The Chattogram Port Authority (CPA) recorded its highest-ever revenue earnings of Tk6,629.17 crore during the 2025-2026 fiscal year as it inaugurated a new Tk 80 crore One-Stop Service Center on Wednesday, marking another step in the port’s modernisation drive.
The facility was inaugurated by Chairman of the Chattogram Port Authority (CPA) SM Moniruzzaman.
The state-of-the-art One-Stop Service Center brings all port services under a single roof and is expected to serve roughly 6,000 clients daily, eliminating the need for importers and customers to physically enter the main port area. Equipped with an integrated token system and on-site banking, the facility streamlines transactions entirely.
The new one-stop building is projected to generate an additional Tk5 crore in monthly revenue, effectively recovering its construction cost within a single year.
Moniruzzaman highlighted the port’s extraordinary achievements during the 2025-2026 fiscal year, noting that Bangladesh’s premier maritime gateway has set historic records in financial earnings, operational efficiency and digital evolution.
According to the Chattogram Port chairman, the port handled a record 3,531,118 TEUs of containers, marking 7.13 per cent growth from the previous fiscal year. Total cargo handling rose by 5.62 per cent to more than 138 million metric tons. The port also handled 4,336 ships, an increase of 259 vessels over the previous fiscal year.
Record revenue and zero waiting time
Average turnaround time for container vessels fell from 2.58 days to 2.38 days. Continuous 24/7 operations during Ramadan and Eid kept waiting time at the outer anchorage at zero days.
Driven by strict cost-control measures and enhanced service quality, the CPA achieved its strongest financial position to date.
The port’s interim revenue income soared by 23.56 per cent to a record Tk6,629.17 crore, while revenue expenditure fell by 18 per cent to Tk2,273.96 crore. The Terminal Manager’s Office alone recorded nearly 28 per cent growth in collections, reaching Tk4,057.97 crore. After contributing Tk960.04 crore in income tax to the state treasury, the CPA retained a net surplus of Tk3,395.17 crore to finance future mega-expansion projects.
100 per cent paperless and smart port operations
To achieve international standards, the port launched “CPA Sky”, a single-window digital platform integrated with the National Single Window of Customs.
The transition to a paperless environment includes several security and tracking upgrades.
Under 100 per cent E-Gate operations, more than 5,000 trucks and covered vans now use QR codes or barcodes every day to pass through the gates within seconds, eliminating heavy traffic congestion.
Through live data exchange, direct automated data sharing between the National Board of Revenue’s (NBR) ASYCUDA World and the port’s Terminal Operating System (TOS) has eliminated manual fraud.
Under AI and tracking initiatives, stakeholders can now track containers in real time. Artificial Intelligence (AI) cameras are also being introduced to prevent theft, while the port is auctioning 9,500 long-abandoned containers to free up space.
Cost-effective dredging and Bay Terminal ‘game changer’
Using its own fleet, the CPA saved Tk43.81 crore by carrying out essential dredging at a record-low six-year cost.
Extending the dredging work to local city canals also saved the Chattogram City Corporation around Tk90 crore, reducing monsoon waterlogging.
Looking ahead, Moniruzzaman described the upcoming Bay Terminal project as a macroeconomic “game changer”. The World Bank has already approved a $650 million loan for its access channels and breakwaters. Once fully realised, the project is expected to reduce Bangladesh’s overall logistics costs from 20-21 per cent to below 10 per cent, securing the country’s trading future for the next 15 years.
