Matarbari deep seaport construction to be completed by 2026

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Matarbari deep seaport construction to be completed by 2026​

Mir Mostafizur Rahaman | Published: April 09, 2022 22:30:47

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Japan plans to complete the construction of the Matarbari Deep seaport by 2026, a senior official of the Japanese Foreign Ministry told the FE.

Matarbari deep sea port is considered a game changer for the regional economy.

The survey for the port was completed in 2018 and the loan agreement was signed in 2019, said Iwamoto Keiichi, deputy director general of the Southeast and Southwest Asian Affairs Department of Japanese foreign ministry.

As per the schedule, the port construction will be completed by 2026, and Japan is confident of meeting the deadline, he mentioned.

Mr Iwamoto also pointed out that in line with the decisions taken by the two leaders- Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina and Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abbey -during latter’s visit to Dhaka, Japan committed to extending cooperation in several sectors.

“These sectors are; improvement of transportation, stable energy supply, development of spatial economic zone and development of the private sector.

Mr Iwamoto mentioned that big projects like MRT, deep seaport, railway bridge on the river Jamuna and cross border road network are being funded by Japanese government.

Responding to a question, Mr Iwamoto said that Bangladesh’s dependency on a single sector like textile is vulnerability for its export basket.

He suggested diversification if the export basket of Bangladesh.

Addressing the challenge of making up the declining gas reserves of the country is crucial to its economy, he noted.

He also stated improvements in basic infrastructure like roads and ports are also crucial to the attract foreign investors.

In this regard, he mentioned that in the area of customs, Bangladesh needs to do more reforms, as many investors and businessmen face problems with the existing customs procedure of Bangladesh

Mr Iwamoto says that bilateral trade between Japan and Bangladesh is growing though there is a little deficit for Bangladesh.

Bangladesh can offset this deficiency by improving its export basket.

He mentioned that last year Bangladesh's import from Japan was $1.8 billion while Bangladesh's export to Japan was $1.2 billion.

Responding to another question, Mr Iwamoto said that a number of Japanese companies are planning to relocate from China to other South Asian countries and Bangladesh may take the opportunity if it can further improve its investment climate.

He mentioned that the abundant cheap labour in Bangladesh is a strength of the country.

However, he pointed out the Japanese companies which have already relocated their factories from China have found their destination mainly in Vietnam, Thailand and Malaysia.

Responding to another question, Mr Iwamoto said that under the Indo Pacific strategy Japan has no plan to provide any economic package but friendly countries like Bangladesh are getting assistance from Japan in various sectors since inception.

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Matarbari deep seaport construction to be completed by 2026

Japan plans to complete the construction of the Matarbari Deep seaport by 2026, a senior official of the Japanese Foreign Ministry told the FE. Matarbari deep sea port is considered a game changer for the regional economy. The survey for the port was completed in 2018 and the loan agreement was...

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[bluesky]

Responding to a question, Mr Iwamoto said that Bangladesh’s dependency on a single sector like textile is vulnerability for its export basket.

Expert Japanese understand this little thing that too much dependency upon garments is no ticket for economic well being.

The country needs various kinds industrial plants to produce mechanical/ electrical/ electronic goods that can serve the locals and are exported to earn money.

 

[Bilal9]

Ei idiot journalist guli kono shomoi dock er chhobi daina. Dock is ready and there are two of them like this.

 

[bluesky]

Ei idiot journalist guli kono shomoi dock er chhobi daina. Dock is ready and there are two of them like this.

I have not yet read something elaborate about the Matarbari Port. How many jetties/ terminals will be built there? Jetties are independent from each other and ships can anchor in any of the jetties as directed by the port authority.

All jetties are independently fitted with vertical cranes and gigantic fork lifts work there. At one time I have witnessed this gigantic forklift working in the Yokohama Port.

The height of tires was almost like the height of a one floor house and the forklift lifted a 40' container (the weight was probably more than 20 ton) as if the container is a toy. I was really surprised.

 

[Bilal9]

I have not yet read something elaborate about the Matarbari Port. How many jetties/ terminals will be built there? Jetties are independent from each other and ships can anchor in any of the jetties as directed by the port authority.

All jetties are independently fitted with vertical cranes and gigantic fork lifts work there. At one time I have witnessed this gigantic forklift working in the Yokohama Port.

The height of tires was almost like the height of a one floor house and the forklift lifted a 40' container (the weight was probably more than 20 ton) as if the container is a toy. I was really surprised.

@bluesky bhai, there are several more jetties (docks) planned to be built at Matarbari, but two exist at this time.

The main function of Matarbari was to build a steam-coal powerplant, so these two are sufficient for now. There will be coal off-loading equipment installed for the powerplant at these two jetties. That is why you don't see gantry type container cranes installed at these jetties.

Matarbari will also have more jetties built in the future for offloading containers from mother container vessels. The gantry container cranes and vertical straddle carriers will be installed at those jetties. They will also have large container forklifts added to those jetties. These equipment are already very common at all jetties in Chittagong.

This is a straddle carrier being used in Chittagong (CTG). They have about a dozen working right now, just in one jetty (One owned by the govt.) Other two jetties have more.

These are gantry cranes at CTG

These are container stackers (forklifts) recently delivered by SANY (China) in CTG. CTG has traditionally used KALMAR stackers, which are Swedish made.