Chittagong port’s container handling in January ups by 13pc

Dhaka: The Chittagong port’s container handling in January 2024 increased by 13.28 per cent year on year. Reports attributed the growth to a significant rise in the country’s export and import trade.

The country’s prime seaport handled a total of 263,614 twenty-foot equivalent units (TEUs) of containers this January, up from 232,709 in the same month of 2023, reports said citing port officials.  

According to data, the port handled 75,234 TEUs of export goods-laden containers, 53,149 TEUs of empty outbound containers, 124,039 TEUs of import goods-laden containers, and 11,192 TEUs of empty inbound containers in January.

On the other hand, the port had handled 63,634 TEUs of export goods-laden containers, 49,139 TEUs of empty outbound containers, 112,095 TEUs of import goods-laden containers, and 7,841 TEUs of empty import containers in January 2024.

The country’s overall exports grew by 5.7 per cent in January 2024 compared to the same month in 2023, concluded reports.

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