Ctg port to boost capacity, chairman tells Indian team
Thursday, 15 July 2010
Our Correspondent
CHITTAGONG, July 14: Chittagong port plans to boost its cargo handling capacity, seeking to rival major ports in the region, chairman of the port authority RU Ahmed said.
He said the country's prime sea port is handling over 40 millions tonnes of cargo a year and massive development work is underway to boost its competitiveness.
Chittagong port is Bangladesh's economic lifeline, handling more than 90 per cent of its foreign trade.
He unveiled the development plan as visiting Indian business delegation visited Chittagong Port.
The delegation, headed by former Indian petroleum minister Mani Shankar Aiyar, was impressed with the existing facilities in cargo handling and development initiatives undertaken by the port authority.
Director (traffic) KM Moazzem Hussain and senior officials of the CPA and Kiren Rijiju, principal advisor to the chief minister of Arunachal Pradesh, KC Nihoshe, parliamentary secretary of the ministry of industries and commerce of Nagaland, and president of India-Bangladesh Chamber of Commerce and Industry Matlub Ahmed, among others, were present in the meeting.
Later Mani Shankar Aiyar and his delegation members held a meeting with the Chittagong Chamber of Commerce and Industry at the CCCI auditorium.
CHITTAGONG, July 14: Chittagong port plans to boost its cargo handling capacity, seeking to rival major ports in the region, chairman of the port authority RU Ahmed said.
He said the country's prime sea port is handling over 40 millions tonnes of cargo a year and massive development work is underway to boost its competitiveness.
Chittagong port is Bangladesh's economic lifeline, handling more than 90 per cent of its foreign trade.
He unveiled the development plan as visiting Indian business delegation visited Chittagong Port.
The delegation, headed by former Indian petroleum minister Mani Shankar Aiyar, was impressed with the existing facilities in cargo handling and development initiatives undertaken by the port authority.
Director (traffic) KM Moazzem Hussain and senior officials of the CPA and Kiren Rijiju, principal advisor to the chief minister of Arunachal Pradesh, KC Nihoshe, parliamentary secretary of the ministry of industries and commerce of Nagaland, and president of India-Bangladesh Chamber of Commerce and Industry Matlub Ahmed, among others, were present in the meeting.
Later Mani Shankar Aiyar and his delegation members held a meeting with the Chittagong Chamber of Commerce and Industry at the CCCI auditorium.