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Mongla
Mongla is a small natural river harbour on the Bay of Bengal, in Bangladesh. Its UN/LOCODE is BDMGL. Pilotage is compulsory and tugs are available. Mongla offers fuel oil and fresh water. Vessel Hunter tracks its live arrivals and the vessels heading its way.
Port profile
Live at Mongla
What members see for Mongla, updated as vessels move.
Heading here
MembersEvery vessel bound for Mongla, with ETA, owner, operator and the contact who decides.
In port now
MembersThe vessels alongside or at anchor at Mongla right now, and who runs them.
Arrival profile
MembersHow many vessels arrive at Mongla day by day over the next two weeks, by type.
Port calls and time in port
MembersRecent calls at Mongla and how long each vessel stayed.
Services and supplies
What Mongla offers a visiting ship, as the port index records it. Lines the index does not state are left out.
Supplies
- Fuel oil
- Yes
- Diesel
- No
- Fresh water
- Yes
Repair
- Ship repairs
- Limited
Harbour
- Pilotage
- Compulsory
- Tugs
- Yes
- Stevedores
- Yes
- Mobile cranes
- Yes
Waste and health
- Garbage reception
- Yes
- Dirty ballast reception
- No
- Medical facilities
- Yes
Largest vessel
- Length
- 183 m
- Beam
- 32.3 m
- Draft
- 8.5 m
Approach and berths
Shelter, entrance, clearance and cargo berths at Mongla, as the nautical port index records them. Depths are not shown: the index gives them as broad bands for one point in the port, too coarse to plan a call on.
Approach
- Shelter
- Fair
- Entrance restrictions
- Tide, other
- Pilotage available
- Yes
- Pilotage advisable
- Yes
- Tug assistance
- Yes
- ETA message required
- Yes
- Overhead limits
- No
Entry
- Sanitation inspection
- Yes
Cargo and berths
- Wharves
- Yes
- Anchorage
- Yes
- Fixed cranes
- Yes
Connections
- Rail connection
- Yes
Port state control at Mongla
Inspections of foreign ships carried out at Mongla, counted per year.
| Year | Inspections | Detentions | Detention rate |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 6 | 0 | 0% |
| 2024 | 2 | 0 | 0% |
Over the last two years an inspection here found 4.6 deficiencies on average.
See which ships were inspected and detained at Mongla, and what was found.
Ports near Mongla
Other Bangladesh ports on the same stretch of coast.
Questions about Mongla
What is the UN/LOCODE of Mongla?
The UN/LOCODE of Mongla is BDMGL.
Is pilotage compulsory in Mongla?
Yes. The nautical port index lists pilotage in Mongla as compulsory.
Can ships take bunkers in Mongla?
Yes. Mongla offers fuel oil, according to the nautical port index.
What is the largest vessel Mongla can take?
The nautical port index gives a largest vessel of 183 m long, 32.3 m wide, 8.5 m draft for Mongla.
How many port state control inspections are there in Mongla?
6 port state control inspections were recorded in Mongla in 2025, and 0 of them ended in a detention.
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