🇧🇩 BANGLADESH · SOUTH ASIA / BAY OF BENGAL · BDCGP
Port of Chittagong (Chattogram)
BangladeshUNLOCODE: BDCGPSeaport
Handles ~90% of Bangladesh's international trade
On Karnaphuli River ~9 nm from sea
Pilotage compulsory at Kutubdia outer anchorage
Max draft ~9.0 m tide-assisted
Overview
- Handles ~90% of Bangladesh's international trade
- On Karnaphuli River ~9 nm from sea
- Pilotage compulsory at Kutubdia outer anchorage
- Max draft ~9.0 m tide-assisted
- High cyclone risk — Bay of Bengal
Handles ~90% of Bangladesh trade. Harbour on Karnaphuli River ~9 nm from sea.
Port Identity & Location
- Alternate Name
- Chattogram
- District
- Chattogram
- Port Type
- Container / Bulk / Tanker / General (river-influenced)
VTS & Communications
- VTS
- Not publicly available (VHF per WPI)
- Reporting
- ETA message required
Pilotage
- Pilotage
- Compulsory
- Pilot Station
- Outer anchorage / Kutubdia
Anchorages
- Anchorage Depth
- 6.4–7.6 m (21–25 ft)
- Outer Anchorage
- Kutubdia / outer bar
Channel Depths & Approach
- Channel Depth
- 4.9–6.1 m on Karnaphuli bar
- Max Draft
- ~9.0 m (tide-assisted)
- Hazards
- Karnaphuli River bar, silting, monsoon
Berths & Terminals
- Type
- Container, bulk, oil — GCB, NCT, CCT jetties
- Oil Terminal Depth
- 7.1–9.1 m
Documentation & Customs
- Customs
- Bangladesh Customs; first port of entry
Weather & Tidal
- Tidal
- Mean tide ~3 ft; SW monsoon Jun–Oct
- Cyclone Risk
- High (Bay of Bengal)
Security & Hazards (ISPS)
- ISPS
- Compliant
- Hazards
- Cyclone, river bar silting, congestion
Port Authority
- Authority
- Chittagong Port Authority (CPA)
- Address
- Bandar Bhaban, P.O. Box 2013, Chittagong 4100
- Tel
- +880-31-2522200
- Fax
- +880-31-2510889
- info@cpa.gov.bd
- Website
- www.cpa.gov.bd
SAR & Emergency
SAR Authority
Bangladesh Navy / Coast Guard
Ship Services
- Bunkering
- Available
- Fresh Water
- Available
- Tugs
- Available
- Repairs
- Limited
Port Details
- Country
- 🇧🇩 Bangladesh
- Region
- South Asia / Bay of Bengal
- UNLOCODE
- BDCGP
- Type
- Seaport
- Website
- www.cpa.gov.bd
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