News / Chittagong cracks down on dangerous goods left at cramped port yards

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Chittagong Port Authority (CPA) has demanded that importers remove dangerous containers and cargo (DG) within 72 hours of its arrival in port yards.

The timeframe, which includes holidays and weekends, is a bid to reduce pressure on the yards, where nearly 40,000 teu are currently stacked in a total storage capacity of 49,000 teu.

A CPA letter this week says the number of incoming vessels and import containers has increased significantly, which will create congestion at the port yards unless boxes are ...