Port of Chittagong 2

 Ports serve as an important

transportation hubs that facilitate the
movement of goods to businesses in
local communities and worldwide
markets.
 As illustrated in the figure below,
ports can connect goods to consumers
through our highway system,
railroads, air transit and domestic
marine highways (water
transportation routes).
 These ports include seaports as well
as smaller intercoastal and inland
ports that facilitate movement of
goods between the seaports and local
communities.
 Intermodal Transportation refers to
movements of cargo between different
kinds of transport modes.

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 The history of Chittagong Port can be traced back to the 4th
 The Port of Chittagong is the
century BC. principal Port of the People's
 During Republic of Bangladesh.
the 9th-15th century AD, Chittagong was known
as  It is situated on the right bank
‘SHETGANG’ to early European mariners. of the river Karnafuli at a distance
 In the 16th century, Portuguese sailors took great interest in the
of about 9 nautical miles from the
locality around Chittagong which was then popularly known as shore line of the Bay of Bengal.
‘PORTE GRANDE’.
 71st busiest port in the world
 The port was established at its present location in 1887.
 It is a Deepwater seaport
 By 1910, four jetties were constructed to handle 0.5 million tons of
 Dominated by trade in
cargo annually. Since then the port has grown gradually to its containerized manufactured
present shape. Dutch Ship Visiting Chittagong products (especially garments, jute
Container Yard Port in the Year 1702. and jute goods, leather products,
fertilizers and seafood), raw
materials and to a lesser extent
passengers.
 The Chittagong Port Authority
(CPA) is a basic services provider
 The Chittagong Port Authority
(CPA) celebrated the 130th
founding anniversary at April 27.

Chittagong Port Authority 4

Country : Bangladesh
: Chittagong
Division : Port of Chittagong
Name : 22.21667
Latitude : 91.8
Longitude

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Means of integration for a global economic system

Coordinating and consolidating variety of goods

Warehousing Facility

Custom clearance services

Inner linkage to another

ports within and between
country
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 Global Economic Systems refers to world-wide economic
activity between various countries that are considered
intertwined and thus can affect other countries negatively or
positively.
 Chittagong Port is considered the heart of the economy of
Bangladesh. The geographic location of this port creates the
opportunity of easy and cost-effective foreign trade to be carried
out through this port with all the South Asian countries as well as
other Asian countries. Besides, sufficient and low-cost labour is
readily available here. For these reasons, Chittagong Port holds
much potential as a highly promising regional sea-port.
 The foreign trade accounts for approximately 38% of GDP. The
average maritime dependency factor of the country is about 33%
(last five years).
 Chittagong Sea port handles 92% of import-export trade of the
country. To meet increasing consumer demands, more ships are
calling at Chittagong seaports than ever before and the ships are
getting bigger.
 Chittagong Port is playing significant role in creating
employment for local and international ,also support employment
in related sectors such as trucking and rail transportation.
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Chittagong Ports handle a range of commodity mixes and always focuses
on diversification of commodity.
 Leading commodities shipped through Chittagong ports include:
 Crude petroleum and petroleum products (such as gasoline, aviation fuel, natural gas)
 Chemicals and related products, including inorganic fertilizers
 Coal
 Food and farm products: wheat and wheat flour, corn, soybeans, rice, cotton, coffee
 Forest products: lumber, wood chips
 Iron and steel
 Soil, sand, gravel, rock, stone
 Additional commodities shipped through Chittagong ports includes ,but
not limited to
 Automobiles, automobile parts and machinery
 Clothing, shoes, electronics, toys

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Warehousing facilities available in the Chittagong ports comply with high security
and quality standards. A number of warehouses are temperature and humidity
controlled. Various types of bulk cargo are stored in Chittagong Port’s
warehouses daily.
 The port is now able to store 36,357 TEUs (twenty equivalent units) of containers.

Clod storage Facility

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 ChittagongPort is actively working with Custom house to facilitate the
international traders.
 Significant reforms in recent years. These include
 Introduction of Simplified Administrative Document following the UN key layout,
 Pre-shipment Inspection for all non-government imports
 Simplified tariff based on the Harmonized Code (8 digit) and
 Implementation of the applications of ASYCUDA++. Modules.

EDI facilities linked to Chittagong Customs enables international trader to

expedite clearance of shipments.

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Chittagong Ports also coordinate with communities, Metropolitan Planning
Organizations, Departments of Transportation, and other agencies to expand
transportation capacity outside the port to avoid bottlenecks created by
limitations from other modes of transportation.
Chittagong Port Provides fast connectivity in order to transport the products to its
consignees through quicker turnaround time.

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