News / Chittagong inland container depots hit capacity as apparel exports grow

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Inland containers depots (ICDs) in Chittagong are choked with additional handling orders for export boxes, while forwarders are frequently are facing increasing demand to take more.

Exporters have attributed the rise in demand to a shift away from competing countries in apparel, such as China, Vietnam and Cambodia, owing to Bangladesh’s comparative reliability.

Depot owners say that, during the past couple of weeks, most of the large freight forwarders have inquired whether the off-docks can handle more work orders.

Ruhul Amin Sikder, secretary of the ...