News / Priority berthing for new feeder service will avoid Chittagong congestion

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A Bangladeshi container feeder service will make its debut voyage from Chittagong port on 22 June, connecting to Singapore and Port Klang, opening another avenue for shippers to feeder cargo to mainline vessels.

The Bangladesh Express Service operates with two 1,500 teu vessels and will depart Chittagong every Monday.

In the absence of a deepsea port, ferrying goods to and from Bangladesh is dependent on low-draught feeder vessels. Currently, some 84 container vessels from 22 foreign carriers move cargo for the $90bn ...