<p data-path-to-node="2"><b data-path-to-node="2" data-index-in-node="0">DHAKA</b> — Confronted by severe equipment shortages, lingering feeder line logjams, and aggressive capacity prioritization by mainline ocean carriers toward more lucrative East Asian manufacturing hubs, readymade garment (RMG) exporters across Bangladesh are aggressively expanding their utilization of multimodal sea-air dispatches.</p><p data-path-to-node="3">With traditional all-water shipping schedules facing prolonged transit extensions and high spot-market tariffs, apparel manufacturers and logistics service providers are increasingly adopting hybrid routing solutions. Under this framework, time-sensitive clothing consignments are moved via short-sea feeder vessels from the Port of Chittagong to strategic regional hub terminals—such as Colombo or Middle Eastern transfer points—before being seamlessly transferred onto dedicated air cargo bridges bound for major European and North American retail markets.</p><p data-path-to-node="4">Industry trade councils note that this alternative supply chain strategy enables Bangladeshi exporters to successfully bypass localized port congestion, circumvent equipment deficits, and protect tight delivery lead times ahead of the upcoming autumn and winter shopping seasons.</p>