The reality in Chittagong is: three days at the outer anchorage, indefinite waiting inside the port for a berth, one week to discharge using small lighter vessels, discharge stops if the sea is rough -- all added up, instead of 2 days, in some cases it is taking 25 days.
An inefficient private local company is driving port operations into the ground. We could enhance exports by bringing in an international operator. If we don't act now, it will only cost us that much more in the future.
