Chattogram, Aug. 29 -- Chittagong Port has set a new record for container handling in a single day at the New Mooring Container Terminal (NCT), according to a press release issued by the Bangladesh Navy on Friday.

The terminal's operator, Chittagong Dry Dock Limited (CDDL), claimed the record-breaking performance marks a significant milestone in NCT's operational history.

According to the press release, between 8am on August 28 and 8 am on August 29, a total of 5,019 TEUs (twenty-foot equivalent units) were handled-2,101 TEUs of import containers and 2,918 TEUs of export containers-setting the highest-ever single-day container handling record at the terminal.

CDDL assumed operational control of berths NCT-2, NCT-3, NCT-4, and NCT-5 on ...