Bangladesh’s $550m Terminal to Slash Feeder Costs—Here’s How

APM Terminals’ Laldia project will double vessel size at Chittagong to 6,000 TEU.

FP 4 Sep 2026 ·11:15 · 52 minutes ago

4 min read CHATTOGRAM

Bangladesh — Groundbreaking ceremony for APM Terminals Laldia in Chattogram, August 30, 2026.

THE ESSENTIALS

93% of Bangladesh’s trade flows through Chittagong Port—now set to double vessel capacity from 2,800 to 6,000 TEU.
$550 million investment under a 30-year public-private partnership, with the port asset remaining in Bangladeshi hands.
Terminal to add 800,000 TEU annual capacity by 2030, nearly a quarter of the port’s current throughput.
First green port in Bangladesh, featuring solar power and shore-power-ready infrastructure.

Bangladesh has broken ground on a $550 million container terminal that will allow vessels twice the size of today’s callers to dock at Chittagong Port, slashing the country’s dependence on feeder hubs in Sri Lanka and Singapore. Chittagong handles 93% of Bangladesh’s import-export trade, yet its shallow draft has forced shippers to tranship cargo via Colombo and Singapore. The new terminal, with a 10.5-metre draft and a extended quay, will eliminate that bottleneck. With a current maximum vessel capacity of 2,800 TEU, Chittagong has struggled to accommodate larger ships, forcing…

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