UNB, Chattogram: Container handling at the New Mooring Container Terminal (NCT) of Chattogram Port has seen a significant improvement in the first seven days of operational management by Chittagong Dry Dock Limited (from 7 July to 13, according to CA’s Press Wing.
During this period, the terminal recorded an average of 3,181 TEUs (Twenty-foot Equivalent Units) handled per day, compared to 2,956 TEUs a day during the previous seven days when the terminal was managed by Saif Powertec Limited.
This marks an increase of 225 TEUs per day, reflecting a positive improvement in efficiency and performance, it said.
The NCT terminal had long been operated by Saif Powertec Limited and upon the expiry of its contract with Chittagong Port on July 6, 2025, the Ministry of Shipping approved the handover of operational responsibility to Chittagong Dry Dock Limited.
Container loading and unloading of 10 vessels were successful in seven days and currently four vessels are being handled simultaneously at the four berths of the NCT terminal.
