Dhaka, July 11 -- Amid growing container congestion, the Chittagong Port Authority (CPA) has called on Bangladesh Railway (BR) to urgently increase the number of wagons and locomotives to ensure uninterrupted operations at the Inland Container Depots (ICDs) connected to the port.

In a letter sent to the Chief Operating Superintendent of the BR Eastern Zone on 9 July, the CPA warned of an impending gridlock if immediate steps are not taken. The port authority reported that 868 TEUs (Twenty-Foot Equivalent Units) of import containers are currently stuck in the port's ICD yard, while another 500 TEUs are waiting at the outer anchorage for berthing.

With ICD storage nearing its limit, CPA officials stressed that handling additional containe...