Container Handling Statistics
Chittagong-Dhaka River Route
The distance of the river route from Chittagong to Dhaka is approximately 157 nautical miles. The draft of the river is around 4.5 Meter except some area of SWANDWIP but at high tide vessel ranging from 4-5 meter draft can move easily. Presently in this route Bulk cargo, petroleum & other cargo are transported through small vessels.
Bangladesh Inland Water Transport Authority (BIWTA) and the Chittagong Port Authority (CPA) jointly built this inland terminal at a cost of Tk1.54bn.
