News / Eid celebrations trigger congestion at port of Chittagong

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Bangladesh’s prime seaport Chittagong is facing significant vessel queues and container congestion in the yard, following last week’s Eid ul Fitr celebrations.

Yesterday, some 28 container vessels were at the port, of which 17 were waiting at the outer anchorage.

It was expected to take up to seven days for them to be able to berth, however by today, the number of waiting vessels was down to 14, with 11 unloading and loading containers.

But some 40,306 teu of containers – of a ...