Chittagong Port Authority (CPA)

BICDA postpones decision to suspend container handling

The association agreed to the CPA chairman’s call to postpone the suspension decision by a month
10 December 2025

How reducing dwell time can improve Chittagong Port’s efficiency

In Bangladesh, inefficiency leads to containers lingering for weeks in the Chittagong Port terminal.
1 November 2025

Why a logistics commission, not an authority, aligns with our realities

In a vast logistics system, hierarchy without coordination may struggle to deliver results.
27 October 2025

A tariff schedule that hurts businesses

The government must recognise the punitive consequences of sudden tariff increases.
20 October 2025

Why the Chattogram port tariff hike looks more like value extraction

It cannot be viewed as a simple price adjustment.
18 October 2025
14 October 2025

Exporters urge halt to ICD charge hike

They demand a pause until the charges are fixed by the shipping ministry’s tariff committee
9 September 2025

CPA seeks data on shipping agents’ losses due to customs shutdown

The loss estimates need to be submitted within three working days
2 August 2025

Do we need a foreign operator for terminal management?

Without proper oversight, even foreign operators fail to deliver.
19 June 2025

Ctg port will earn more if foreign operator is appointed: CPA chairman

Local operator Saif Powertec Ltd is currently operating the port's New Mooring Container Terminal
24 April 2025

CPA, shipping ministry staff to get Tk 60,000 bonus

The shipping ministry has approved a special incentive bonus of Tk 60,000 for all categories of employees of the Chittagong Port Authority (CPA) and the ministry for achieving record cargo and container handling at the port.
25 March 2025

Ctg port links with Indo-Pacific maritime information sharing platform

As part of the initiative, the CPA arranged an 11-day training on the use of the IORIS platform
19 March 2025

Vessels face delays as feud over handling charges drags on

CPA seeks shipping ministry’s intervention
9 March 2025

Kamalapur ICD looking for an operator for five years

Tender has been floated, as the previous contract with Saif Powertec is set to end next month
25 January 2025

UAE’s AD Ports Group to invest $1 billion to develop Ctg port

The Chittagong Port Authority signs MoU with the Abu Dhabi-based company
16 May 2024

MoU with AD Ports today on Bay Terminal project

Chittagong Port Authority (CPA) will sign a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with AD Ports Group today regarding the latter’s proposal to implement a portion of the Bay Terminal project.
16 May 2024

Enhance Ctg port capacity for higher RMG exports

BGMEA urges Chittagong Port Authority
18 September 2023

Don’t criminalise free thought

Withdraw suspension order for Salina Shelley, repeal DSA
21 April 2023

CPA to end forced shipment of empty containers

The forced shipment of empty containers from the yard of the Chattogram port is finally coming to an end, a positive development for foreign shipping liners as it would allow them to avoid the financial losses they have been incurring for the last six years.
16 February 2023

Institutionalised mismanagement in CPA

The port authorities must answer for the misallocation of funds
3 January 2023