The Chittagong Port is the main seaport of Bangladesh located on the bank of the Karnaphuli River, and is the core port of countries dependent on the Bay of Bengal. According to Lloyd’s, it ranked as the 58th busiest container port in the world in 2019 [3] Located in Bangladesh’s port city of Chittagong and on the banks of the Karnaphuli River, the port of Chittagong handles ninety percent of Bangladesh’s export-import trade and has been used by India, Nepal, and Bhutan to join for transshipment. The Chittagong port is one of the oldest in the world. Its also called the Port of Chattogram.
Management: The Chittagong Port Authority is responsible for the port’s management.
Berths:
| General cargo berths | 6 | |
| Container berths | 14 | |
| Dolphin Oil Jetty | 3 | For handling crude and product oil vessels of up to 186 meters |
| Grain Silo Jetty | 1 | Vessels up to 186 meters |
| Cement Clinker Jetty | 1 | Cement Clinker Jetty |
| TSP | 1 | Vessel up to 175.25 meters |
| Chittagong Urea Fertilizer Jetty | 1 | Vessels up to 176 meters and can be loaded up to maximum draft of 8.5 meters |
| KAFCO Urea Jetty | 1 | Vessel having LOA of 186 meters will be allowed to take berth at KAFCO (Urea) |
| KAFCO Ammonia Jetty | 1 | Vessel having LOA up to 186 meters at KAFCO (Ammonia) jetties can be loaded up to a maximum draft of 9.2 meters. |
| Dry Dock Jetties | 3 | |
| River Mooring No. 3 | 1 | Vessels up to 182.9 LOA and 7.76 meters draft for edible oil and POL in bulk |
| River Mooring No. 8 | 1 | Vessels up to 186 meters and 8 meters draft for vegetable oil carrier |
| River Mooring No. 9 | 1 | Vessels up to 186 meters and 6 meters draft for repair of vessel / laying off. |
| River Mooring No. 10 | 1 | Vessels up to 145 meters LOA and 7.5 meters draft for repair of vessel / laying off. |
| UTTJ (United Tank Terminal Jetty) | 1 | Commissioning for loading and unloading operation of oil tanker/vessel since July’ 2020. |
Container terminals
The port depends on several container terminals, most of which are owned by private companies.
- New Mooring Terminal
- Chittagong Container Terminal
- KDS Logistics Terminal
- Orient Overseas Container Line (OOCL) Terminal
- Summit Alliance Container Terminal
- Vertex Off Dock Logistic Terminal
- QNS Container Terminal
- Shafi Motors Terminal
- K & T Logistic Terminal
- Esack Brothers Terminal
- Chittagong Container Transportation Company Limited Terminal
- Port Link Logistic Terminal
- M/s. Incontrade Terminal
- M/s. Golden Container Terminal
- M/s. Saber Ahmed Timber Terminal
- M/s. Eastern Logistics Terminal
- B. M. Container Terminal
- Nemsan Container Terminal
Industrial terminals
- Eastern Refinery Terminal
- Karnaphuli Fertilizer Company (KAFCO) Terminal
- Jamuna Oil CompanyTerminal
- Padma Oil Company Terminal
- Meghna Petroleum Terminal
- Omera Fuels Limited Terminal
