[caption id="attachment_4352" align="aligncenter" width="1014"]
Chittagong port, File Photo[/caption]
Delivery of goods to Chittagong port has increased after the Corona situation came to a standstill for more than a month. The port has regained its iconic form. The movement of container-carrying prime movers, trailers, covered vans and trucks has also increased in the port area due to increased delivery of goods. Earlier, in response to the call of traders, the store rent charge of around Tk 138 crore has been waived.
According to port sources, 4,500 TEU’s (Twenty Foot Equivalent Units) cargo containers are being delivered from the port yard as usual and more than 6,000 US container containers are being handled. In order to restore the port to its normal form, the port authorities have waived the store charge of around Tk 136 crore. Has taken many more steps.
According to the port users, container delivery from the port has increased as almost all types of imported goods have been scanned and taken to 19 private container depots. As many as 935 TEU's containers in 2,570 boxes loaded with imported goods were unloaded at the jetty or terminal in 24 hours till Thursday morning. 2,939 containers loaded with export goods and empty containers have been loaded on the ship. A total of 12 container ships are being handled at GCB, NCT, CCT of the port. Apart from this, there are 28 more container ships waiting at the outer anchorage.
Chittagong Port Secretary. Md. Omar Farooq said the Ministry of Shipping has been increasing the number of container deliveries through various initiatives of the National Board of Revenue and efficient management of the port authorities. Importers will get 100% store rent discount if the container is delivered within the stipulated time.
He said 4,000 to 4,500 containers were delivered daily from Chittagong port during normal hours. Now that normalcy has returned. He called on the importers and concerned agencies to maintain this status.
The port secretary said the Chittagong port authorities have waived 100 per cent store rent of all types of cargo containers stuck in the yard till May 4 due to container congestion in the port. In addition, the National Board of Revenue (NBR) decided to transfer all types of goods to private ICDs (inland container depots).
Source: Online/SZK
Comment Now