News / Bangladesh starts work on Matarbari deep sea port

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Bangladesh’s cabinet committee on Wednesday appointed Japanese firm? Nippon Koei Company— to provide consultancy services for the construction of a deep seaport to handle its growing external trade in a deal worth $28m.

The firm will work on detail design, tender assistance, and construction supervision of the JICA-funded proposed deep seaport at Matarbari area in south-eastern Bangladesh.

The deep seaport will have a 16-metre water draft and will be able to accommodate 8,000 TEU post-Panamax vessels, lessening Bangladesh’s dependence on the feeder ...