Payra Port
Foreign ship calls at Payra plunge to 29 in a year, parliamentary report shows
A House committee report blames a silting channel, distant customs and weak road links for the sharp drop from a peak of 123 ships two years ago.
Chattogram Port
Parliamentary body urges Chattogram, Mongla and Payra ports to clear long-pending audit objections
The committee on government undertakings called for transparency, faster auction of unclaimed cargo, and action if losses are found in Mongla and Payra projects.
Payra Port
Payra Port adds five modern cranes as mother vessel berths directly after two years
Two ship-to-shore cranes, two RTG cranes and a mobile harbour crane arrived on the mother vessel Fan Zhou-6, bringing Payra's 650-metre berth to full capacity.
Payra Port
Payra Port commissions five cranes as a mother vessel berths at the jetty
The 170-metre Fan Zhou-6 berthed directly at Payra’s first terminal, the first such call in nearly two years, as new ship-to-shore, yard and mobile cranes entered service.
Payra Port
Background: Payra master plan set out transshipment role and 20-30% lower tariffs
Reported in July 2025: the Payra Port Authority said a new master-plan feature would handle transshipment for up to 15 vessels, with a 650m jetty for 3,000-3,500 TEU ships.
Payra Port
Payra port expected to be fully operational in early 2027, minister tells parliament
Shipping Minister Shaikh Rabiul Alam said the first terminal, connecting roads and the Andharmanik bridge are due by December 2026, but the Rabnabad channel is still too shallow for commercial ships.
Payra Port
Background: planning adviser called Payra port a ‘poisonous boil’ for the economy in 2025
Reported in March 2025: after an ECNEC meeting, then Planning Adviser Wahiduddin Mahmud said the project was 'theoretically a bad project' because the channel needs year-round dredging.
Payra Port
Silt forces Payra’s coal ships to unload at Chattogram as foreign calls plunge
Only 17 foreign mother vessels called at Payra in the first half of FY26, against 85 in FY25, as the Rabnabad channel silted to about 6.5 metres, The Business Standard reported.
Payra Port
Payra to get maintenance dredging and two new dredgers to restore Rabnabad channel
The shipping minister told parliament on 10 June 2026 that a revised project for Rabnabad channel dredging and two trailing suction hopper dredgers is under review.
