Port of Mongla

Overview

• 2nd-largest Bangladesh seaport
• Cargo ~10.41 Mt in FY2024-25
• Pashur River port partly sheltered by Sundarbans
• Pilotage compulsory from Hiron Point (~71 nm)
• Channel dredging targeting ~10 m by 2026

Port Identity & Location

Alternate Name

Mongla Port (formerly Chalna)

District

Bagerhat (Khulna Division)

VTS & Communications

VTS

Not publicly available

Reporting

ETA to Hiron Point Pilot Station

VHF

Ch.16 calling; Ch.11/12 working — verify with MPA

Pilotage

Pilotage

Compulsory (vessels >100 m LOA)

Pilot Station

Hiron Point (~71 nm from jetties) / Fairway Buoy 21°26.9'N 89°34.4'E

Service

24h

Anchorages

Anchorage

Pashur River; 5.9 m to ~17.0 m at LLWD; 12 swinging moorings

Outer

Hiron Point

Channel Depths & Approach

Channel

Pashur River (~64 lighted buoys)

Max Draft

Up to 9.5 m all seasons; 10.5 m spring tides

Max LOA

225 m (150 m night)

Dredging

Targeting ~10 m by 2026

Berths & Terminals

Jetties

11 total; J9 completed 2023, J3/J4 under construction

Warehouses

8

Documentation & Customs

Customs

Bangladesh Customs

Weather & Tidal

Tidal

Tidal river; SW monsoon Jun–Oct

Cyclone Risk

High; partly sheltered by Sundarbans

Security & Hazards (ISPS)

ISPS

Compliant

Hazards

Shifting buoys, brackish tidal channel, cyclone