Chattogram Port

The concession covers the port's largest container terminal, which handles over 40% of Chattogram's container traffic. The port authority keeps ownership.

In 2022 at least seven direct routes launched from Chattogram as freight soared; by late 2023 most had stopped. What the record shows and what bigger terminals might change.

An average 41% increase took effect in October 2025, followed by shipping-line surcharges. What changed, who pays, and what the port earned in 2025.

Chittagong Port Authority keeps ownership of the terminal while the Dubai-based operator takes over operations, maintenance and upgrades. Workers’ groups remain opposed.

A World Bank-funded preparation facility will examine rail access to existing and planned terminals, with studies due by the end of 2027.

Container throughput reached 3.52 million TEUs and cargo 137.74 million tonnes, according to Chittagong Port Authority figures.

On 22 April 2026 Shipping Minister Shaikh Rabiul Alam said the port is an autonomous body under the CPA Act 2022, while noting foreign operators at Patenga and the Laldia PPP deal.

The 30-year PPP terminal at Chattogram is designed for 800,000+ TEUs a year and ships of up to 6,000 TEUs, more than double the port's current practical limit.