Payra Port Authority

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Payra Port Authority
AbbreviationPPA
Formation2013
Headquarters Patuakhali, Barisal, Bangladesh
Location
Region served
Bangladesh
Official language
Bengali
Chairman
Rear Admiral Masud Iqbal
Website Payra Port Authority

Payra Port Authority is an autonomous port authority in charge of the third port in Port of Payra, Bangladesh, and is located in Patuakhali, Bangladesh. [1] [2] The current chairman of the Payra Port Authority is Rear Admiral Masud Iqbal.

History

The port authority and the port were established on 19 November 2013 through the Payra Sea Port Act 2013. [3] [4] The port started commercial operations from August 2016 under the port authority. [5] In 2016 China Harbour Engineering Company and China State Construction Engineering signed an agreement with the authority to improve the port. [6] The deals were worth more than US$500 million and were signed in the Ministry of Shipping in Dhaka. [7] The same year the port authority signed an agreement with Bangladesh Navy to build the approach road to the port. [8]

In December 2017 Jan De Nul started proceeding on a 550 million euro dredging contract. [9] Payra Port is the 3rd sea port of Bangladesh located in the general area between latitude 21o15’- 22o00’ North and longitude 90o00’- 90o30’.

References

  1. ↑ "Payra Port Development Will Enhance India-Bangladesh Ties – Analysis". Eurasia Review. 20 January 2017. Retrieved 2 April 2017.
  2. ↑ "PM discloses mega plan for Payra Port". Dhaka Tribune. 5 October 2016. Retrieved 2 April 2017.
  3. ↑ "Welcome to Payra Port Authority". ppa.gov.bd. Payra Port Authority. Retrieved 2 April 2017.
  4. ↑ "Trial run of Payra port starts today". The Daily Star. 1 August 2016. Retrieved 2 April 2017.
  5. ↑ "Payra Sea Port to open commercially Saturday". businessnews24bd.com. Archived from the original on 3 April 2017. Retrieved 2 April 2017.
  6. ↑ "China's CHEC and CSCEC to develop Payra deep-sea port in Bangladesh". Ship Technology. 11 December 2016. Retrieved 2 April 2017.
  7. ↑ "China companies sign $510m deals for Payra seaport". The Daily Star. 9 December 2016. Retrieved 2 April 2017.
  8. ↑ "Navy to build Payra Port road". The Daily Star. 20 October 2016. Retrieved 2 April 2017.
  9. ↑ "Jan De Nul Group has entered in a Joint Venture Company agreement with the Payra Port Authority to proceed with EUR 550 million port dredging contract | Jan De Nul Group". www.jandenul.com. Archived from the original on 24 December 2017. Retrieved 23 December 2017.


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