Latest update on the situation in Bangladesh 29/07/24

From Sunday to Tuesday, government offices across Bangladesh will remain open for six hours starting at 9 AM to 3 PM, while the curfew in Dhaka, Gazipur, Narayangani, and Narsingdi districts will be relaxed from 8am to 5pm.

The curfew will continue from 6 PM to 7 AM 

Internet speed is slightly improved but still not as good as it was previously, however mobile internet connection has been restored after 10 days. 

• CFS update: CFS is working but productivity is slow due to the ongoing curfew. CFS is facing an equipment shortage for some carriers like MSC, ONE line, ZIM Line. 
• Port update:  The port is facing congestion due to country shutdown (from 18th to 23rd July). Import delivery is very slow. There is average berthing delay 3-4 days.  
• Factory update: Factories are open and have started sending goods to CFS.  

Ocean freight and Chittagong Port

• A long queue of vessels has formed at Chittagong port's outer anchorage, with berthing delayed by up to nine days. This is due to container yards being acutely congested and operational disruptions resulting from the quota reform movement last week.
• At least 13 container vessels were waiting to berth as of yesterday afternoon as others were held up at jetties for being unable to unload imports due to space constraints at the yards. Delivery of imports from the yards resumed on the evening of July 23 after almost five days of countrywide unrest and curfew, but the pace was slow as the roads were choked with trucks entering to receive containers.
• There were 35,421 TEUs of FCL shipments, meaning containers entirely occupied by a single shipper's goods, at the import yards. This is over 88 percent of the yards' capacity to store 40,368 TEUs. Such space constraints are now forcing vessels to remain at the jetties for anywhere from three to five days whereas usually a vessel can leave within 48 hours on discharging imports and taking exports on board. And this has led to the long queue of incoming vessels.

We continue to monitor the situation closely and appreciate your understanding during this time, Our Customer teams will be in touch regarding any affected bookings.