Bangladesh fears 'inadequate' feeder services could result in a cotton crisis

Bangladeshi textile millers fear a massive shortage of cotton in the coming months, as shipping lines seem ‘unwilling’ to carry Chittagong-bound cargo owing to a shortage of feeder vessels. “Mother vessels ...

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News / Airfreight rates ex-Dhaka plummet post-holiday, alongside demand

Airfreight rates have generally begun to ease off as volumes lower following the holiday period ...

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News / Freighter operators demand better service at Dhaka in return for capacity

Cargo airlines are demanding better services and lower costs in Bangladesh, if exporters want more ...

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News / Cargo logjam at Dhaka Airport as clearing and forwarding agents strike

Over 1,500 tonnes of export-import cargo is waiting at Dhaka Airport, following a three-day strike ...

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News / Boeing pitches Bangladesh with 'cheaper' freighter offer

Boeing’s pitch to sell two freighters and four passenger planes to Biman Bangladesh Airlines has ...

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News / Forwarder anger as scanner malfunctions hit Bangladesh air exports again

Air cargo flows through Bangladesh’s Dhaka Airport are again facing severe challenges, due to the ...

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News / Bangladesh factories face delays as rail stoppage triggers box congestion

Factories in Bangladesh face supply chain delays after train services were suspended on Sunday as ...

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News / Dhaka Airport gets new scanners at last, but now volumes are falling

Two new explosive detection scanners (EDSs) came online on Tuesday at Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport ...

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News / Letter from Bangladesh: truckers go back to work as government concedes

A countrywide three-and-a-half day strike by Bangladeshi truckers ended last night following discussions with the ...

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News / Dhaka scanner crisis eases and airfreight back on the move from Bangladesh

Direct flights to the UK from Bangladesh have relaunched, following repairs to an explosive detection ...

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News / Letter from Bangladesh: direct air shipments to UK remain suspended

The direct shipment of air cargo to the UK from Bangladesh has been suspended for ...

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News / Repair cargo scanners at congested Dhaka Airport, urge garment exporters

Amid severe traffic chaos at Dhaka Airport, apparel makers, the main user of air cargo services in Bangladesh, ...

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News / Bangladesh air rates double as Dhaka Airport struggles to handle cargo

Air freight rates from Bangladesh have almost doubled in the past month, with rates to ...

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News / Around 200 trucks queueing at Dhaka Airport – but Chittagong resumes flights

Some 200 vehicles are waiting outside Dhaka’s Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport, which is undergoing a perfect storm of ...

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