Matarbari Port is a
deep sea port
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under-construction at Matarbari in
Maheshkhali Upazila
Moheshkhali ( bn, মহেশখালী) is an upazila of Cox's Bazar District in the Division of Chittagong, Bangladesh.
Geography
Moheshkhali is located at . It has 33287 households and total area 362.18 km2.
Demographics
As of the 19 ...
of
Cox's Bazar District
Cox's Bazar ( bn, কক্সবাজার জেলা , ''Cox's Bazar Jela'' also ''Cox's Bazar Zila'') is a district in the Chittagong Division of Bangladesh.
It is named after Cox's Bazar town. It is located south of Chittagong. Cox's ...
,
Bangladesh
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.
History
Matarbari sea port was originally built for
Matarbari coal-fired power plant then the government decided to turn it into a deep sea port.
On 29 December 2020, ''MV Venus Triumph'', a 120 metres long general cargo ship, became the first foreign ship to dock at the port.
As per the original plan, the channel was supposed to be 3km-long, 250 metres wide and 15 metres deep.
Development
Based on the Japanese ports of Kashima and Niigata,
the port will be the first deep sea port and the fourth sea port in Bangladesh. The port is planned to reduce pressure on the
Port of Chittagong
The Chittagong Port ( bn, চট্টগ্রাম বন্দর) is the main seaport of Bangladesh. Located in Bangladesh's port city of Chittagong and on the banks of the Karnaphuli River, the port handles over 90 percent of Bangladesh's ...
.
During the first stage, one long multipurpose terminal and one meter long container terminal is planned to be constructed by 2026.
The navigation channel will be length with a maximum permissible
draught of .
Ships with the capacity of 8,000 TEU containers will be able to dock.
In September 2020,
Japan International Cooperation Agency
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won the contract for the consultancy services of Matarbari Port development project. Two contracts were signed by
Roads and Highways Department (RHD) with Oriental Consultants Global Company Ltd and by
Chittagong Port Authority
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with Nippon Koei.
The container terminal will be built on 18 hectares, and have an annual capacity of 600,000 to 1.1 million TEU. Later, the container terminal will be expanded, up to 70 hectares, with a berth, and have a 2.8 million TEU capacity.
JICA
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said the multi-purpose terminal will be built on 17 hectares, have a berth, and be able to accommodate vessels with up to 70,000 dwt. Its annual capacity will be 2.25 million tonnes.
See also
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Ports in Bangladesh
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References
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Ports and harbours of Bangladesh