Posted on June 29, 2017
By Syful Islam, JOC.com
Bangladesh is set to start construction of a third seaport at Payra, in Patuakhali district, opening another avenue for shippers in Dhaka and the south-central region of the country to avoid other congested ports.
The port will be connected to Dhaka and elsewhere through railways, roadways, and inland waterways. The new port will be 309 kilometers (192 miles) from Dhaka by road, slightly closer than the 329 kilometers between Dhaka and Chittagong, a route that is often congested with trucks, delaying shipments for hours. Mongla, Bangladesh’s second port and currently undergoing expansion, is 283 kilometers from Dhaka.
British company DP Rail in December signed a memorandum of understanding to build a 240-kilometer rail line between Dhaka and Payra at a cost of Tk600 billion ($7.3 billion). Officials have said work will start soon.
Source: JOC.com
