Matarbari Port

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Matarbari Port
Matarbari Port
Location
Country Bangladesh
LocationMatarbari, Maheshkhali Upazila, Cox's Bazar
Coordinates 21°41′29″N91°51′32″E / 21.6914°N 91.8590°E / 21.6914; 91.8590 Coordinates: 21°41′29″N91°51′32″E / 21.6914°N 91.8590°E / 21.6914; 91.8590
Details
Owned by Government of Bangladesh
Type of harbour Artificial
Statistics
Length of navigational channel15 kilometres (9.3 mi)
Width of navigational channel350 metres (1,150 ft)
Draft18.5 metres (61 ft) [1]

Matarbari Port is a deep sea port under-construction at Matarbari in Maheshkhali Upazila of Cox's Bazar District, Bangladesh. [2]

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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. [3]

On 29 December 2020, MV Venus Triumph, a 120 metres long general cargo ship, became the first foreign ship to dock at the port. [4] [5]

As per the original plan, the channel was supposed to be 3 km-long, 250 metres wide and 15 metres deep.

Development

Based on the Japanese ports of Kashima and Niigata, [1] 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. [1] During the first stage, one 300 metres (980 ft) long multipurpose terminal and one 460 metres (1,510 ft) meter long container terminal is planned to be constructed by 2026. [6] The navigation channel will be 350 metres (1,150 ft) length with a maximum permissible draught of 16 metres (52 ft). [7] Ships with the capacity of 8,000 TEU containers will be able to dock. [7] In September 2020, Japan International Cooperation Agency 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 with Nippon Koei. [8]

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 1,850 metres (6,070 ft) berth, and have a 2.8 million TEU capacity.

JICA said the multi-purpose terminal will be built on 17 hectares, have a 300 metres (980 ft) berth, and be able to accommodate vessels with up to 70,000 dwt. Its annual capacity will be 2.25 million tonnes.

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