Autonomous port authority and Bay Terminal implementing agency

Chittagong Port Authority

Port tug assisting a large vessel in the Karnaphuli Channel with Chittagong Port cranes on the bank

The Daily Star / Md Rajib Raihan; Karnaphuli Channel operating context photographed in 2019, not Bay Terminal construction evidence

Chittagong Port Authority runs Bangladesh's principal seaport at the mouth of the Karnaphuli and controls vessel movement, navigation and port facilities within its remit.

Organization overview

Autonomous port authority and Bay Terminal implementing agency

Geographic footprint: Asia Pacific, South Asia, Bangladesh, and Chattogram. Core marine roles: Statutory port and Karnaphuli navigation authority, Bay Terminal common marine-infrastructure implementing agency, Offshore breakwater and sandbar-stabilisation client, and Access-channel, entrance and basin-dredging procurement authority.

Project records 1 Last reviewed 21 July 2026

Type

Autonomous port authority and Bay Terminal implementing agency

Active regions

Asia Pacific, South Asia, Bangladesh, Chattogram

Marine works roles

Statutory port and Karnaphuli navigation authority, Bay Terminal common marine-infrastructure implementing agency, Offshore breakwater and sandbar-stabilisation client, Access-channel, entrance and basin-dredging procurement authority, Hydrographic, sediment and dredging-performance oversight body, Navigation-aids and VTMS integration owner, Marine completion, acceptance and terminal-handover authority, Interface owner for publicly funded marine works and private terminal concessions

Role in marine infrastructure

Chittagong Port Authority runs Bangladesh's principal seaport at the mouth of the Karnaphuli and controls vessel movement, navigation and port facilities within its remit. For Bay Terminal, CPA is the public implementing agency for the common marine infrastructure: the offshore breakwater, access route and basin dredging, navigation aids and VTMS integration. The privately developed terminals remain a separate commercial track.

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