News / Cargo backlog at Bangladesh eases as carriers bring in more ships

Container lines serving strained Bangladesh supply chains are making every effort to clear up the cargo backlogs at Chittagong Port.

The cargo chaos began amid recent political upheaval that brought businesses across the country to a standstill.

A few carriers have deployed additional vessels to lift stranded exports at Chittagong, according to industry sources, including an ad-hoc vessel from Maersk last week, and company sources told The Loadstar more extra sailings were under consideration.

“There is ...