Business at ICDs dropped in 2023
KDS Logistics Limited managed to retain its position as the top private inland container depot (ICD) in terms of handling export and import cargoes in 2023, a year when business in ICDs saw a year-on-year decline of nearly 11 per cent.
10h ago
Ctg port’s container handling down in 2023
The Chattogram port has experienced a 2.92 percent year-on-year drop in the number of containers handled in the just concluded year
1d ago
Container handling to fall for second consecutive year
For the second year in a row, the Chattogram seaport may face a drop in annual container throughput due to frequent declines in monthly container handling.
1w ago
Red Sea impasse to push up cost of importers-exporters
Importers and exporters in Bangladesh started to feel the pinch of the transit disruption through the Red Sea route as major shipping lines announced, and in some cases even began implementing, additional surcharges to cover costs for re-routing their vessels around Africa’s Cape of Good Hope following attacks by the Yemen-based Houthi militant group on the Indian Ocean.
1w ago
Shipping dept calls owners to sit for solution today
The Department of Shipping (DoS) has called a meeting at its Dhaka office today in the afternoon for lighter vessel owners to sit and fix a rift in a platform which coordinates the renting out of the vessels in rotation.
1w ago
Exporters fear delays, surge in cost
Bangladeshi exporters are apprehending prolonged delays in shipments and a surge in transport costs following recent attacks on commercial vessels on the Red Sea
2w ago
CPA hopes to sign deals with 2 firms by June
CPA is hopeful of signing agreements with two global firms by June next year for the construction of two of three container terminals under a mega Bay Terminal project
2w ago
Chattogram port in focus as Russian shipping giant expands in Asia
Fesco introduced a container service in Bangladesh as a part of its push to facilitate direct shipping from the Indian subcontinent to Russia.
2w ago
January 3, 2024
Business at ICDs dropped in 2023
KDS Logistics Limited managed to retain its position as the top private inland container depot (ICD) in terms of handling export and import cargoes in 2023, a year when business in ICDs saw a year-on-year decline of nearly 11 per cent.
January 2, 2024
Ctg port’s container handling down in 2023
The Chattogram port has experienced a 2.92 percent year-on-year drop in the number of containers handled in the just concluded year
December 26, 2023
Container handling to fall for second consecutive year
For the second year in a row, the Chattogram seaport may face a drop in annual container throughput due to frequent declines in monthly container handling.
December 25, 2023
Red Sea impasse to push up cost of importers-exporters
Importers and exporters in Bangladesh started to feel the pinch of the transit disruption through the Red Sea route as major shipping lines announced, and in some cases even began implementing, additional surcharges to cover costs for re-routing their vessels around Africa’s Cape of Good Hope following attacks by the Yemen-based Houthi militant group on the Indian Ocean.
December 24, 2023
Shipping dept calls owners to sit for solution today
The Department of Shipping (DoS) has called a meeting at its Dhaka office today in the afternoon for lighter vessel owners to sit and fix a rift in a platform which coordinates the renting out of the vessels in rotation.
December 19, 2023
Exporters fear delays, surge in cost
Bangladeshi exporters are apprehending prolonged delays in shipments and a surge in transport costs following recent attacks on commercial vessels on the Red Sea
December 14, 2023
CPA hopes to sign deals with 2 firms by June
CPA is hopeful of signing agreements with two global firms by June next year for the construction of two of three container terminals under a mega Bay Terminal project
December 14, 2023
Chattogram port in focus as Russian shipping giant expands in Asia
Fesco introduced a container service in Bangladesh as a part of its push to facilitate direct shipping from the Indian subcontinent to Russia.
December 13, 2023
A never-ending gridlock
The port city’s New Market area has been a traffic menace for decades, making the daily commute a constant struggle for residents.
December 7, 2023
Bangladesh gets first foreign port operator
Port management in Bangladesh entered a new era yesterday through the appointment of a Saudi Arabia-backed foreign operator
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