Photo Caption: In an attempt to decongest Chattogram Port an inland container vessel is seen discharging a full load of containers, originally bound for Kamalapur ICD, at SAPL’s Container Terminal located at Munshiganj.
(Dhaka, 30th April 2020): The already busy Chattogram Port and Kamalapur Inland Container Depot (ICD) are facing severe congestion due to the ongoing COVID-19 crisis. Kamalapur ICD is well beyond its storage capacity making it impossible for Chattagram Port to send import containers bound for Dhaka.
Summit Alliance Port Limited’s Inland Water Container Terminal (SAPL’s IWCT) located at Muktarpur, Munshiganj with substantial customs-bonded storage capacities and presence of Bangladesh Customs personnel, has come forth to provide much needed alternative import logistics solutions for Bangladesh and some relief at the nation’s congested container yards. SAPL has successfully begun diverting the import containers bound for Kamalapur ICD from Chattogram Port to SAPL’s IWCT in Muktarpur using specially designed inland container vessels. From Muktarpur, upon customs clearance, the importers are receiving their items. SAPL’s facility is also able to offer much-needed consolidation and port services to the Dhaka-based exporters.
The Managing Director of SAPL Jowher Rizvi said, “SAPL is working to support the agriculture sector, textile and knitting industry, pharmaceutical and other manufacturers by bringing these vital raw materials to the anxious importers in Dhaka. At the same time, SAPL is supporting Chattogram Port and Kamalapur ICD to decongest their container yards.”
About Summit Alliance Port Limited:
SAPL, a publicly listed company, is the leading off-dock in the country’s private sector with around 22.50% shares in handling containerized exports and 10.50% of the import volume. Besides, SAPL has also established the first-ever Inland Water Terminal facility in Bangladesh’s private sector named “Muktarpur Terminal” on the bank of the Dhaleswari river in Muktarpur under Munshiganj district providing off-dock services and economical cargo transportation, easing the pressure on the already overburdened Dhaka-Chattogram highway. A subsidiary of SAPL has taken over the management of three river terminals in Kolkata and Patna as the first Bangladeshi company as well as the first Public-Private Partnership (PPP) with Inland Waterways Authority of India (IWAI). For further information, please visit: www.saplbd.com