News / Not just any Bangladesh barge service; it's the first M&S shipment

Marks & Spencer has completed the first shipment of containers from the Bangladeshi apparel manufacturing hub of Dhaka to Chittagong port by barge.

The consignment was organised by the UK retail giant’s long-term partner in the Indian subcontinent, APL Logistics, and container line Safamarine and is a response to delays to train movements from Dhaka to Chittagong which had hit apparel retailers’ supply chains.

Barry Wallace, international logistics manager for M&S, told The Loadstar: “Using barges is a really efficient way of transporting ...