News / Letter from Bangladesh: congested Chittagong and a new airline

A desperate Chittagong Port Authority (CPA) last week urged shippers to remove boxes from the badly congested port.

It wrote to shippers requesting they move containers quickly, as both the less-than-container load (LCL) and full-container-load (FCL) sheds are full.

Yesterday, some 43,679 teu was lying at the port yards, up from 42,324 teu on Saturday

At least three letters were issued on Thursday asking for quicker deliveries, while another was sent noting the increased number of LCL containers and delays to unstuffing ...