Operators of foreign container feeder vessels have allegedly been facing hassles obtaining waiver certificates, which are mandatory for loading cargo to and from Bangladesh.
Import and export of containerised cargo through the country’s premier seaport in Chattogram fell in the first quarter of the current fiscal year compared to that last year, indicating a slowdown in foreign trade resulting from global economic downtrends.
The Chattogram port is facing a fresh surge in both container and cargo congestion mainly due to slow delivery of goods for ten days since the Eid vacation, disrupting scheduled departure and berthing of vessels.
Operations and navigation at the Port of Colombo resumed yesterday following a two-day hiatus for ongoing political unrest in Sri Lanka, albeit bringing temporary relief to Bangladesh’s exporters, freight forwarders and shipping firms.