Basic Understanding of the Roles of Port.

1. Date : 1 May 2018
Welcome to Our Presentation
On
Roles of Chittagong Port
Chapter-1 :
Functions and Role of Ports in Industrial Development
GL003 Port Management
Group Name : "We Five (4)”
Zumrad Rashidova (Sofi)
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Mohammad Nazmuzzaman Hye
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Sun Yun
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Zhang Peng
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Mati Ur Rehman
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2. 2Port of Chittagong

3.  Ports serve as an important
transportation hubs that facilitate the
movement of goods to businesses in
local communities and worldwide
markets.
 As illustrated in the figure below,
ports can connect goods to consumers
through our highway system,
railroads, air transit and domestic
marine highways (water
transportation routes).
 These ports include seaports as well
as smaller intercoastal and inland
ports that facilitate movement of
goods between the seaports and local
communities.
 Intermodal Transportation refers to
movements of cargo between different
kinds of transport modes.
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4.  The history of Chittagong Port can be traced back to the 4th
century BC.
 During the 9th-15th century AD, Chittagong was known as
‘SHETGANG’ to early European mariners.
 In the 16th century, Portuguese sailors took great interest in the
locality around Chittagong which was then popularly known as
‘PORTE GRANDE’.
 The port was established at its present location in 1887.
 By 1910, four jetties were constructed to handle 0.5 million tons of
cargo annually. Since then the port has grown gradually to its
present shape.
 The Port of Chittagong is the
principal Port of the People's
Republic of Bangladesh.
 It is situated on the right bank of
the river Karnafuli at a distance of
about 9 nautical miles from the
shore line of the Bay of Bengal.
 71st busiest port in the world
 It is a Deepwater seaport
 Dominated by trade in
containerized manufactured
products (especially garments, jute
and jute goods, leather products,
fertilizers and seafood), raw
materials and to a lesser extent
passengers.
 The Chittagong Port Authority
(CPA) is a basic services provider
 The Chittagong Port Authority
(CPA) celebrated the 130th
founding anniversary at April 27.
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Dutch Ship Visiting Chittagong
Port in the Year 1702.
Chittagong Port Authority
Container Yard

5. Country : Bangladesh
Division : Chittagong
Name : Port of Chittagong
Latitude : 22.21667
Longitude : 91.8
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Means of integration for a global economic system
Coordinating and consolidating variety of goods
Warehousing Facility
Custom clearance services
Inner linkage to another ports within and between country

7.  Global Economic Systems refers to world-wide economic activity
between various countries that are considered intertwined and
thus can affect other countries negatively or positively.
 Chittagong Port is considered the heart of the economy of
Bangladesh. The geographic location of this port creates the
opportunity of easy and cost-effective foreign trade to be carried
out through this port with all the South Asian countries as well as
other Asian countries. Besides, sufficient and low-cost labour is
readily available here. For these reasons, Chittagong Port holds
much potential as a highly promising regional sea-port.
 The foreign trade accounts for approximately 38% of GDP. The
average maritime dependency factor of the country is about 33%
(last five years).
 Chittagong Sea port handles 92% of import-export trade of the
country. To meet increasing consumer demands, more ships are
calling at Chittagong seaports than ever before and the ships are
getting bigger.
 Chittagong Port is playing significant role in creating employment
for local and international ,also support employment in related
sectors such as trucking and rail transportation.
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8. Chittagong Ports handle a range of commodity mixes and always focuses on
diversification of commodity.
 Leading commodities shipped through Chittagong ports include:
 Crude petroleum and petroleum products (such as gasoline, aviation fuel, natural gas)
 Chemicals and related products, including inorganic fertilizers
 Coal
 Food and farm products: wheat and wheat flour, corn, soybeans, rice, cotton, coffee
 Forest products: lumber, wood chips
 Iron and steel
 Soil, sand, gravel, rock, stone
 Additional commodities shipped through Chittagong ports includes ,but not
limited to
 Automobiles, automobile parts and machinery
 Clothing, shoes, electronics, toys
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9. Warehousing facilities available in the Chittagong ports comply with high security
and quality standards. A number of warehouses are temperature and humidity
controlled. Various types of bulk cargo are stored in Chittagong Port’s warehouses
daily.
The port is now able to store 36,357 TEUs (twenty equivalent units) of containers.
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Clod storage Facility

10. Chittagong Port is actively working with Custom house to facilitate the
international traders.
Significant reforms in recent years. These include
 Introduction of Simplified Administrative Document following the UN key layout,
 Pre-shipment Inspection for all non-government imports
 Simplified tariff based on the Harmonized Code (8 digit) and
 Implementation of the applications of ASYCUDA++. Modules.
EDI facilities linked to Chittagong Customs enables international trader to
expedite clearance of shipments.
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11. Chittagong Ports also coordinate with communities, Metropolitan Planning
Organizations, Departments of Transportation, and other agencies to expand
transportation capacity outside the port to avoid bottlenecks created by
limitations from other modes of transportation.
Chittagong Port Provides fast connectivity in order to transport the products to its
consignees through quicker turnaround time.
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