Mongla Port, Bangladesh

Mongla International Port is the second largest seaport in Bangladesh. It is located in the southwestern part of the country, about 71 nautical miles upstream from the Bay of Bengal. The expansion of the transport network in the region with a new airport and new rail and road connections will increase the need for handling capacities in the future. On behalf of the Mongla Port Authority and the Ministry of Shipping, Inros Lackner has summarised future development options for the port in a master plan against the background of the infrastructural and economic development of the entire region. One challenge in particular is the limited water depth of the access channel. Ships with a maximum draught of 9 m can only enter the port at high tide. Maintaining this water depth and planned further river deepening require extensive dredging.