Container Depot Projects and ports under implementation under Public/Private initiative (to help with exports as well as Container traffic to/from India):
New Inland Container Depot (ICD) near Dhirasram Railway Station (2nd Railway ICD after Kamalapur)
Project Information
Details
Project Name:
Construction of a New Inland Container Depot (ICD) near Dhirasram Railway Station
Sector:
Transport
Department/Ministry:
Ministry of Railways
Implementing Agency:
Bangladesh Railway
Location:
Near Dhirasram Railway Station at Gazipur district
Background:
To cater for the growth of container based cargo handling and transportation, both public and private sectors operators are operating in country through the single ICD located at Kamalapur and few container terminals across the country. Kamalapur ICD has been handling both the inbound and outbound container cargoes transported by Bangladesh Railway only. But the capacity of Kamalapur ICD is not adequate enough to serve the increasing share of container handling diverted towards Bangladesh Railway. Further expansion of Kamalapur ICD is difficult due to heavy built up of the surrounding area. Apart from capacity constraints, day time prohibition on movement of commercial vehicles (Truck, Container Lorry, Pick-up, etc.) is also very difficult in Kamalapur ICD. Therefore, it was necessary to establish another full-fledged ICD with constant access to container handling and transportation. For this purpose, it was decided to construct a new ICD near Dhirasram Railway station attached to the Dhaka eastern by-pass road. In order to bring the expected efficiency in container handling Bangladesh Railway has considered the project to be implemented under PPP modality.
Objective:
The proposed ICD near Dhirasram Railway station is planned to cater the rapid growth of containerized traffic handled in the Chittagong Port. Moreover, industries like Ready Made Garments in particular which are shifting to areas North of Dhaka, the woven mills situated in Mirpur, Tejgaon, Demra and factories on Dhaka-Sylhet Highway, Dhaka EPZ, Savar,Tongi, Gazipur etc. are accessible to the proposed ICD Site at Dhirasram. It is also ideally suited for containerization of Indo-Bangla trade in the near future.
The objective of the project is to help economic growth of the country by providing adequate physical facilities for achieving the following targets:
- Increase in the number of container movements by rail in the key Dhaka-Chittagong transport corridor with regionally competitive transport costs and more reliable movement of import and export cargo.
- Modal shift for import/export Cargo from break bulk movement by truck to container movement by rail.
- Developments of modern and seamless inter modal transport.
- Higher quality freight train services.
- Effective and efficient operation of planned ICD.
Project Scope:
The handling capacity of the proposed ICD is 354,000 TEUs. The ICD will be developed on approximately 55 ha of land and with railway spur of 6 km connecting the ICD with the national railway network on around 26 ha land.
Project Implementation Period:
July 2013 - December 2017
Status:
Note: PricewaterhouseCoopers appointed as Transaction Advisor.
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Project Name:
Construction of Laldia Bulk Terminal (Adj. to CTG port)
Sector:
Transport
Department/Ministry:
Ministry of Shipping
Implementing Agency:
Chittagong Port Authority (CPA)
Location:
Laldia Char, Patenga, Chittagong
Background:
Chittagong Port, operated by the Chittagong Port Authority (CPA), is the main sea port of Bangladesh and handles more than 92% of the total sea born trade of the country in bulk and containerized form. There has been a significant and sustained increase in cargo handling at the Chittagong Port, with current growth averaging at more than 10% annually.
A key constraint faced by Chittagong Port is the lack of any specialist terminals to handle bulk cargo. Currently the bulk cargo is being handled at the existing container terminals; however, this is not a viable long term solution. The port lacks dedicated equipment for bulk cargo, and the strong growth of container and bulk cargo volumes are having an adverse impact on ships waiting time and the overall performance of the port.
To meet this increase in bulk cargo volumes and improve performance of port operations, government has prioritized the establishment of a dedicated bulk cargo handling facility.
For this purpose, the government has primarily selected the Laldia Char as a strategically appropriate location for developing a bulk cargo handling terminal. CPA has decided to develop the terminal through Public-Private Partnership arrangement. The proposed site is in the right bank of Chittagong port between Khal no 14 and 15. The proposed site is nearer to sea mouth and located downstream of the Gupta bend.
Objective:
- Setting up a dedicated terminal with specialist equipment to handle bulk cargo.
- Enhancing capacity at Chittagong Port to deal with additional cargo volumes and meet future demand.
- Enhancing operational performance at Chittagong Port and reducing ship waiting time.
Project Scope:
The design, construction, operation and maintenance of Laldia Bulk Cargo Terminal on the basis of a PPP Structure.
Project Implementation Period:
Development Period: 2014 – 2015
Procurement Period: 2015 – 2016
Note:
MMM Group Limited appointed as Transaction Advisory. and currently carrying out the Feasibility Study.
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Construction & Operation of Inland Container Terminal (ICT) at Khanpur (2nd Riverine ICD)
Project Name:
Construction & Operation of Inland Container Terminal (ICT) at Khanpur
Sector:
Transport (Port)
Department/Ministry:
Ministry of Shipping
Implementing Agency:
Bangladesh Inland Water Transport Authority (BIWTA)
Location:
The project location is at Khanpur, situated on the Shitalakhya river under the district of Narayanganj and adjacent to the town of Narayanganj, Bangladesh.
Background:
Around 70 percent of containers at the Chittagong port originate or are destined for Dhaka, of which only 17 percent are transported from the Chittagong port by road and rail. The remaining containers are transported to and from Dhaka area by truck. The huge congestion in Dhaka-Chittagong road and results significant delays in shipment delivery. As an alternative, inland water transport (IWT) system has a good potential in the country considering that there is only one Inland Container Depot (ICD) at Dhaka connected through railway to Chittagong Port.
Bangladesh Inland Water Transport Authority (BIWTA) is a government agency responsible for the development for IWT system in the country. BIWTA owns and operates river terminals and jetty facilities in the country including the jetty at Khanpur which is situated on the Shitalakhya river in Narayanganj District with an area of around 14 acres. Khanpur has good connectivity through IWT with some other comparative advantages and has good potential for commercial viability. For this purpose, BIWTA has considered private investment to redevelop the project under PPP model.
Objective:
It is expected that redevelopment of Khanpur ICT through PPP will reduce congestion and transportation cost. The cost savings aspect of IWT in comparison with other modes would create remarkable margin as it is less than half the cost of transporting through rail and less than one-fourth than that of road. In addition to this it is safer than road transportation. The re-development of the port through PPP will ensure the following objectives:
- To efficiently handle containers to be transported by inland waterways from/to the maritime ports of Chittagong and Mongla;
- To facilitate the container transportation between Bangladesh and India under the Protocol on Inland Water Transit and Trade (PIWTT); and
- To facilitate container stacking, stuffing & un-stuffing and other allied services.
Project Scope:
- Establishment of a terminal with annual capacity of 80, 000 TEUs
- Development of the backup land considering the flood level and
- Replace the existing jetty structure to cater the new terminal capacity
Project Implementation Period:
Development Period: 2014 - 2015
Procurement Period: 2015 - 2016
Note:
PricewaterhouseCoopers Private Limited appointed as Transaction Advisory and currently carrying out the Feasibility Study.
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Construction and operation of 2 (Two) Jetties of MPA at Mongla
Project Name:
Construction and operation of 2 (two) incomplete Jetties of MPA at Mongla
Sector:
Transport (Port)
Department/Ministry:
Ministry of Shipping
Implementing Agency:
Mongla Port Authority (‘MPA')
Location:
MPA Jetty, Mongla
Background:
Mongla Port and Chittagong Port are the only two ports in Bangladesh which can be said to be an international seaborne trade port. Mongla Port is located in the south-western part of the country, on the East Bank of Pussur River around 71 Nautical Miles upstream of the Bay of Bengal.
Chittagong Port in the south-eastern part of the country is the gateway port in Bangladesh handling majority of all seaborne cargo to Bangladesh. However, with the rapid and sustained economic growth in Bangladesh, the expansion in industrial development and the success of the export-based apparels industry there are serious capacity constraints at Chittagong Port.
To meet the increased demand for international port facilities, to address the capacity constraints at Chittagong port, to provide port facilities to cover the western half of Bangladesh, government has taken a strategic decision to re-invigorate Mongla Port and develop facilities up to international standard.
As part of this initiative a significant amount of government investment has been earmarked for a number of projects in Mongla Port these include procurement of Cutter Suction Dredger, Pilot & Dispatch Boat, procurement of Navigational Aids and dredging in the Mongla Port Harbor Channel.
The proposed PPP project is part of government’s wider initiative for the redevelopment of the Mongla Port and will help to complement the initiative undertaken to develop a special economic zone in Mongla.
Objective:
To develop international standard port facilities for berthing of ships and cargo handling.
Project Scope:
To deliver international standard port facilities and cargo handling services by constructing, operating and maintaining two jetties with ancillary backup facilities and terminal handling equipment.
Project Implementation Period:
2012 - 2014
Note:
- IIFC (Infrastructure Investment Facilitation Company), Deloitte Touche Tohmatsu and Mahindra Consulting Engineers Limited - consortium have been appointed as Transaction Advisor for the Project.
- Feasibility Study has been completed..
- Prequalification Notice for Development of Two Jetties at Mongla Port on Public-Private Partnership (PPP) Basis has been published.
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In addition 3rd seaport at Payra is already under development. Some details:
Payra Port Authority
Payra Sea Port is the 3rd sea port of Bangladesh located in general area in between latitude 21o15’- 22o00’ North and longitude 90o00’- 90o30’ East on the bank of Rabnabad Channel under Kalapara, a sub district of Patuakali. In order to increase the economic activities in the central zone and meet the future demand, Payra Sea Port Act 2013 was passed in National Parliament on 10 November 2013. Honourable Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina inaugurated country’s 3rd seaport named as “Payra Sea Port” at Rabnabad Channel at Patuakhali district on 19 November 2013.
Aerial shot of development status as of January 2016
