🇧🇩 BANGLADESH · SOUTH ASIA / BAY OF BENGAL · BDPAY
Port of Payra
BangladeshUNLOCODE: BDPAYSeaport
Bangladesh's 3rd seaport, inaugurated 2016
Capital dredging by Jan De Nul Group (~$500m)
Channel depth ~6 m due to rapid siltation (Dec 2025)
Handles coal for 2×1,320 MW power plants
Overview
- Bangladesh's 3rd seaport, inaugurated 2016
- Capital dredging by Jan De Nul Group (~$500m)
- Channel depth ~6 m due to rapid siltation (Dec 2025)
- Handles coal for 2×1,320 MW power plants
- High cyclone risk (Bay of Bengal)
Bangladesh's 3rd seaport (est. by Act 2013, inaugurated Aug 2016). Capital dredging by Jan De Nul Group (~$500m). Foreign vessel calls fell 123→85 (FY2024-25). Handles coal for 2×1,320 MW Patuakhali plants.
Port Identity & Location
- Alternate Name
- Payra Sea Port
- District
- Patuakhali (Barishal Division)
- City
- Kalapara
VTS & Communications
- VTS
- Not publicly available
- VHF
- Not publicly available
Pilotage
- Pilotage
- Compulsory
- Details
- Not publicly available
Anchorages
- Anchorage
- Rabnabad (Ramnabad) Channel
Channel Depths & Approach
- Channel
- Rabnabad Channel (~75 km)
- Design Draft
- 10.5 m (post capital dredging, handed over Apr 2024)
- Current Depth
- ~6 m (rapid siltation — Dec 2025)
- Max LOA
- ~225 m
Berths & Terminals
- Type
- Bulk; coal / stone terminals
- Container
- None at present
Documentation & Customs
- Customs
- Bangladesh Customs
Weather & Tidal
- Tidal
- Tidal; SW monsoon
- Cyclone Risk
- High
Security & Hazards (ISPS)
- ISPS
- Compliant
- Hazards
- Severe siltation; reliance on lighter vessels
Port Authority
- Authority
- Payra Port Authority (PPA)
- Website
- www.ppa.gov.bd
- Contacts
- Not publicly available
SAR & Emergency
SAR Authority
Bangladesh Navy / Coast Guard
Ship Services
- Bunkering
- Not publicly available
- Tugs
- Not publicly available
Port Details
- Country
- 🇧🇩 Bangladesh
- Region
- South Asia / Bay of Bengal
- UNLOCODE
- BDPAY
- Type
- Seaport
- Website
- www.ppa.gov.bd
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