18. Port Secretary Syed Refayet Hamim gave this information on Wednesday. He said that 2,508,614 metric tons of cargo were handled at the port in the seven days.

Of this, 2,361,786 metric tons were imported goods and 1,46,828 metric tons were exported. A maximum of 4,34,434 metric tons of cargo were handled in a single day on March 18.

This week, 64 ships were berthed and handled at the port.
A maximum of 14 ships were handled on March 19, and after the holiday atmosphere, the port returned to its full speed by handling 12 ships again on March 23.

Although there was a slight slowdown in operations on March 21 during the Eid holidays, the number of ship and container handling increased significantly in the next two days (March 22 and 23).

On March 24, the port’s capacity was 43,200 TUS against the 59,000 TUS capacity.
A task force was formed to ensure and supervise the supply chain of fuel oil and daily necessities during the holy Ramadan and Eid holidays.

Through which, the supervision and monitoring of goods unloading at the jetty side and outer anchorage of Chattogram Port has been carried out intensively.

The port secretary said that due to the recent work stoppage and increase in the rate of ship arrivals at Chittagong Port, the waiting time of ships has increased by two or three days.

However, currently, as a result of the overall monitoring and coordination of the authorities, it has been possible to achieve zero days in the waiting time of ships at the outer anchorage, which is a significant achievement for the port.