<h4 data-path-to-node="3"><b data-path-to-node="3" data-index-in-node="0">Uncollected Import Cargo Saturates Terminal Storage Yards</b></h4><p data-path-to-node="4"><b data-path-to-node="4" data-index-in-node="0">CHITTAGONG</b> — Operations at Chittagong Port, Bangladesh’s primary maritime trade gateway, have reached a critical gridlock as container yard storage densities consistently breach safety thresholds. Thousands of cargo-laden import boxes remain uncollected inside port premises, severely constraining quayside yard productivity and forcing container vessels to wait at outer anchorages before securing active discharge berths.</p><p data-path-to-node="5">Port authority figures indicate that prolonged customs documentation delays, liquidity squeezes among local importers, and reduced inland truck availability have led to record-high container dwell times. As storage yards exceed 85% holding capacity, ship-to-shore gantry crane movement has slowed, creating severe turnaround backlogs for regional feeder networks operating in the Bay of Bengal.</p><h4 data-path-to-node="7"><b data-path-to-node="7" data-index-in-node="0">Feeder Surcharges Imposed as Garment Exporters Shift to Land Ports</b></h4><p data-path-to-node="8">The mounting operational friction is triggering a cascading financial and logistical impact across Bangladesh’s key export industries. International feeder shipping lines serving the Chittagong–Singapore, Chittagong–Klang, and Chittagong–Colombo loops have begun introducing emergency Emergency Emergency Port Congestion Surcharges (PCS) to offset costly vessel delays at outer anchorages.</p><p data-path-to-node="9">Fearing missed production windows and canceled overseas purchase orders, ready-made garment (RMG) manufacturers and trade facilitation guilds across Dhaka and Chittagong are aggressively overhauling their outbound logistics. Sourcing teams are increasingly diverting time-sensitive apparel shipments away from maritime feeder routes toward cross-border land ports and dedicated freight rakes bound for Indian ports to catch onward mainline ocean services.</p><p data-path-to-node="10">Port officials and customs regulators have initiated emergency clearing shifts, extending gate hours and simplifying clearance documentation to unchoke terminal yards and stabilize maritime trade velocity ahead of the autumn peak season.</p>