Dhaka, Nov. 24 -- Chattogram Port has recorded growth in both container and cargo handling in the first 10 months of the year, with improvements also seen in ship berthing time.

The port authority said in a statement on Monday that about 2.85 million TEUs (20-foot equivalent units) of import and export containers were handled between January and October, up by around 132,328 TEUs from a year earlier -- a 4.87 percent rise.

Cargo handling also grew, reaching 115.07 million metric tonnes, up 12.64 percent or 12.98 million tonnes from the previous year.

The port handled 3,552 vessels during this period, 351 more than last year.

In the last four months of the fiscal year (July-October), container handling totalled 1.2 million TEUs, cargo ...