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Bangladesh’s $100B Export Dream Has a Logistics Problem, Experts Warn
Economists and business leaders say port inefficiencies, high trade costs and weak infrastructure must be…
Chattogram Port Reopens, But Labor Threat Looms Over DP World Lease Talks
Port employees have suspended strike activity until Feb. 16 to keep cargo flowing before Bangladesh's…
Chattogram Port Workers Pause Strike, Garment Industry Warns of Economic Fallout
Workers agreed to a suspension after meetings with the government's top shipping adviser, but warned protests…
Chattogram Port Paralyzed as Workers Strike Over Foreign Takeover of Key Terminal
Dockworkers are protesting a proposed lease of the New Mooring Container Terminal to DP World, halting cargo…
Bangladesh Dockworkers Intensify Strike Over Foreign Terminal Leases
Chattogram Port labor unrest intensifies as unions protest government plans to hand terminal operations to DP…
Chattogram Port Fee Hike Piles Pressure on Bangladesh Apparel Exporters
The port's new tariff structure raises service charges by an average of 41 percent, prompting carriers like…
Worker Protests Put Pressure on Chattogram Port Amid Congestion and Expansion Push
Port labor groups demand wage and pension reforms as Bangladesh's busiest gateway races to boost capacity and…
‘Unacceptable’: BGMEA Blasts Bangladesh Container Handling Fee Hike
Bangladesh's apparel lobby decries the timing of sharp container depot charge hikes amid the looming U.S…
Customs Server Slowdown in Bangladesh Fuels Port Backlogs and Export Delays
The outages cripple clearance operations at Chattogram and other major ports, worsening congestion already…
Three-Day Monsoon Stalls Cargo Unloading at Bangladesh’s Biggest Port
The weather prevented feeder vessels from collecting cargo from larger, mainline ships anchored at sea and…
Strike at Bangladesh’s Busiest Port Paralyzes Trade, Threatens $222M Hit to Garment Industry
A customs walkout at Chattogram Port halts container movement and spreads to key land crossings as workers…
Port Strike in Bangladesh Causes Lingering Challenges Ahead of Ramadan
Though workers have ceased their strike at Chittagong Port, boxes, TEUs and ships have piled up ahead of…
Chittagong Port May Increase Service Charges in 2017
Apparel companies may be paying more to transport goods out of Bangladesh next year.
Bangladesh Gets $360M Investment for Improved Waterways to Ease Trade
Bangladesh's busiest waterways are just that—busy. But a new investment from The World Bank promises to…
Congestion at Chittagong Port Worsens Each Day
Setbacks are raining down on Bangladesh ports, it seems.