Green channel at Ctg port to be introduced
Bid to ease congestion, lower turnaround for vessels
Staff Correspondent, Ctg
Chittagong Customs Authority has decided to introduce 'green channel' facility at Chittagong Port to ease container congestion and lower the turnaround time for vessels, sources here said yesterday. Under the facility, importers will be able to take their containers directly from the ships to seven private inland container depots (ICDs). The customs formalities of the imported containers will be done at the seven ICDs -- Eshaq Brothers, Port Link Logistic, Ocean Container Ltd, Fisco Bangladesh Ltd, CCTCL Unit-2, SAPL (West) and K & T Logistics Ltd. The customs on Tuesday issued a circular in this regard and initially selected 45 garment factories, which will get the facility. Besides, containers with nine types of essential commodities are also entitled to get the facility. Now, all the customs and port-related formalities of the containers are conducted at port yards prior to their delivery. Officials at the port said the new move will help reduce congestion to a great extent. Earlier, the National Board of Revenue (NBR) issued guidelines on the green channel facility for the garment factories. The guidelines suggested awarding the facility to only those factories, which have clean track record.
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