 Implementing Agency: Bangladesh Inland Water Transport Authority ()
Department/Ministry: Ministry of Shipping Sector: Transport (Port) Objective: It is expected that redevelopment of Khanpur through will reduce congestion and transportation cost. The cost savings aspect of IWT in comparison with other modes would create remarkable margin as it is less than half the cost of transporting through rail and less than one-fourth than that of road. In addition to this it is safer than road transportation. The objectives of this project through are to efficiently handle containers to be transported by inland waterways from/to the maritime ports of Chittagong and Mongla; to facilitate the container transportation between Bangladesh and India under the Protocol on Inland Water Transit and Trade (); and to facilitate container stacking, stuffing & un-stuffing and other allied services. Project Scope: Establishment of a terminal with annual capacity of 80, 000 TEUs, development of the backup land considering the flood level and replace the existing jetty structure to cater the new terminal capacity. Transaction Advisor: PricewaterhouseCoopers Private Limited Project Status: Development stage (Feasibility Study) | 