Bangladesh port congestion continues to build up over the past week with the
number of ships waiting to dock increasing sharply while port operations remains
disrupted in the aftermath of the collapse of the government. Although an
interim government was formed on 8 August, there has been no improvements in the
port situation with more than 20 containerships currently waiting to berth at
Chittagong and average delays rising to 7-10 days.
Ships operated by Bangladesh’s sole local container carri