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Bangladesh
Every Vessel Hunter story on Bangladesh: 9 stories, from 14 July 2026 to 22 September 2026. Newest: "Chattogram Port Unions Call Two Protests Over DP World Terminal Concession". Each story links to the ships and ports it names, so a name in the text opens the record behind it.
Chattogram Port Unions Call Two Protests Over DP World Terminal Concession
Two Bangladeshi port worker groups have called protests on 22 and 27 September against a proposed government-to-government concession handing Chattogram's New Mooring Container Terminal to DP World.
EU Recycling Yards Used 5% of Their Capacity While Owners Beached 345 Ships
Research covering 2019 to 2025 finds around 30 EU yards with 1.3m ldt of capacity used just five percent of it, while 66% of EU tonnage was beached in India, Bangladesh and Pakistan.
APM Terminals Breaks Ground on a $550m Terminal at Chattogram
The 30-year concession adds over 800,000 teu of annual capacity from 2030, with Bangladesh retaining ownership of the asset throughout.
Bangladesh Fines Shipbreaking Yard $4,000 After Nine Gas Deaths
Bangladesh has fined Ferdous Steel Ship Recycling Industries about $4,000 for operating without valid environmental clearance, days after nine workers died in a toxic gas accident.
Seven Killed By Toxic Gas At Bangladeshi Ship Recycling Yard
Seven workers have died following a release of toxic gas at a ship recycling yard in Bangladesh, in an accident that occurred on a Friday morning at a facility authorised under the international convention governing safe and
Bangladesh To Count Its Entire Fleet In First National Vessel Census
Bangladesh will conduct its first nationwide vessel census over ten days from the twentieth of August, covering seagoing, coastal and inland craft, at a cost of about 430 million taka, roughly 3.5 million dollars, within a project
Indian Recyclers Gain Ground As Bangladeshi Yard Offers Soften
Ship recycling is shifting towards India as Indian steel plate prices rise and Bangladeshi yards cut their offers by ten to fifteen dollars per light displacement tonne.
Container Backlog Persists At Bangladesh's Largest Port
Around 9,330 containers remain stuck at Bangladesh's largest port, occupying 22 percent of yard capacity, with clearance taking longer than the free time allowed.
Greek owner books a $7m profit on ultramax sale to Meghna
Low-profile Greek interests are set to bank nearly $7m in profit from selling a six-year-old ultramax bulker to Bangladesh's Meghna Group.
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