As of December 26, the port had handled a record 33.64 lakh TEUs (twenty-foot equivalent units) of containers

In Bangladesh, inefficiency leads to containers lingering for weeks in the Chittagong Port terminal.

Container and cargo handling at Chattogram port, the main seaport of Bangladesh, could hit record highs this year after declining steeply in the two years prior, according to official data.

There has been a significant year-on-year rise in the number of containers handled at Chattogram port in the three months till October while there was a drop in the overall handling of cargo and ships.