2.1 Bangladesh Port Assessment

Bangladesh Ports

As a country situated by the sea Bangladesh has a large coastline of 580 km spread across the southern part of the country where it is joined with the Bay of Bengal. The ports situated by the sea have given Bangladesh opening for business, economic growth and a connection with the rest of the world. Although still being a developing country, like most of the developed countries majority of the economy in Bangladesh depends on these seaports, as 90% of the export and import both are conducted through these ports. There are 3 seaports in Bangladesh at present. The largest one Chattogram and second largest Mongla are in full operation. The third in size and capacity Payra port is partially in use. A fourth one named Matarbari seaport is on its way to be opened and become fully functional very soon. It is that to keep a smooth flow of commercial transactions proper development, managing and directing these seaports with utmost efficiency is essential. For this reason, these seaports are directed under Ministry of Shipping in Bangladesh.

For information on Bangladesh Port Network contact details, please see the following link:

4.4 Bangladesh Port and Waterways Company Contact List

A detailed list of the transit times of ocean freight from other ports to the port of Chittagong can be found here:

Ocean Freight Transit Times

2.1.1 Bangladesh Port of Chittagong

Port Overview
Port Performance
Discharge Rates and Terminal Handling Charges
Container Facilities
Description and Contacts of Key Companies

Key port information can also be found at: Maritime Database information on Bangladesh

Port Overview

Port Location and Contacts
Country	Bangladesh
Province or District	Chittagong
Town or City (Closest location) with Distance (km)	Name: Chittagong km: n/a
Port's Complete Name	Port of Chittagong
Latitude	22.21667
Longitude	91.8
Managing Company or Port Authority (If more than one operator, break down by area of operation)	Chittagong Port Authority (CPA)
Management Contact Person	Md. Omar Faruk +880-31-2510869 secretary@cpa.gov.bd
Closest Airport and Frequent Airlines to / from International Destinations	Airport Name: Shah Amanat International Airport Airlines: BIMAN, NovoAir, Regent Airways, US-Bangla Airways

Port Picture

The Port of Chattogram is the principal port of Bangladesh. The port was established at its present location in 1887. By 1910, four jetties were constructed to handle 0.5 million MT of cargo annually. Since then the port has grown gradually to the present shape.

It is situated on the right bank of the river Karnafuli at a distance of about 9 nautical miles from the shoreline of the Bay of Bengal. Chattogram Port is considered the heart of the economy of Bangladesh. The geographic location of this port creates the opportunity for easy and cost-effective foreign trade to be carried out through with all South Asian countries as well as other Asian countries. Enough and low-cost labour is also readily available here. For these reasons, Chattogram Port holds much potential as a highly promising regional seaport. Consequently, cargo handling through Chattogram Port has not only rapidly increased but cargo type has also diversified. The Port is a regular member of Japan based International Ports and Harbours (IAPH).As a gateway of Bangladesh, Chattogram Port not only handles 92% of the country’s international trade but also generates about 35% annual revenue of the country on account of import tax, duties and VAT which confirms the significance of the port in the Government’s finance. About 80% export-import industries and 5-Export Processing Zone (out of 10 EPZ) are situated within Dhaka and Chattogram division and Dhaka- Chattogram corridor (transportation by rail, road & river) due to the Chattogram Port. This also helps to generate about 30% of the GDP. 100% imported Petroleum Oil and Lubricant (POL) of the country is transported through this port. Not only that, through this port 100% finished product are exported and 80% raw materials & accessories are imported. For Ready Made Garments (RMG) sector, which fetches about 76% of the country’s export earnings as hard currency.

Port website: http://cpa.gov.bd/

Key port information may also be found at: http://www.maritime-database.com

It is situated on the right bank of the river Karnafuli at a distance of about 9 nautical miles from the shoreline of the Bay of Bengal. River Karnafuli rising in the Lushai Hill falls in the Bay of Bengal after taking a winding course of 120 nautical miles through the districts of Chattogram Hill Tracts and Chattogram. Upper limits of the river water are formed by two straight lines, one drawn across the Karnafuli River in the North by joining 2 pillars located at Lat: 22024’33″N-Long: 91054’30E and Lat: 22024’56″N- Long: 91054’11″E and the other by joining the 2 pillars located at Lat: 22025’07″N- Long: 91053’18″E and Lat: 22025’07″N- Long: 91053’10″E. These limits include so much of the sea and of the River Karnafuli and the River Halda and the area that lie within 137.162 Metre, of high water mark at ordinary spring tide and the docks, wharves, quays, stages, jetties, piers, warehouse, sheds, railway line and yards within the limits of the bounded area and such other area outside it as included in the Schedule iii of the Chattogram Port Act. The seaward approach to the Port of Chattogram may considered to be northwards of the 10-fathom contour in latitude 22024′ North and longitude 9103″ East: The distance to the pilot ground from the south patches shoal being 46 nautical miles on the direct course.

Port Performance

Chattogram Port is the core hub of export and import of the country. The port has been performing better and better each year despite lots of limitations. It is now competing with the world rated ports in terms of all matrix. This port is now ranked at 64 in the Lloyd’s list of 100 container ports in the world, which was 70th, 71st, 76th and 87th in last 4 years.

Vessels of draught ranges from 8.50 m. to 9.20 m

Maximum permissible LOA of a vessel is 190 meters

Seasonal Constraints
	Occurs	Time Frame
Rainy Season	Yes	The weather in Bangladesh is largely governed by the monsoon. The prevailing wind directions are from South to South East during the months of April through September. After taking easterly direction for a while the wind turns to the northerly and north-easterly directions, the later prevail from November to January. During the months of February and March, winds turn via westerly direction back to the Southerly to South Easterly. In excess of 20 Knots/ Beaufort wind scale 5 prevails for 6 percent to time while those in excess of 30 Knots/Beaufort wind scale 7 persists for about 0.1 percent of the time during cyclones i.e. During the transition between monsoon and dry seasons in May, October, and November. The area of Payra port experienced four severe Cyclonic water surges during the last 44 years. In 1960 & 1963 speeds recorded were 125 Knots Max. In 1970 and 1991 speeds were recorded 138 Knots max. and 180 Knots max. respectively.

Financial Year	No. of Vessels
2012-2013	2,136
2013-2014	2,294
2014-2015	2,566
2015-2016	2,875
2016-2017	3,092
2017-2018	3,664
2018-2019	1,882 (till Dec 2018)

Financial Year	Import (Tons)	Export (Tons)	Inland (Tons)	ICD (Tons)	Grand Total (Tons)	Growth (%)
2012-2013	38,312,028	5,059,640	6,087,947	457,559	49,917,174	3.95
2013-2014	41,960,170	5,338,377	5,833,786	445,218	53,577,551	7.33
2014-2015	48,941,406	5,839,986	6,469,673	474,800	61,725,865	15.21
2015-2016	58,324,786	5,971,634	6,366,607	493,360	71,156,387	15.28
2016-2017	66,464,285	6,709,759	6,330,639	477,836	79,982,519	12.40
2017-2018	78,050,447	6,997,465	7,429,082	446,234	92,923,228	16.18
2018-2019	82,939,731	6,846,406	7,761,749	515,245	98,240,655	5.72

Container Handling Statistics of CPA

Financial Year	Import		Export		Total
Financial Year	TEUs	MT	TEUs	MT	TEUs	MT
2013-14	812,918	11,125,348	812,591	5,012,427	1,625,509	16,137,775
2014-15	940,827	13,132,923	926,115	5,535,446	1,867,062	18,668,369
2015-16	1,109,355	15,498,565	1,080,084	5,642,419	2,189,439	21,140,984
2016-17	1,211,874	17,084,610	1,207,607	6,395,923	2,419,481	23,480,533
2017-18	1,363,375	19,089,447	1,342,534	6,880,740	2,705,909	25,970,187
2018-19 (Jul-Dec 18)	719,433	96,74,719	725,911	33,82,752	14,45,344	13,057,471

Discharge Rates and Terminal Handling Charges

Vessels chargeable	Rate of port dues
Sea-going vessels	USD 0.241 per GRT
Sea-going vessel engaged in lightering within port limits	USD 0.150 per GRT
Sea-going vessels not engaged in lightering have not left the port after 30 days from the date of entry	USD 0.050
Sea-going vessel entering for taking fuel, stores and water, etc	USD 0.08
Vessels working within port limits, excluding sea-going lighters	Not exceeding 10 GRT: 25 BDT per vessel Between 10 – 100 GRT: 200 BDT Between 100 - 200 GRT: 500 BDT Exceeding 200 GRT: 3 BDT per GRT Barge/flat: 1.5 BDT per GRT Country boat/Shampan: 0.25 per GRT.

Other Charges

Berth occupancy charges	Per GRT per day		USD 0.03
Mooring occupancy charge	At Own anchor	Per GRT per day	USD 0.02
Mooring occupancy charge	At mooring	Per GRT per day	USD 0.015
Sea-going ships	200 to 1,000 GRT	Per Tug per Movement	USD 82.50
	Over 1,000 to 5,000 GRT	Do	USD 277.50
	Over 5,000 GRT	Do	USD 594
Water supply charge	At Roosevelt jetty	Per 1000 liters	30BDT
	At Mongla (local) At Mongla (to Ships)	Per 1000 liters Per 1000 liters	60 BDT USD 10
	At Hiron pont (local)	Per 1000 liters	700BDT
	At Hiron pint (to ship)	Per 1000 liters	USD 20
Jetty Crane Charge	Use of Jetty crane	Per crane per period of 8 hours	USD 45
Jetty Crane Charge	Use of British crane	Do	USD 33.75
Non-Use of Jetty Crane	If cancelled within less than 6 hours of booked period	Do	USD 40
Non-Use of Jetty Crane	If cancelled previous to 6 hours of booked period	Do	USD 20
Holliday charge (working on jetty)		Per ship per holiday	USD 60
Night charge (working on jetty)		Per ship per night	USD 30
Security guard engaged on the sea-going vessel		Per person, per 4 hours	BDT 150

Shifting / Detention Fees

Services	Basis of Charge	Rate
Fees for shifting vessels from one berth or mooring or swinging her to another	Per movement	USD 29.80
Fees for such shifting taking place in whole or part between 6:00 pm to 6:00 am	Per movement	USD 59.60
Detention fees for failure of a vessel in arriving or sailing from the port in time	Per day	USD 100
Pilot detention fee	Per day	USD 20
Berthing or unberthing at the time of arrival or sailing of the vessels	Each occasion	USD 88.50
Same at the time of shifting	Each occasion	USD 44.25

Port & Harbour Dues

Services		Basis of Charge	Rate
River dues	Domestic cargo	Per 1000 kg	33BDT
River dues	Import cargo	Do	BDT 15.30
Landing charge / Handling charge	Bagged cargo (wheat and rice)	Per 1000kg	BDT. 40
	Other bagged cargo (cement, iron, steel, salt, sugar etc)	Do	BDT. 32
	All other imports not exceeding 3MT	Do	BDT. 90
	Wheeled or tracked equip.	Do	BDT 175
	Garments, cloths, cotton, etc	Do	BDT. 16
	Crude refined oil, palm oil, soyabean oil etc	Do	BDT. 50
	Other import more than 20 MT	Do	BDT. 250
Weight bridge charge		Per 1000 Kg	2.5BDT
Trans-shipment charge at the same wharf		Per 1000 Kg	150% of landing charge
Terminal charge on river traffic		Per 1000 Kg	21.70BDT

Container Handling Charges

Services		Time	Basis of charge	Up to 20’ Container	Above 20’ container
Loading / Discharging	FCL Container	-	Per container	USD 43.40	USD 65.10
	LCL Container	-	Do	USD 130.00	USD 195.00
	Empty Container	-	Do	USD 22.10	USD 33.20
Container storage	Loaded Container	1-4 days free	Per container	-	-
		1^st 7 days after free time	Do	USD 6.00	USD 12.00
		8^th -20^th days	Do	USD 12	USD 24
		Thereafter up to delivery	Do	USD 240	USD 48
	Empty Container	1-7 daus days	Per container	USD 6.00	USD 12.00
		8-20 days	Do	USD 1200	USD 24.00
		21 days onwards/per day	Do	USD 24.00	USD 48.00

Reefer Container Service

Particulars of Charges	Basis of Charge	Rates
Supply of electricity and connecting and disconnecting reefers, including monitoring	Per container, per diem or part thereof	USD 9.00
Change of status	Per container per change	USD 10.00

River Dues (Containerized)

Particulars of Charges	Basis of Charges	Rates (Not Exceeding 21 ft.)	Rates (Exceeding 21 ft.)
FCL container and Contents
Import	Per container	BDT. 408.00	BDT. 816.00
Export	Do	BDT. 184.00	BDT. 368.00
LCL container and Contents
Import	Per 1000 kg. or part thereof	BDT. 34.10	-
Export	Do	BDT. 15.30	-

Lift on / Lift off Charges

Lift on / lift off charge, Loaded container	per container	BDT. 1000.00	BDT. 1500.00
Lift on / lift off charge, empty container	-do-	BDT. 375.00	BDT. 562.50

Shore handling containerised cargo

Particulars of Charges	Basis of Charges	Rates
Stuffing / un-stuffing	Per 1000 kg. or part thereof of contents	BDT. 300.00

Berthing Specifications

Specifications	NB	Bulk Min	Bulk Max	Conventional Min	Conventional Max
Berths	31	2.2 m	186 m	2.2 m	190 m
Anchorages	No limit	8.5 m	11.5 m	8.5 m	11.5 m
Draught at anchor	N/A	8.5 m	11.5 m	8.5 m	11.5 m
Draught at Berth	N/A	8.55 m	9.2 m	8.55 m	9.2 m
Length Over All	N/A	No limit	186 m	No limitations	186 m
Beam (maximum)	N/A	No limit	No limitations if length is 186 m	No limitations	No limitations provided length is 186 m or less

General Cargo Handling Equipment

1	Mobile Crane	10-50 ton	51
2	Forklift Truck	10-20 ton	15
3	Forklift Truck	3-5 ton	130
4	Industrial Tractor	25 ton	12
5	Heavy Trailer	20-25 ton	07
6	Light Trailer	6 ton	30
7	Share Crane	2-3 ton	31

Container Handling Facilities

Facility	Capacity/Nos
Holding Capacity (GCB+CCT+NCT+NCY)	38,917 TEUs
Yards	22 Nos.
Container Freight Stations at GCB	5 Nos (45,064 Sq.m)
Container Storage yard at GCB	282,239 sq.m
CFS at CCT	13,671 sq.m
Container Storage yard at CCT	150,000 sq.m
Container Storage yard at NCT	220,000 sq.m
Container Storage yard at NCY	63,000 sq.m
Railway Container Siding	550 m
Reefer Points (440 volts)	900 points
Standby Generator	14 MW (2X7)
Water Reservoir	140,000 Gallons
Fire Brigade	1 Unit

Container Handling Equipment

Equipment Type	Capacity (MT)	Qty
Quay Gantry Crane	40	14
Mobile Harbour Crane	84	2
Rubber Tyred Gantry Crane	44	21
Straddle Carrier (04 High)	40	36
Reach Stacker (RS)	45	15
Forklift Truck	25-42	6
Forklift Truck	7-16	19
Reach Stacker	7	6
Container Mover	50	6
Terminal Tractor	50	43
Terminal Trailer	50	55

Container Facilities

	At a time	Yearly
Container	6,000 (TEU)	100000 (TEU)	6,00,000 (TEU)
Cargo	60,000 (MT)	2,00,00,000 (MT)	4,00,00,000 (MT)
Car	2,000	20,000	40,000

Customs

Customs clearance process is also mainly paper based and appraisal and verification are done without standardized modern logistics support (container scanner). Procedural complexities, lack of transparency and timeliness in decision-making often caused lot of harassment and delay in the customs clearance process.

Since 2000, ASYCUDA has been introduced without the two main modules EDI and Risk Assessment Management. The customs clearance procedures for import still consist of 13 to 16 steps, a cumbersome, redundant, paper ledger and list-oriented process. In the absence of modern technology in controlling & appraising method, problems of trust arise among the regulatory and trade body.

Food Handling Arrangements

For offloading from ships and safe storage of food grains CPA has dedicated a silo jetty at North Patenga. There is a silo situated adjacent to the jetty. It is one of the biggest silos in Bangladesh with storage capacity of 100,000 mt. It deals with wheat only and is under the administrative control of the Ministry of Food of the Government of Bangladesh. The strategy for Chattogram silo is to use it predominantly for quick clearance of incoming mother vessels carrying imported wheat, for storage of a national buffer stock, to maintain quality of stored grain and quick dispatching to up-country destinations with maximum efficiency.

From an operational point of view, Chattogram silo can be divided into three sub-systems:

Receiving
Storage
Despatching

Receiving Sub-system

This silo has the facilities to receive food grain (particularly wheat) only in bulk through gantry. The objective of the system is as follows:

To start unloading as quickly as possible.
To unload grain from carrier within minimum possible time.
To record the weight of all incoming grain accurately.
To ensure safe storage.

Storage Sub-system

The Chattogram silo having a capacity of 103,804 MT of bulk wheat, it has 88 round bins and 54-star bins. The capacity of each round bin is 1,000 MT and the star bin is 225 MT. The silo is provided with a dust control machine. Existing fumigation on pest control systems is provided via a liquid spray system and peeled dispenser system, though it is rarely used due to non-infestation of the grain. The objective of this sub-system is to keep the grain in good quality.

Despatching Sub-system

This silo has the facilities to dispatch food grain both in bulk and bagged form. In bulk it is mainly delivered by river coaster in Narayangonj Silo and Khulna Steel Silo and through hopper wagon in Ashugonj, Santaher and Narayangonj Silo. The bagged cargo is delivered mainly through railway covered wagon and through truck in almost all CSD and LSD in the country.

Specification of Chattogram Silo

Highest Capacity	103,804 MT
Diameter of Circular Bins	27’-0’’
Height of Bins	94’-0”
No. of Star Bins	54 (250 MT)
No. of Circular Bins	88 (1,000 MT)
Size of head house floor	34’ x 74’
Height of head house above finished grade	174’
Height of head house above airport runway	150’
Depth of head house board pit	24’
Pneumatic travelling ship unloading unit	3 (600 MT/hour)
Pneumatic static ship	1 (200 MT/hour)
Receiving belt conveyor	3 (200MT/hour each)
Main Bucket elevator	4 (200MT/hour each)
Basement chain conveyor	8 (200MT/hour each)
Automatic hopper scale	4 (Computerized)
Truck scale (Weigh bridge)	1 (capacity 40 MT)
Distribution belt conveyor with tripper	6
Chemical Protecting sprayer	6
Sp. Fumigation bins	2
Grain Drier	1
Grain cleaner	1 (25 MT per hour)
Bagging scale	6 (8 bags of 85 kg/ min)
Temperature indication system	1
Truck loading (bag)	8
Rail loading (bunk)	2
Jetty length- (a) Unloading / Loading (b)	328 meters/42 meters
Sub station	3 units (each 1200 KVA)

Cargo Storage Space (Break-bulk)

Protected Area			Outside Protected Area
Transit Sheds (1-9)	09	64364 Sq Mtrs	Warehouses	06	25179 Sq Mtrs
Warehouses DFPO	04	20712 Sq Mtrs	Open Dumps	-	200,000 Sq Mtrs
Car Sheds (P & F)	02	8696 Sq Mtrs
Open Dumps	-	90,000 Sq Mtrs
Note: Food Dept for Grains, TSP complex, Cement Clinker and different Oil company have their own storage facilities adjacent to their own Jetties/premises.

Description and Contacts of Key Companies

For information on Bangladesh Port of Chittagong contact details, please see the following link:

4.4 Bangladesh Port and Waterways Company Contact List

For information on Bangladesh Port of Chittagong additional information, please see the following document:

Bangladesh Port of Chittagong Additional Information

Bangladesh Chittagong Port Overview

Bangladesh Port of Chittagong Port Security

Note: The information provided in the attached documents, which has been taken from the old DLCA, does not match the structure of the new LCA and is therefore provided separately.

2.1.2 Bangladesh Port of Mongla

Port Overview
Port Facilities and Infrastructure
Port Performance and Capacity
Port Essential Information
Port Dues and Charges
Food Handling Arrangements
Port Development Trend
Port Security Arrangement

Port Overview

Mongla Port is the second busy port of 3 seaports of Bangladesh and is the eco-friendliest port. It is situated on the south western part of the country at the confluence of Possur river and Mongla Nulla approximately 71 Nautical miles upstream of the Bay of Bengal. It is located at Lat 22.48867 Long 89.59283. The Port is well protected by the largest mangrove forest Sunderbans, which has been declared as "World Heritage" in 1977 by UNESCO. Since 1950, Chalna Port started to function as Government Directorate and in May 1977, the directorate was concerted to an autonomous organization called Chalna Port Authority. The Chalna Port Authority was again renamed as "Mongla Port Authority" on 8th March 1987.

Mongla Port Provides facilities and services to the international shipping lines and other concerned agencies providing shore-based facilities like jetties, go downs, cargo handling equipment and maintaining adequate water depth in the channel as well as making provision for safe day and night shipping. Even if, in theory, there should be a ratio of 60 – 40 % between Chattogram and Mongla, the reality so far from that with Chattogram currently totalizing 92% of the country’s international trade.

Vision of MPA

To Handle annually 1000 ships by 2021.
To ensure international standard of service to the port users.
To create congenial atmosphere for flourishing port base industries.
To Modernize the port in the light of the global trade.
To create job opportunities and to provide remarkable financial income to the national exchequer.
To open new commercial windows for sustainable economic development.

Key port information can also be found at: Maritime Database information on Bangladesh

Port website: Port of Mongla Website

Port Location and Contacts
Country	Bangladesh
Province or District	Khulna District
Town or City (Closest location) with Distance (km)	Name: Khulna km: 45 minutes from Kulna
Port's Complete Name	Port of Mongla
Latitude	22.48867
Longitude	89.59283
Managing Company or Port Authority (If more than one operator, break down by area of operation)	Mongla Port Authority
Management Contact Person	n/a
Closest Airport and Frequent Airlines to / from International Destinations	Airport Name: n/a Airlines: n/a

Mongla Port Officer’s Contact List

Name & Address	Designation and email	Telephone and fax
Name: Rear Admiral M Mozammel Haque, (G), NUP, ndc, psc, BN,	Chairman Email: chairman@mpa.gov.bd	Phone (office): 04662-75215 Fax: +041662-75224
Name: Yasmin Afsana	Desig: Member (Finance) Email: mf@mpa.gov.bd	Phone (off): 04662-7514
Name: Md. Altaf Hossain Khan	Desig: Member (Engineering & Development) Email: med@mpa.gov.bd	Phone (office): 04662-75333 Fax: 04662-75244
Name: Captain Mohammed Ali Chowdhury, (C), BCGM, ndc	Desig: Member (Harbour & Marine) Email: chowali@yahoo.com	Phone (office): 04662- 75222 Fax: 04662- 75224
Name: Md. Gias Uddin	Designation: Director (Admin) Email: da@mpa.gov.bd	Phone (office): +0466 2-75345 Fax: 04662- 75224
Name: Commander Sheikh Fakhar Uddin (C) BN	Designation: Harbour Master Email: hm@mpa.gov.bd	Phone (office): +04662-75221
Name: Lt Commander M ABDUL ALIM, (N), BN	Desig: Chief Security Officer Email: cso@mpa.gov.bd	Phone (office): +04662-75232
Name: Mr. Ohiuddin Chowdhury	Designation: Secretary Email: oc2225@gmail.com	Phone (office): +04662-75275
Name: Md. Zahirul Huq	Designation: Chief Planning Email: cp@mpa.gov.bd	Phone (office): +04662-75218
Name: Md. Mostafa Kamal	Designation: Director (Traffic) Email: kamal6498@yahoo.com	Phone (office): +04662-75363
Name: Md. Faruqul Islam	Desig: Chief Hydrographer Email: faruqulchmpa@gmail.com	Phone (office): +04662-75312

Name & Address

Designation and email

Telephone and fax

Name: Rear Admiral M Mozammel Haque, (G), NUP, ndc, psc, BN,

Chairman

Email: chairman@mpa.gov.bd

Phone (office): 04662-75215

Fax: +041662-75224

Name: Yasmin Afsana

Desig: Member (Finance)

Email: mf@mpa.gov.bd

Phone (off): 04662-7514

Name: Md. Altaf Hossain Khan

Desig: Member (Engineering & Development)

Email: med@mpa.gov.bd

Phone (office): 04662-75333

Fax: 04662-75244

Name: Captain Mohammed Ali Chowdhury, (C), BCGM, ndc

Desig: Member (Harbour & Marine)

Email: chowali@yahoo.com

Phone (office): 04662- 75222

Fax: 04662- 75224

Name: Md. Gias Uddin

Designation: Director (Admin)

Email: da@mpa.gov.bd

Phone (office): +0466 2-75345

Fax: 04662- 75224

Name: Commander Sheikh Fakhar Uddin (C) BN

Designation: Harbour Master

Email: hm@mpa.gov.bd

Phone (office): +04662-75221

Name: Lt Commander M ABDUL ALIM, (N), BN

Desig: Chief Security Officer

Email: cso@mpa.gov.bd

Phone (office): +04662-75232

Name: Mr. Ohiuddin Chowdhury

Designation: Secretary

Email: oc2225@gmail.com

Phone (office): +04662-75275

Name: Md. Zahirul Huq

Designation: Chief Planning

Email: cp@mpa.gov.bd

Phone (office): +04662-75218

Name: Md. Mostafa Kamal

Designation: Director (Traffic)

Email: kamal6498@yahoo.com

Phone (office): +04662-75363

Name: Md. Faruqul Islam

Desig: Chief Hydrographer

Email: faruqulchmpa@gmail.com

Phone (office): +04662-75312

Port Facilities and Infrastructure

Total Berths	Quantity	Length (m)	Draft (m)
General Cargo/ Container Berths	5	max 225 m	4.5 – 5 m
River Mooring Buoys	7	max 225 m	3 – 8 m
Anchorage Berths	14	max 225 m	4.7 – 9 m.
Mongla Cement Factory Jetty (Private)	1	max: 225 m	6.1m
Meghna Cement Factory Jetty (Private)	1	max: 225 m	6.5 m
Klean Heat Gaz Factory (Private)	1	max 225 m	6.0m
Summit United LPG Jetty	1	max 225 m	1.8m
Summit United Petroleum Jetty	1	max 225 m	Not available
Dubai-Bangladesh Cement factory Jetty	1	max 225 m	Not available
Holcim Cement Factory Jetty	1	max 225 m	Not available
Vessel Concrete Jetty	1	max 225 m	Not available
Pontoon Berth (for Fresh Water	1	max 225 m	Not available
Pontoon berth (Inland vessels & Ferry)	1	max 225 m	Not available
Berthing Tugs & Mooring Boats	3
Pilot Boats	3
Water Barges (Dumb)	4 * 500 MT

Port Facilities at a Glance

The port is surrounded as well as well protected by the mangrove forest Sundarbans and free from all types of congestion of ships and cargo.
River and road transport facilities available comparatively at lower cost from Mongla port to all over the remote places of the country.
Constraint free large channel available for anchorage and loading/unloading facilities on both sides for 33 ships at a time.
Due to construction of Khanjahan Ali as well as Lalonshah bridge, good transport connection system has been developed from Mongla Port to all the hinterland of North Bengal.
Unique opportunity for Dhaka-Mongla-Dhaka transportation only within 5 hours by Dhaka-Maowa Road, in spite of a ferry service on the way.
As there is no by-crossing, the goods can be transported easily without any constraint by inland coaster/barge from Mongla port.
Up to 225-meter-long ship can enter into the port for discharging cargo.
No constraints in berth and less turn-around time.
In compare with Chattogram Port, the Landing charge, Shipping charge and River dues are lower in Mongla port.
15 days free time available in case of handling empty container (Import).
The port is open for 24 hours.
Infrastructural facilities available for storage of both specialized and General cargo.
Handling & parking facilities of motor vehicles available.

Port Performance and Capacity

Port performance in last 3 Years

Performance Type	Export/ Import	FY 2016 - 17	FY 2017 - 18	FY 2018 - 19
Vessel Handling	-	623	784	961
Car Handling	-	15,907	17,295	19,200
Container Handling (TEU's)	Export	12,805	21,229	29,330
Container Handling (TEU's)	Import	14,147	21,760	28,408
Container Handling (Boxes)	Export	8,094	14,032	20,290
Container Handling (Boxes)	Import	9,146	14,341	19,426
Cargo (MT)	Export	85,622	147,151	135,131
Cargo (MT)	Import	7,428,105	9,568,899	11,179,878
Food Stuff (MT)	Export	31,452	33,278	35,011
Food Stuff (MT)	Import	441,359	896,324	131,379
Total Income (Million BDT)	-	2297.0	2664.2	-

Storage Facilities

Name	Quantity	Length/ Area	Capacity
Mongla Port Area
Transit Shed	4 Nos. (5-8)	19,628 Sq Mtr	17,932 MT (Total Capacity)
Warehouse A&B	2 Nos.	19,630 Sq Mtr	15,326 MT (Total Capacity)
Container yard	4 Nos.	45,530 Sq Mtr	-
Open dumps	-	300,000 Sq Mtr	-
Freezer plug points	160	-	-
Car parking yard	2	For 2,000 cars	-
Khulna Roosevelt Jetty Area
Transit shades	1 & 2	1,125 Sq Mtr	-
Open dumps	-	25,000 Sq Mtr	-

Cargo Handling Equipment

Name of Equipment	Number of equipment	Capacity (M/Ton)
Mobile Crane	6	2x30 MT, 1x24 MT, 1x25 MT & 2x19 MT
Forklift various capacity	36	2-5 MT
Straddle carrier	6	-
Reach stacker	2	-
Jetty dock crane	2	-
Terminal Tractors	6	-
Empty container handler	3	-
Harbour crane	1	84 MT but 32 MT Extended Boom
Vessel & craft (various types)	32	-
Total	62	-

Container Handling Capacity

Item	Capability		Projected Capacity by 2025
Item	At a time	Yearly	Projected Capacity by 2025
Container	6,000 (TEU)	100000 (TEU)	6,00,000 (TEU)
Cargo	60,000 (MT)	2,00,00,000 (MT)	4,00,00,000 (MT)
Car	2,000	20,000	40,000

Clearing Agents / Stevedore

There are almost 600 clearance agents and around 100 stevedore companies. They are appointed on a yearly base, after a call for tender process. List of stevedors who have renewed their licence from Mongla Port Authority for the current year is as follows.

Port Stevedores list

Sl	Name of the Organization	Address	Contact Number
1	M/S Sheikh Abdus Salam & Co.	Madrasa Road Mongla, Bagerhat	01711343054
2	M/S A Haq Choudhury & Sons	2, P C Roy Road, Khulna	01711761747
3	M/S Khalid Brothers	67 Khan A Sabur Road, Khulna	01711335860
4	M/S Nuru & Sons Co	Shromo Kollan Road, Mongla, Bagerhat	01713181224
5	M/S Gofur Brothers & Co	Rabeya Complex, 116/2, Islampur Road, Shantidham More, Khulna	01711280124
6	M/S Khulna Traders Ltd.	6, Shamsur Rahman Road, Khulna	01711218888
7	M/S Pator Para Traders	Port Using Building 6^th Floor, 1^st Flat, Mongla	01764527749
8	M/S Green Enterprise	53 Shromo Kollan Road, Mongla, Bagerhat	01711761668
9	M/S Lucky Trading Corporations	309, Khanjahan Ali Road, Khulna	01711896661
10	M/S M. A. Hashem & Sons	6/1, Madrasa Road, Mongla, Bagerhat	01711400797
11	M/S Jahir Traders	Chalna House, 3 P C Roy Road, Khulna	01711380569
12	M/S Obiroto Agencies Ltd.	8, Baitun Nur Shopping Complex	01716781461
13	M/S K M Shipping Lines Ltd.	11, KDA Avenue, Nowshin Tower (5^th floor), Khulna	01711296685
14	M/S United Trading Co.	Rabeya Complex, 116/2 Islampur Road, Khulna	01711280124
15	M/S The Linkers International (Pvt) Ltd.	101, Haji Mohsin Road, Khulna	01711299179
16	M/S Khulna Union Enterprise Ltd.	205/8 Sonadanga R/A, Khulna	01711524649
17	M/S Moni Traders (Pvt.) Ltd.	13 Shrom Kollyan Road, Mongla	01713124709
18	M/S Mecca Medina Enterprise	Shrom Kollyan Road, Mongla	01725378430
19	M/S Siraj Shipping	Port Powerhouse Road, Mongla	0711482906
20	M/S Ahommed & Co.	17, Beni Babu Road, Khulna	01712608285
21	M/S Rahman Enterprise	Port Building 6^th floor, 3^rd flat, Mongla	Not Provided
22	M/S Khulna Agency	269/2, Khanjahan Ali Road, Khulna	01715368262
23	M/S Amin Enterprise	6, Lower Jeshore Road, Khulna	01711297825
24	M/S Morelgonj Traders	43/E, road 29, Nirala Residential Area, Khulna	01711481774
25	M/S M A Baten	5, PC Roy Road, Khulna	01711323620
26	M/S Aroj Ali & Co	92, Khan A Sabur Road, Khulna	01711131606
27	M/S S M Akbor Hosen	72, Sir Ikbal Road, Khulna	01711805124
28	M/S T Haq & Co. Ltd	Monowara Mansion, room 1, 15, Dr. Moshiur Rahamn Road, Khulna	01813751155
29	M/S M Rahman & Brothers	63/4, Sonadanga R/A, Khulna	01711029460
30	M/S Sonar Bangla Traders	40, Station Road, Khulna	01713400138
31	M/S A Rajjak Dovash & Sons Ltd.	Yakub Ali Building, Mongla	01711263316
32	M/S Associated Traders & Meriners Ltd.	Khalil Chamber, 35, KDA Avenue, Khulna	01730007825
33	M/S Jebun Associates Ltd.	Sheikh Abdul High Sarak, Mongla	01819685568

Port Essential Information

Port management	The port is under the administrative control of the Ministry of Shipping. The Chairman is the Chief Executive of the Port. Mongla Port Authority is managed by a board which consists of Chairman and three other members. Board formulates policies concerning operation, administration, finance and development of the port. Other 11 departments are there to assist in performing port operation.
Port Limit	· To the North: A line drawn due East West from a point in position Lat. 22⁰ 38.00’ N. Long 89⁰20.00 E. to a point in position lat. 22⁰38.00 N. long 89⁰40.00’ E. · To the South: A line drawn due East West from a point in position Lat. 21⁰27.00’N. Long 89⁰20.00 E. to a point in position lat. 21⁰27.00 N. long 89⁰40.00’ E. · To the East: A line joining the point in position Lat. 21⁰27.00 N. Long 89⁰40.00’ E. with the point in position Lat. 22⁰38.00Ñ N. long 89⁰40.00’ E. · To the West: A line joining the point in position Lat. 22⁰38.00 N. Long 89⁰20.00’ E. with the point in position lat. 21⁰27.00 N. long 89⁰20.00’ E.
Navigational Information	• Vessels of 6.0 m. to 8.5 m. draught can take berth in anchorage, mooring buoys and jetties. • Maximum LOA of vessels: 200 meters • Tidal range: between 1.2 and 3.5 meter • Pilotage : Compulsory • Night navigation is permissible for outward and inward movement of ships up to 140m. LOA and 6.0 m draught. • 51 Lighted buoys are available at the Channel. “Conical shape" buoys are on starboard side and "can shape" buoys on the port side.
Hydrographic Information	The tides are important for navigation as determines the possibility of crossing the shallow outer bar at the entrance. The tides are semi diurnal with prominent diurnal effect. The approx. tidal range is between 1.2 m. to 3.5 m. all over the channel.
Anchorage	Mongla port consists of shore-based facilities and a sheltered anchorage in the Pussur River. Depth of water available at the anchorage is max. 8.0 M. of LLWD. Distance from Mongla fairway buoy to Mongla port Jetty is 65 Nautical miles.
Restrictions	Entrance to the Pussur river is about 2 miles wide at the mouth and has a bar about 5 nautical miles from the Fairway Buoy where minimum depth is 6 m.
Maximum Size of Ships	Ships drawing up to 7 M. can cross the bar in all seasons. During S.W Monsoons vessels up to 8.0 M. can cross the outer bar in spring tide.
Telecommunication	At present coast station Khulna Radio of telegraph and Telephone Dept. maintain 24 hrs. W/T watch 0n 500 KHz (call sign S3E). In addition to the T & T system, the port has harbor control station (call sign S3H) at Mongla and Hiron point pilot station (call sign S3K) to maintain 24 hrs. W/T watch 0n 500 KHz. The station at Hiron Point guides incoming and outgoing vessels from fairway to pilot grounds and vice versa and also remains in touch with Khulna Radio, S 3 E, Mongla S 3 H and ships anchored at Hiron point for movement of pilots and Mooring of vessels.
Arrival Advice	Incoming ships must be present at Mongla Fairway Buoy at least 3 hours before H.W. at Hiron point, to enter on a day. The master should send the following information to Port Control via Khulna Radio call sign S3E and Hiron point pilot station call sign S3K 24 hrs. prior to arrival at Mongla Fairway buoy: 1.ETA Mongla Fairway Buoy 2. Fresh water draught 3. Speed available 4. Length of vessel 5. Gross tonnage of vessel 6. Flag of vessel 7. Fresh water requirements 8. Local Agent.
Tugs	3 powerful Tugs are available to attend emergency & also for berthing at jetties, Mooring buoys and Anchorages.
Berthing	8 single swinging Moorings, 21 Anchor berths & 5 Jetties are available.
Density	The density of water at the Outer Bar varies from 1005 to 1025 and at Mongla from 1002 to 1015.
Fresh Water	Available by Barges
Fuel	Fuel oil can be arranged in Ltd quantities if 48 hours advance notice is given to the respective owner/declaring Shipping Agents.
Fire Precautions	Fire Fighting Tug is available.
Repairs	Minor repairs can be arranged through Khulna shipyard & other private workshops.
Surveyors	Lloyds / NKK, P & l Club and private surveyors are available at Khulna.
Deck Watchman	On receipt of orders from the Master the Steamer agents will arrange to supply necessary watchmen day and night.
Cargo Gear	Goods are loaded and unloaded by the ship's gear. Handling equipment and crane available at the Port Jetty.
Repatriation	Local shipping agents are responsible for arranging repatriation of the crew.
Police/Ambulance/Fire	Police Telephone number 04658-222 and for other purposes Harbor Control 004658-309 and Harbor Master's Telephone No. 04031-221 (off) & 041-760625 (Res) is available.

Miscellaneous Port Information (Berthing equipment specifications)

Berthing facilities	2 ships at the jetty, 5 ships at mooring buoy and 7 ships at anchorage and including private jetties total 14 ships can take berth at a time. Besides, there is wide scope of berthing of more ships in the anchorage.
Jetty/Warehouse/Yard facilities	5 Jetties (length 182.92 meter each), 4 transit sheds (4907 Sq. m. each & total capacity in average 17932 MT), 2 warehouses (9815 Sq. m.) each & total capacity in avr.15326 MT),120 reefer plug points and 3 container yards (35752 TEUS at one stack).
Facilities in the Channel	Channel draft is 6.0 to 8.5 meter. For safe guidance of ship in the channel there are 21 lighted buoys (inner channel-3 buoys, outer anchorage- 16 buoys and fairway buoy-1) and 1 Beacon (at Hironpoint). Max. length of 200-meter ships can cross the Pussur channel.
Electricity Facilities	For constant supply of electricity there are 6 sub-stations and 5 power generating stations. Moreover, special facilities are provided for reefer container from own generator of MPA
Vessels & Crafts	3 Tugboats, 01 Firefighting tug, 2 Pilot launch, 4 dispatch launch, 3 Survey launch, 4 Mooring boats, 1 Buoy Tender Vessel, 3 Self-propelled watercrafts, 2 Inspection launch, 1 Oil storage vessel, 2 ferry launch- total 26 vessels and crafts are ready for smooth functioning of Port.
One Stop Service	One Stop service is being operational in the Jetty area. In this, all departments who are directly involved in the Operation are being in one room. Therefore, the port users need not to move from one department to the other department in order to get their job done. This has created a very user-friendly environment and the activities have become easier and speedy.

Pilotage to the Port

The Pilotage ground extends from the fairway buoy, approximately at position Lat. 21026.9'N Long. 89034.4'E, to the northern limit of the port (Up to a line drawn between Lat. 22038.00' N Long. 89020.00' E and Lat. 22038.00' N Long. 89040.00' E).

The sharply defined "Swatch of No Ground" - the northern tip of which almost touching the pilotage ground, a nature’s boon to the mariners is approaching this port. A fairly accurate position of vessels can be obtained by watching the Echo-Sounder indicating entry of vessel into the "Swatch of No ground". It is usual for the navigators making approaches from Kolkata and Chattogram to proceed between 20- and 30-meter contour which is quite well defined and converge on the northern most tip of the “Swatch of No Ground ".

The lighted Buoy painted “MONGLA FAIRWAY" and fitted with a radar reflector flashing white light every 10 seconds, makes the approach to the Pilotage ground reasonably easy and safe.

From the ' fairway buoy' to pilotage ground (Near Hiron Point) the channel is marked by 9 pairs of lighted buoys with radar reflectors. Masters of vessels before approaching the pilotage ground should await instructions from the Hiron point pilot stations. Mariners are cautioned that they may have to take appropriate corrective measures as the vessels are likely to set towards North-West during flood tide.

Ship approaching Mongla Port will send their ETA and draft to their respective agents and to PORT KHULNA vis Khulna Radio (Call sign S3E) at least 24 hrs. before their actual time of arrival at the Fairway Buoy. On receipt of the ETA directly from the ship the pilot is detailed in order of priority of arrivals. Further instructions are issued by the pilot himself on VHF. On or before arrival at the Fairway Buoy, the Master is to contact the Hiron Point Pilot Station on W/T (Call sign S3K) or on channel 16 on VHF for bar crossing instructions. It must be emphasized that the instructions so received should be repeated by the ship receiving such messages. The banks of the river are stable and have continuous belt of forest with small creeks at places throughout the passage up to the Mongla Harbor area. The controlling bar at the entrance of Pussur River has a minimum datum depth of 6.0 M. This sets limit to the draft of ships entering and leaving Mongla Port.

Tides and semi diurnal with spring rise between max. 2.80 M. in winter to max. 3.35 M. in Monsoon. Tidal stations at Hiron Point, Joymonirgol and Mongla are maintained for observation and record of daily tides. Unlike other riverine ports of the Bay of Bengal there are no incidents of bore tides or freshets. During Monsoon the Hinterland Rivers are in spate and current may attain strength up to 6 knots. The bottom is mainly of mud and fine sand.

The channel is marked by buoys at various points conical shapes to be passed on the starboard hand and can shapes on the port hand when entering with the mainstream of flood. Weather is mainly tropical with very mild winter with minimum temperature of 8'C and humidity 95% and during south westerly monsoon from June to August causing rainfall of average 200 cm. Tropical revolving storm is formed in the Bay of Bengal during the preceding (April-May) and succeeding (Sept-Oct.) two months of Monsoon. The intensity of the storm is lost on reaching the port after crossing the coast and the Sundarbans. A common weather feature is the Norwester in the months of March and April which are typical thunderstorms of very short duration usually occurring at dusk with squally winds up to 40kts.

Port Dues and Charges

Port Dues and Charges (as of January 2020)

Vessels chargeable	Rate of port dues
Sea-going vessels	0.241 $ per GRT
Sea-going vessel engaged in lightering within port limits	0.150 per GRT
Sea-going vessels not engaged in lightering have not left the port after 30 days from the date of entry	0.050 $
Sea-going vessel entering for taking fuel, stores and water, etc	0.08$
Vessels working within port limits, excluding sea-going lighters	Not exceeding 10 GRT: 25 BDT per vessel Between 10 – 100 GRT: 200 BDT Between 100 - 200 GRT: 500 BDT Exceeding 200 GRT: 3 BDT per GRT Barge/flat: 1.5 BDT per GRT Country boat/Shampan: 0.25 per GRT.

Other Charges

Berth occupancy charges	Per GRT per day		0.03$
Mooring occupancy charge	At Own anchor	Per GRT per day	0.02$
Mooring occupancy charge	At mooring	Per GRT per day	0.015$
Sea-going ships	200 to 1,000 GRT	Per Tug per Movement	82.50$
	Over 1,000 to 5,000 GRT	do	277.50$
	Over 5,000 GRT	do	594$
Water supply charge	At Roosevelt jetty	Per 1000 ltr	30BDT
	At Mongla (local) At Mongla (to Ships)	Per 1000 ltr Per 1000 ltr	60BDT 10$
	At Hiron pont (local)	Per 1000 ltr	700BDT
	At Hiron pint (to ship)	Per 1000 ltr	20$
Jetty Crane Charge	Use of Jetty crane	Per crane per period of 8 hours	45$
Jetty Crane Charge	Use of British crane	Do	33.75$
Non-Use of Jetty Crane	If cancelled within less than 6 hours of booked period	Do	40$
Non-Use of Jetty Crane	If cancelled previous to 6 hours of booked period	Do	20$
Holliday charge (working on jetty)		Per ship per holyday	60$
Night charge (working on jetty)		Per ship per night	30$
Security guard engaged on the sea-going vessel		Per person, per 4 hours	BDT 150

Shifting / Detention Fees

Services	Basis of Charge	Rate
Fees for shifting vessels from one berth or mooring or swinging her to another	Per movement	29.80$
Fees for such shifting taking place in whole or part between 6:00 pm to 6:00 am	Per movement	59.60$
Detention fees for failure of a vessel in arriving or sailing from the port in time	Per day	100$
Pilot detention fee	Per day	20$
Berthing or unberthing at the time of arrival or sailing of the vessels	Each occasion	88.50$
Same at the time of shifting	Each occasion	44.25$

Port & Harbour Dues

Services		Basis of Charge	Rate
River dues	Domestic cargo	Per 1000 kg	33BDT
River dues	Import cargo	Do	BDT 15.30
Landing charge / Handling charge	Bagged cargo (wheat and rice)	Per 1000kg	BDT. 40
	Other bagged cargo (cement, iron, steel, salt, sugar etc)	Do	BDT. 32
	All other imports not exceeding 3MT	Do	BDT. 90
	Wheeled or tracked equip.	Do	BDT 175
	Garments, cloths, cotton, etc	Do	BDT. 16
	Crude refined oil, palm oil, soyabean oil etc	Do	BDT. 50
	Other import more than 20 MT	Do	BDT. 250
Weight bridge charge		Per 1000 Kg	2.5BDT
Trans-shipment charge At the same wharf		Per 1000 Kg	150% of landing charge
Terminal charge on river traffic		Per 1000 Kg	21.70BDT

Container Handling Charges

Services		Time	Basis of charge	Upto 20’ Container	Above 20’ container
Loading / Discharging	FCL Container		Per container	43.40$	65.10$
	LCL Container		Do	130.00$	195.00$
	Empty Container		Do	22.10$	33.20$
Container storage)	Loaded Container	1^st 10 days	Per container	3.00$	6.00$
	Loaded Container	Thereafter	Do	8.00$	16.00$
	Empty Container	First 7 days	Per container	1.5$	3.00$
	Empty Container	Thereafter	Do	3.00$	6.00$
	Over height Container (Loaded)	1^st 10 days	Per container	4.00$	8.00$
	Over height Container (Loaded)	Thereafter	Do	8.00$	16.00$
	Over height Container (Empty	1^st 7 days	Per container	3.00$	6.00$
	Over height Container (Empty	Thereafter	Do	5.00$	10.00$
Reefer container Charge	Pre-trip inspection	Per Container		2.00$
	Supply of electricity	Per Container per diem		8.00$
	Monitoring service	Per Container		4.00$
River dues on container and Containerised Cargo	FCL Container and content	Import	Per container	408.00BDT	816.00BDT
	FCL Container and content	Export	Do	184.00BDT	368.00BDT
	LCLContainer and content	Import	Per 1000 kg	34.10BDT
	LCLContainer and content	Export	Do	15.30BDT
	Empty Container	Import	Per container	102.00BDT	204.00BDT
	Empty Container	Export	Do	102.00BDT	204.00BDT
Stuffing and unstuffing Charges	Stuffing	Per 1000kg			75.00BDT
Stuffing and unstuffing Charges	Unstuffing	Do			92.00BDT
Transhipment charge		Per container	150% of the Loading or Discharging Charge.

Due and Charges on Goods

Rent Charge (Wharf rent) for import cargo (covered storage)	Basis of charge	0 to 7 days	8 to 14 days	For each additional day up to 22 days
Bagged cargo	Per 1000kg	6.50BDT	15.00BDT	25.00BDT
Iron and steal	Do	6.00BDT	15.00BDT	25.00BDT
Wheeled or tracked vehicles	Do	28.35BDT	80.71BDT	129.29BDT
All other imports	Do	10.00BDT	20.00BDT	25.00BDT

Space Rent Charge

Service		Basis of charge	rates
Cargo inside the protected area	First month	Per sq² / meter	46.88BDT
	Second month		56.25BDT
	Subsequent months		70.31BDT
Cargo outside protected area		Per sq² / meter	40.00BDT
Storage of gears equip and other		Do	40.00BDT
International transit		Do	30.00BDT

Goods Carrying Charges on board water burges

Khulna to Mongla	Per MT	100BDT
Khulna to Hironpoint		BDT 200
Mongla to Hironpoint		BDT 150

Food Handling Arrangements

Mongla Port is not very well equipped for the bulk grain handling. There are no vacuators, silo facilities and bagging machines at the port. No silo terminal at port level. But a small silo of 500 MT exists in Khulna and recently big modern silo is at Joymonir goal has been established.

Mongla Port Silo

In order to have Safe Storage Facilities of Food grains a modern Silo has been built at Joymonirgol, 17 km south of Mongla Port. The silo has a storage capacity of 50,000 MT in 30 different bins. The area is fully equipped with an Independent Jetty along with all types of handling facilities. So Mongla port is now fully ready to accept any quantity of imported food grains.

Reefer Cargo Arrangements

Reefer cargo particularly export of frozen shrimps is predominant through this port. In the container yard no. 1 & 2 there are 160 plug points to connect reefer containers. Electricity is being supplied from electric substations to the reefer container. For constant and uninterrupted power supply MPA has its own generators which are capable to supply power to 40 containers. Provision of 110 volt power supply for reefer container is also available in the container yard.

Port Development Trend

In Bangladesh, the industries are in and around Dhaka-Chattogram. The business community of Dhaka and its surrounding areas is less interested to import and export their cargo through Mongla Port because of lack of fair roads and bridges connection. The present government has given emphasis for the development of Mongla Port and pushes the construction of the Padma Bridge at Mawa point. When Padma bridge will be operational, the distance from Dhaka to Mongla will be 170 Km. So, the business community of Dhaka and its surrounding areas will be more interested to use Mongla Port for importing & exporting cargos as the transportation distance from Dhaka to Mongla will be shorter than Dhaka to Chattogram.

At present, Jute & jute goods, frozen cargo and other general cargo are exported from Mongla port. Moreover, import of heavy machinery & equipment, fertilizer, food grain, sugar, motor vehicles, raw materials of industry etc. through Mongla Port will increase. As a matter of consequence, the act of establishing different types of new industries in the south-western part of the country, scope of huge employment, expansion of trade & business and overall activities of Mongla Port will increase and develop rapidly.

Ongoing Development Project

Sl	Project name; Estimated cost; Implementation period
1.	Capital dredging of cattle channels from Mongla port to Rampal power station. Estimated expenditure: BDT. 16650.00 lakh. Implementation: 2016 – 17 to 2018 – 19
2.	The development of existing infrastructure at the Mongla Port Authority's Roosevelt Jetty. Estimated expenditure: BDT. 2360.00 lakh. Implementation: July 2017 to December 2019
3.	Inauguration of the Vessel Traffic Management and Information System (VTMIS). Estimated expenditure: BDT. 4890.78 lakh. Implementation: 2017-18 to 2018-19
4.	Dredging at the Mongla Port Channel. Estimated expenditure: BDT. 71250.00 lakh. Implementation: July 2017 to December 2019
5.	Tug Boat Collection for Mongla port. Probable expense: BDT 4929.00 lakh. Implementation: January 2018 to December, 2018
6.	Surface water Treatment Plant set up for Mongla port. Probable expense: BDT 2472.50 lakh. Implementation: 2018 - 19 to 2019 - 20
7.	Dredging in the food silo area of the Harbor channel in Mongla port Probable expense: BDT 3638.85 lakh Implementation: 2018 - 19 to 2019-20
8.	Strategic master plan for Mongla Port. Estimated expenditure: BDT. 530.00 lakh Implementation: SEPA: 2016 to June 2019
9.	Essential Equipment collection for Mongla port. Probable expense: BDT 43352.00 lakh Implementation: July 2018 to June 2021
10.	Under PPP: Construction of 2 incomplete jetty of Mongla port Estimated expenditure: BDT. 41200.00 lakh. Implementation: 2016-17 to 2020 - 21

Projects in Approval Process

1.	Expansion and Modernization of the facility of Mongla Port: 1. Container terminal construction of Mongla port. 2. Container delivery yard construction at Mongla Port 3. Bobbing yard construction. 4. Multistoried Car Yard construction 5. of cattle on the channel of the Sinking rake removal 6. The main road of Mongla Port (Six Lane and bypass road) 7. River protection works at the Jetty area. Probable expense: BDT 447744.97 lakh. Implementation period: 2022 - 23
2.	Collection of Trailing Suction Hopper Dredger. Probable expense: BDT 32000.00 lakh. Implementation: 2017 – 18 to 2019 - 20
3.	Upgradation of Mongla Port Probable expense: BDT 60146.90 lakh. Implementation: from 2018 – 19 to 2022 – 23
4.	Modern waste management at Mongla Port. Probable expense: BDT 32221.00 lakh Implementation: July 2018 to June, 2021
5.	Collection of 2 Oil recovery vessels, Oil boom and accessories. Probable expense: BDT 1000.00 lakh Implementation: July 2019 to June 2021

Future development Plan

Gaining depth of 10 meters
A total of 6 dredger collections including 2 Trailing Suction dredgers.
Installation of the terminal at Akram Point & Harbaria and Container terminal at Joymonir gol.
Construction of chopper hanger and collection of helicopters.
Construction of International Truck Terminal.
Construction of flyovers from Digraj to Mongla.
Installation of fire safety system
Construction of Port Bypass road (East Park).
Collection of salvage Basel and medical ambulances etc.

Role of Mongla Port in blue Economy

Blue economy is a sea resource dependent economics. Blue economy, as well as an effective alternative to the 21st century challenge in protecting environmental degradation, has already built a strong position across the globe. In the world economy, ocean economy continues to contribute greatly. For large population of Bangladesh, employment can be done by the sea-based blue economy. The recent sea victory has opened the floodgates of the Blue Revolution.

Strategic plan by Mongla Port to implement the Blue Economy Initiative

Short-term (ongoing activities)	Mid-term plan	Long-term
1. Dredging till Rampal of Pusur channel. Project expense: 16650.00 lakh	1. Expansion and modernization of the facility of Mongla Port Probable expenditure of the project: 447744.97 lakh	1. Collection of modern Container and cargo handling equipment. Probable expenditure of the project: 30000.00 lakh
2. Development of Roosevelt Jetty infrastructure. Project expense: 2360.00 lakh	2. One Trailing Suction Hopper Dredger Collection. Probable expenditure of the project: 32000.00 lakh	2. Construction of Car Yard at Joymonir gol. Probable expenditure of the project: 10000.00 lakh
3. Introduction of the Vessel Traffic Management and Information System (VTMIS). Project expense: 4890.78 lakh	3. Upgrading of Mongla Port. Probable expenditure of the project: 658596.00 lakh	3. Construction of multi-purpose jetty at Joymonir gol. Probable expenditure of the project: 140000.00 lakh
4. Dredging at Outer Bar Project expense: 71250.00 lakh	4. Modern Waste Management System. Probable expenditure of the project: 19800.00 lakh	4. Construction of floating jetty at Akram Point. Probable expenditure of the project: 50000.00 lakh
5. Tug Boat Collection Project expense: 4929.00 lakh	5. Various of equipment collecting Probable expenditure of the project: 44252.00 lakh	5. The development and of the deer Point Pilot tower and construction of the building for the Light house attendant at the Jack ford point. Probable expenditure of the project: 10000.00 lakh
6. Setting up of surface water treatment plant. Project expense: 2472.50 lakh	6. Strengthening of fire safety system. Probable expenditure of the project: 2455.60 lakh	6. River Governance Program adopted. Probable expenditure of the project: 150000.00 lakh
7. Collection of mobile Harbor crane. Project expense: 4681.50 lakh	7. Setting up of existing jetty of Mongla port. Probable expenditure of the project: 2809.92 lakh	7. Building advanced and modern light towers. Probable expenditure of the project: 5000.00 lakh
8. Strategic Master Plan. Project expense: 530.00 lakh.		8. Helicopters and all facilities for the helipad. Probable expenditure of the project: 30000.00 lakh
9. Dredging in the food silo area of the Harbor channel. Probable expenditure of the project: 3638.85 lakh	9. Construction of yard and renovation of road including construction of Dolphin jetty at Roosevelt Jetty. Probable Exp: 15420.40 lakh	9. Collection of auxiliary vessels (in 3 different stages).	Probable expenditure of the project: 80000.00 lakh
10. Construction of 2 incomplete jetty of Mongla port (Via PPP) Project expense: 41200.00 lakh	10. Dredging to achieve 8 mtr CD on the Poshur channel. Probable expenditure of the project: 98500.00 lakh	10. Collection of high-powered rescue vessels. Probable expenditure of the project: 3000.00 lakh
	11. Collection of 5 vessels for Mongla port. Probable expenditure of the project: 25000.00 lakh	11. Car Career Collection. Probable expenditure of the project: 500.00 lakh
		12. Construction of Container terminal (1st stage) at Joymonir gol. Probable expenditure :100000.00 lakh
		13. Oil Spill Vessel Collection. Probable expenditure: 8000.00 lakh
		14. Construction of water refineries (2nd phase). Probable expenditure: 10000.00 lakh
		15. Construction of Container terminal (2nd stage) at Joymonir gol. Probable expenditure: 200000.00 lakh
		16. Collection of Navigational aids. Probable expenditure: 5000.00 lakh
		17. Construction of Port Centric city with Mega shopping complex. Probable expenditure: 200000.00 lakh
		18. Dredging project to achieve 10 Mtr CD at Pusur river. Probable expenditure: 150000.00 lakh
		19. VTMIS Expansion project. Probable expenditure: 10000.00 lakh

Port Security Arrangement

MPA has adopted ISPS Code well ahead of 1st July 2004. Strict physical security is being maintained as per Port Facility Security Plan approved by Designated Authority. MPA was issued with Statement of Compliance of Port Facility Security certificate on 26^th September 2004. Security information with vessels is exchanged by Port Control station before entering port limit. Reasonable full proof security is being maintained with the deployment and cooperation of security personnel from different agencies in addition to her own security personnel. So far, the port authority and all the users are satisfied with the port security arrangement. The port authority is trying to have their own security personnel for the total coverage of the area. Port has updated and modern digital security equipment also in place. To ensure proper security at the port premises and Jetty area they have following personnel and equipment:

Human Resource
Sl	Description		Number
1	Security Personnel		29
2	Navy Contingent		37
3	Ansar Member		145
4	Private Security		100
Useful Equipment
Sl.	Description	Number	Comments
1	Baggage Scanner	2	-
2	Archway	6	Main Gate has 4, Gate No. 2 has 1 & Port Building has 1.
3	Car Barrier	2	-
4	CCTv Monitor	4	Main Gate has 2.
5	UVSS	2	-
6	UVIM	2	-
7	Container Scanner	1	Customs
8	Walkie Talkie	20	-
9	Hand Metal Detector	10	-
10	Access Control	2	Situated at the entrance and outside Gate
11	Access Control Monitor	3	-
12	C C Camera	81	32 are setup on progress
13	Mobile X-ray	1	-
14	Hand Mike	3	-
15	Motorcycle	3	One is on Main Gate
16	Speed Boat	1	-
17	Mike	1	-

For information on Bangladesh Port of Mongla additional information, please see the following documents:

Bangladesh Port of Mongla Additional Information

Bangladesh Port of Mongla Berth Info

Bangladesh Port of Mongla container facilities

Bangladesh Port of Mongla Pussur Channel

Note: The information provided in the attached documents, which has been taken from the old DLCA, does not match the structure of the new LCA and is therefore provided separately.

For information on Bangladesh Port of Mongla contacts information, please see the following link:

4.4 Bangladesh Port and Waterways Company Contact List

2.1.3 Bangladesh Port of Payra

Port Overview
Port Facilities and Infrastructure
Port Performance

Port Overview

Payra Sea Port is the 3rd seaport of Bangladesh located in general area in between latitude 21.9890 North and longitude 90.2792 East on the bank of Rabnabad Channel under Kalapara, a sub district of Patuakali. In order to increase the economic activities in the central zone and meet the future demand, Payra Sea Port Act 2013 was passed in National Parliament on 10 November 2013. Honourable Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina inaugurated country’s 3rd seaport named as “Payra Sea Port” at Rabnabad Channel at Patuakhali district on 19 November 2013.

Government has taken Short, Mid & Long-Term Plan to develop a state of art modern seaport. As Short-Term Plan, Payra Port Authority is set operate the port activities by offloading cargos from motherships at outer/inner anchorage and transported to the hinterlands through river routes. All the necessary preparations like Custom Clearance Facilities, VHF communication, Banking, enlistment of Ship handling operators, C&F, Shipping agent, Channel Marking with Laying of Buoys at River and approach channel, Marking of Payra inner and outer Anchorage area, Implementation of ISPS code, UN Locator Code, and port security including a Bangladesh Coastguard station with high speed vessel and manpower etc have been completed.

Under Long Term Plan, by 2023 the port would be fully operational with a 16 m channel where minimum 10 km container & other terminals with all other associated facilities like establishing EEZ, Airport, Port city, Dockyard/Shipyard, Echo Tourism etc centring to the port. The Port authority has taken a mega budget estimate under the Long-term plan by phases to complete the envisioned infrastructural facilities and make the port fully operational by 2015.

Presently the port users are using River Route connecting to Dhaka and other districts of the country. In the river route, vessels more than 4-meter draught with bulk cargo are plying day and night irrespective of tide. Various commodities including food grain, cement, fertilizer and other bulk are transported from Payra to Dhaka and other destinations through internal waterways.

PPA’S objective focuses mainly on providing necessary services and facilities to the port users efficiently and effectively at competitive price. Though PPA started its Ltd scale port operations by offloading bulk cargoes at inner/outer anchorage, with the passage of time PPA is going to handle maximum volume of container and bulk cargoes of Bangladesh using the geographical advantages, good hinterland connectivity

Port website: http://ppa.gov.bd/

Port Location and Contact
Country	Bangladesh
Province or District	Patuakhali
Nearest Town or City with Distance from Port	Kalapara 5 km
Port's Complete Name	Port of Payra
Latitude	21.9890 N
Longitude	90.2792 E
Managing Company or Port Authority	Payra Port Authority

Port Picture

List of Officers- PPA

Sl	Name	Designation	Contact Details
1	Commodore M Jahangir Alam, (E), NUP, ndc, psc, BN	Chairman	chairman@ppa.gov.bd +88029348421 Fax:+88029349175
2	Commodore Md. Ashraful Haque Chowdhury, psc, BN	Member (Harbour & Marine)	saidur611@yahoo.com
3	Captain M. Muniruzzaman, (E), BN	Member (Engineering and Development)	member_ed@ppa.gov.bd 02-9350125
4	Commander M Rafiul Hassain (TAS) psc, BN, (Rtd.)	Member (Admin & Finance)	member_admin@ppa.gov.bd 02-9349175
5	Mohiuddin Ahmed Khan (Joint Secretary)	Director (Administration)	director.admin@ppa.gov.bd
6	Md. Elias Reja	Chief financial and accounting officer	cfao@ppa.gov.bd
7	Quazi Wasif Ahmad	Chief Engineer	chief.engineer@ppa.gov.bd
8	Commander Haider Jahan Khon Emon (H-1), psc, BN	Chief Hydrographer	chief.hydrographer@ppa.gov.bd
9	Md. Nasir Uddin	Deputy Ch. Engineer (Jetty & Harbour)	dce_jh@ppa.gov.bd
10	Captain SM Sharifur Rahaman	Dock Master	dockmaster@ppa.gov.bd
12	Md. Saifur Rahman	Joint Chief Planning	jc_plan@ppa.gov.bd
13	Tayebur Rahman	Deputy Director (Admin)	sktayebcpa@gmail.com
14	Azizur Rahman	Deputy Director (Traffic)	dd.breakbulk@ppa.gov.bd
15	Captain Asif Ahmed	Pilot	pilot.marine@ppa.gov.bd
16	Mohammad Soadrul Amin	Deputy Director, MIS	dd.mis@ppa.gov.bd
17	Mostafa Ashique Ali	Executive Engineer (Jetty)	exen_jetty@ppa.gov.bd
18	Md. Abul Kalam Azad Molla	Executive Engineer (Harbour)	xen.harbour@ppa.gov.bd
19	Azizur Rahman	Assistant Director (Admin)	aziz.admin@ppa.gov.bd
20	Md. Rajibul Hasan	Assistant Director (Accounts)	ad.accounts@ppa.gov.bd
21	Md. Sohel Mir	Assistant Director (Security)	ad.security@ppa.gov.bd
22	Md. Sajidul Islam Sobuj	Assistant Secretary (Coordination)	asstt.secretary@ppa.gov.bd
23	Md. Asadulla Ashik	Assistant Engineer (Electrical)	ae.electrical@ppa.gov.bd
24	S M Imties Islam	Superintendent (Light and Mooring)	superintendent.lm@ppa.gov.bd
25	Md. Aminul Haque	Assistant Chief (Prog)	aminul.ac@ppa.gov.bd 01515201401
26	Anup Kumar Sarker	Medical Officer	medical.officer@ppa.gov.bd
27	Delwar Hosen	Personal Secretary	ps.chairman@ppa.gov.bd
28	Md. Rokibul Islam	Security Officer	rokib@ppa.gov.bd

Port Facilities and Infrastructure

Present Facilities of Port

As the port is under construction and lot of development works are going on to enrich the capacity and facilities of the port. However, some of the existing facilities are shown below:

Jetty	ONE jetty (80M) to be used as service Jetty for own use and Cargo handling usage in small scale.
Draught	Maximum allowable draught of ships at Jetty is 6 M only
Storage	One Transit shed of 1,00,000 Sq. Ft
Infrastructure	Office/Admin building, Officer’s BOQ, Staff Accommodation, Multi-purpose Complex, Generator, Sub-station and some other small buildings and Shades have been constructed.
Handling Equipment	Mobile Harbour Crane with capacity 46 MT and 11 MT at 25 mtr. and 40 mtr. radius respectively. Mobile Hydraulic Crane- Capacity 30 MT Forklifts-2 (One 25 MT and One 5 MT Capacity) Terminal Tractor with flat type Trailer- Capacity 50 MT.

Port General Information

Established on the bank of Ratnabad Channel under Kalapara, Patuakhali.
Depth of the Seaport is 16 m (so far, the deepest)
The seaport is 2m above the Mean Sea Level
Capacity of the Container handling will be 5 times that of Chattogram Port
Located at the Central coastal zone of Bangladesh which is a Regional and International shipping friendly position
57% of the total market share will be captured by Payra port against 42% of Chattogram Port.
Payra Port is well connected to the maximum districts by river route
Once the master plan is completed, it will be connected by Road, Rail and Air also.
Construction and development works are in progress.

Port various Data

Hydrographic Data	The least depth at the outer bar is 5.2 meters (approx.) from the chart datum (CD) i.e. Lowest Astronomical Tide (LAT). The Least depth at the inner bar 5.0 meters from Lowest Astronomical Tide (LAT).) Depth at Rabnabad Channel ranges from 11.0 meters to 25.00 meters and depth at Kajal-Tetulia river route from 4.2 meters to 17.5 meters. Max. There is one bar at the mouth of the Rabnabad Channel called the Outer bar and the second the Inner bar at 2.5 km from the entrance of Tiakhali River. The 72 nautical miles long Kajal-Tetulia river route is connected with high seas through Rabnabad Channel This river route is presently suitable for plying with 4.0m meter draught from PPA Inner Anchorage to Dhaka and other destination.
Salinity	Salinity at Rabnabad Channel varies from 0.1 gms/1000c.c at low water to 0.2gms/ 1000c.c at high water during monsoons and from 2.5gms/1000c.c at low water to 16.5gms/1000c.c at high water during dry season. Salinity at Kajal river varies from 0.15gms/1000c.c at low water to 3.3gms/1000c.c at high water during monsoon and from 10gms/1000cc at low water to 27 gms/1000cc at high water during dry season.
Width of Channel	The width of the navigational channel (5.0m. contour) varies from place to place. From fairway to the mouth of Rabnabad Channel there is no restriction of Navigational width. A minimum of 250 m Channel width is maintained in Kajal- Tetulia route.
Wind Velocity	The weather in Bangladesh is largely governed by the monsoon. The prevailing wind directions are from South to South East during the months of April through September. After taking easterly direction for a while the wind turns to the northerly and north-easterly directions, the later prevail from November to January. During the months of February and March, winds turn via westerly direction back to the Southerly to South Easterly. In excess of 20 Knots/ Beaufort wind scale 5 prevails for 6 percent to time while those in excess of 30 Knots/Beaufort wind scale 7 persists for about 0.1 percent of the time during cyclones i.e. During the transition between monsoon and dry seasons in May, October, and November. The area of Payra port experienced four severe Cyclonic water surges during the last 44 years. In 1960 & 1963 speeds recorded were 125 Knots Max. In 1970 and 1991 speeds were recorded 138 Knots max. and 180 Knots max. respectively.
Tidal Ranges	The tides are important for navigations as determining the possibility of crossing the shallow area between Payra Fairway and the Meghna entrance at Hizla point and the Bars within Port Limit. The tides are semi-diurnal with prominent diurnal effect. The approx. Tidal Ranges at Rabnabad Channel and Amirganj (Meghna juncture) from Chart Datum (ISLWL – Indian Spring Low Water Level which is 1.673m below mean sea level) are as follows: At Rabnabad Channel: 0.8m.-3.5m. (above ISLWL) At Amirganj (Meghna juncture): 0.7m-2.8m. (above ISLWL).
Night Navigation	The entire channel is demarcated by let- buoys. There is no limitation for night navigation for entering/leaving harbour.
Waves	The waves are generally low shown distinct relation with the wind. Maximum wave heights over 2m were recorded only on a few days during the small parts of days. The wave periods vary between 3-4 seconds of waves of about 0.5m and about six seconds for waves of 2m. These are from an observation made by NEI (Netherlands Economic Institute) 1972–1977. During the months May to October freshets are expected, Freshets are caused by the normal velocity of flow of ebb tide augmented by the flow of an additional volume of water that drains into the river from the catchment area. Freshets are expected when rainfall intensity reaches 200mm in 24 hours. The density of water varies at each turn of the tide. Masters are advised to obtain the Circular from the local agents and follow the instructions closely.
Anchorage	A wide anchorage is established at the outer and inner Anchorage of PPA: LONGITUDE/LATITUDE Inner Anchorage: Lat 21°56΄N Long 090°17.8΄E. Outer Anchorage: Lat 21°21.9΄N Long 090°06.06΄E

Port Performance

Before being fully operational the port has started its activities. Since Nov 2013 till Mar 2019 the port has managed following 32 ships:

Sl	Name of Vessel	Flag	DWT	L x B	Draught	D.O.A	Quantity
1	Banglar Mamata	Bangladesh [BD]	15,877	154.16m × 22.26m	6.95m	15-Nov-13
2	Fortune Bird	Hong Kong [HK]	55,640	189.99m × 32.26m	6.80m	1-Aug-16	20810MT
3	FS Beach	Vietnam [VN]	8,215	136.4m × 20.2m	7.00m	14-Aug-16	12502MT
4	Battang Hari 30	Indonesia [ID]	1,630	95m × 19m	5.00m	6-Sep-16	1 unit
5	Matsumae	Panama [PA]	9,998	124.56m × 21.2m	5.00m	27-Sep-16	106Pckg
6	Kulsamut	Thailand [TH]	12,665	140.5m × 20.8m	7.50m	7-Oct-16	8000 MT
7	Teng Hang	Hong Kong [HK]	35,023	179.88m × 28.4m	7.30m	17-Oct-16	26000 MT
8	Combi Dock 1	Antigua Barbuda	10,480	169.4m × 25.73m	6.20m	30-Oct-16	1 Unit
9	Zealand Rotterdam	Netherlands [NL]	57,157	190m × 32.26m	7.30m	30-Jan-17	21195 MT
10	Desert Unity	Marshall Is [MH]	54,043	189.99m × 32.26m	7.30m	2-Feb-17	14700 MT
11	Canary	Marshall Is [MH]	57,825	189.99m × 32.3m	6.60m	14-Mar-17	17500 MT
12	Safesea Neha II	Liberia [LR]	53,389	189.99m × 32.26m	7.40m	2-Oct-17	21300 MT
13	Wish Way	Panama [PA]	21,243	156m × 36m	7.00m	25-Nov-17	1 Unit
14	Dubai Ambassador	Panama [PA]	56,060	189.99m × 32.26m	5.80m	17-Dec-17	12000 MT
15	Zhen Hua 15	Hong Kong [HK]	46,671	233.3m × 42m	8.30m	4-Jan-18	6547.16 MT
16	KSL Lake Hill	Panama [PA]	3,375	81m × 13.6m	5.50m	17-Jan-18	3000 MT
17	Icarius	Marshall Is [MH]	55,921	189.99m × 32.26m	7.05m	10-Feb-18	20000 MT
18	Kyriakos	Panama [PA]	29,926	171.45m × 27.02m	6.95m	26-Feb-18	14800 MT
19	NK Khaleda	Togo [TG]	2,594	83.78m × 12.7m	5.40m	1-Mar-18	2400 MT
20	Yin Fu	China [CN]	48,909	190m × 32.26m	6.60m	13-Apr-18	20000 MT
21	Tan Binh 136	Vietnam [VN]	29,887	170.7m × 27m	7.20m	19-Apr-18	17000 MT
22	Knossos	Malta [MT]	56,763	189.99m × 32.26m	7.30m	12-Aug-18	22000 MT
23	Development Way	Panama [PA]	31,287	215.00mx34.04m	12.30m	16-Oct-18
24	Sabada	Moldova [MD]	6,507	102.79mx17.03m	7.15m	12-Nov-18	6000 MT
25	Equinox Agnandoussa	Cayman Island [KY]	58,680	197.00mx32.26m	12.90m	20-Nov-18	56810 MT
26	Maria	Marshall Is [MH]	57,070	189.99mx32.26m	12.10m	30-Nov-18	50000 MT
27	Tiger Hebei	Hong Kong [HK]	63,483	199.9m × 32.32m	13.50m	19-Dec-18	62,290 MT
28	Mimi Selmer	Marshall Is [MH]	55,711	189.99m × 32.3m	12.30m	23-Jan-19	51,922 MT
29	Xin Chen Hai Yang	China [CN]	24,242	153.46m × 38.6m	6.00m	31-Jan-19	4 Unit
30	Sabada	Moldova [MD]	6,507	102.79mx17.03m	6.93m	19-Feb-19	6000 MT
31	Sabada	Moldova [MD]	6,507	102.79mx17.03m	6.95m	17-Mar-19	6000 MT
32	Ocean Bao	Hong Kong [HK]	63,577	199.9m × 32.26m	12.80m	27-Mar-19	58,306 MT

Important News of the PPA

Sl	Title
1	An agreement was signed between Payra Port Authority and Kunwa Engineering and Consulting Company Ltd on April 23, 2019 for the purpose of taking consultancy related to construction of the first terminal of Payra port, connecting road, bridge over Andharmanik river and related facilities.
2	Agreement Signed on February 14, 2019 between PPA & BRTC-BUET for the Preparation of Payra Port Master Plan
3	Payra Port Authority signed PPP Contract with Payra Dredging Company Ltd on 14 January 2018 for the implementation of the National Priority Project "Rabnabad Channel Capital and Maintenance Dredging"

List of Future development Projects

Sl	Project Name
1	Developing Infrastructure Support Facilities (DISF)
2	PPA Master Plan
3	Payra Port First Terminal (PPFT)
4	Rabnabad Channel Capital and Maintenance Dredging of Payra Port
5	Coal/Bulk Terminal (CBT)
6	Multipurpose Terminal (MPT)

2.1.4 Bangladesh Port of Matarbari

Port Overview
Matarbari Deep Sea port at a glance

Port Overview

Matarbari Port is a proposed deep seaport in Matarbari, Cox's Bazar District, Chattogram Division, Bangladesh. The port will be full commercial opening by expanding Coal jetty for berthing of vessels for the Maheshkhali power plant in Cox's Bazar district. At least 16.3-meter-deep ships can be easily accessible Matarbari Port. With the depth of the proposed Matarbari port being 16.3 meters, every ship will be able to bring more than 8000 containers. Currently, vessels with less than a 9-meter draft can call at the country’s two seaports at Chattogram and Mongla.

JICA will build a 15-kilometer long channel for construction of Matarbari port. Main navigational channel will be 350 meters wide. The 100-meter-long jetty will be constructed under the port's financing. The deep seaport’s multi-purpose terminal will be ready for container shipping vessels by November 2022, and a coal terminal will be constructed by August 2022

In the first phase of construction, the container terminal will be built on 18 hectares, have a 460-meter berth, be able to accommodate 8,000 TEU vessels, and have an annual capacity of 600,000 to 1.1 million TEU. Later, the container terminal will be expanded, comprise 70 hectares, have an 1,850-meter berth, and have a 2.8-million-MT capacity. The multi-purpose terminal will be built on 17 hectares, have a 300-meter berth, and be able to accommodate vessels with up to 70,000 dwt. Its annual capacity will be 2.25 million tonnes

Key port information may also be found at: http://www.maritime-database.com.

Port Picture

Matarbari Deep Sea port at a glance

Port Location and Contact
Country	Bangladesh
Province or District	Maheshkhali Upazila, Cox’s Bazar
Port's Complete Name	Port of Matarbari
Latitude	21.6914°N
Longitude	91.8590°E
Managing Company or Port Authority	Matarbari Port Authority
To be opened	2023
Type of harbor	Deep sea port
Length of Nav channel	15-kilometer
wide of Nav channel	350 meters
Draught	16.3 meters

Envision of the port

In the first phase of stage one, according to JICA's presentation, the port will have annual handling capacity of 0.8 million TEUs of containers and 2.5 million tonnes of bulk cargos. The port will be connected to the national highway and also have access to Chattogram and Cox's Bazar.

In the second phase of stage one, the port will have three jetties ready for container handling and four to six jetties for multipurpose use by 2028. Meanwhile, its container handling capacity will grow to 2.8 million TEUs and cargo handling capacity will reach 2.5 million tonnes per year.

After the completion of the final stage by 2035, the port will have the capacity to handle 4.8 million TEUs of containers and 16 to 38 million tonnes of bulk cargos. By 2024, the port will have rail connectivity through Dohazari-Cox's Bazaar line. An inland container depot will also be built by then.

By 2035, the container terminal's berth will reach 1,850-metre on 70 hectares area. Japan has agreed to invest US$20 billion for Moheshkhali-Matarbari initiative, of which half will come from its low-cost ODA (official development assistance). The rest will come as private sector investment.