Port Coverage

Chattogram Port

Bangladesh's principal seaport, on the Karnaphuli River near the Bay of Bengal, administered by the Chittagong Port Authority (CPA). It handles the large majority of the country's seaborne trade — and it is Arzaan's home base.

• Berth operations: container, bulk, break-bulk, tanker and general cargo vessels.
• Outer anchorage: mother-vessel discharge and lighterage, including the Kutubdia anchorage area.
• Tankers: attendance at oil and product jetties, ullage survey coordination and laytime records.
• Government cargo: food grain, fertilizer and petroleum tender cargoes.

Mongla Port

Bangladesh's second seaport, on the Pasur River in the south-west, administered by the Mongla Port Authority. It serves Khulna division and is widely used by private LPG importers and bulk cargo receivers.

• Anchorage & jetty operations for bulk, project and general cargo.
• LPG imports for private operators.
• Lighterage to Khulna and Noapara river terminals.
• Crew change & husbandry coordinated from Chattogram.

Payra Port

The country's southern seaport on the Rabnabad Channel in Patuakhali, administered by the Payra Port Authority. It serves the Payra power complex and growing infrastructure projects in the south.

• Coal & dry bulk vessel agency.
• Project & heavy-lift cargo for power and infrastructure.
• Port feasibility, draft and restriction information before fixing.
• Husbandry and crew matters for calling vessels.

Matarbari Deep-Sea Port

Bangladesh's first deep-sea port is being developed at Matarbari, Maheshkhali, under the Chittagong Port Authority with financing from the Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA). It is designed to receive far larger vessels than the river port at Chattogram can handle today.

• Already in use: the approach channel and breakwaters are complete, and vessels have been calling at the Matarbari coal power plant jetties.
• Terminal works: the main container and multipurpose terminals are still being developed; opening dates depend on the project schedule.
• Our support: vessel agency for power-plant coal, project and heavy-lift cargo calls today, and full port agency as the terminals open.

Project figures are from published Chittagong Port Authority / government statements and may change as the project progresses.

Sitakunda Gas Stations

LPG and gas carriers discharge at terminals along the Sitakunda and Bhatiary coast, north of Chattogram, supplying the country's growing LPG market. Arzaan attends gas carriers calling at these stations.

• Full agency for LPG / gas carriers calling at Sitakunda stations.
• Arrival, NOR, discharge monitoring, Statement of Facts and laytime records.
• Coordination with terminal operators, surveyors and the port authority.
• Safety-first handling of hazardous-cargo formalities and documentation.

Inland River Ports

Much of Bangladesh's bulk cargo reaches its final destination by river. Lighter vessels carry cargo from the outer anchorage to inland terminals and silos, under the inland waterway rules of BIWTA.

• Lighter scheduling and rotation planning.
• Movement tracking to Narayanganj, Ashuganj, Khulna, Noapara and more.
• Quantity reconciliation and delivery reports to receivers.
• Government grain deliveries to inland silos and stores.