In the first ten months of the current fiscal year, which started in July 2023, the Mongla seaport logged growth from the same period the previous year in almost all aspects including ship arrival, container handling and revenue earnings.

In the July 2023-April 2024 period, 726 vessels docked at the port, up by 18 from the same previous period. In April 2024, eight container ships arrived at the Mongla port, a monthly record for the port.

Container handling surged by over 20% over the same period, with the first ten months of the ongoing fiscal year 2024 seeing 2,189 containers handled, where each container measures twenty-foot equivalent unit (TEU). In keeping with the growth in container handling activities, cargo handling also rose 1.7 lakh metric-tonnes to 6.37 lakh metric tonnes during July 2023-April 2024.

 The port’s revenue earnings also surged by nearly 20% till April of fiscal year 2024 from the same period of the previous year, reaching Tk24.14 crore.