News / Glimmer of light for Bangladesh's desperate apparel shippers as port plan makes headway

There may be a gleam of light in the tunnel for shippers exhausted by years of chronic congestion at Bangladesh’s major container gateway of Chittagong if the country goes ahead with plans to build a new deepwater facility to service its garment exports.

The Asian Development Bank (ADB) has set aside some $1.9bn for a project that could hugely increase Bangladesh’s container handling capacity and bring much needed relief to major retailers struggling to control mounting supply chain costs.

A senior supply chain ...