The port of Chittagong is the principle port of the
People’s Republic of Bangladesh. It is situated on the right bank of the
river Karnafuli at a distance of 9 nautical miles from the shore line of
the Bay of Bengal. River Karnafuli rising in the Lushai Hills and falls
in the Bay of Bengal after taking a winding course of about 120 nautical
miles through the district of Chittagong Hill Tracts and Chittagong.
Seaward Port Limit: with Patenga Beacon as centre if
an arc is drawn seaward with a radius of 5½
nautical miles till it interface the coast line at positions:
Lat 22° 18' 45''N,
Long 91° 46'
30'' E in the north and Lat 22° 08' 13'' N. Long 91° 50' 00'' E in the
South, the area enclosed within the extremities in the arc will form the
seaward limit of the port of Chittagong.
- A line drawn with
a masonry pillar situated 1.3 nautical miles upwards of the Kalurghat
Railway bridge on the left bank of Karnafuli river in the village
Kadurkhil & other situated on the right bank of Halda river in the
village Guzara-Noapara.
- Aline drawn cross
the Halda river from a masonry pillar situated on the left bank of the
river & other situated 0.22 nautical mile upwards in the village
Guzara-Noapara on the right bank of Karnafuli river in the village
Mohora.
These limits include so much of the area and of the
river Karnafuli and the river Halda and the area that lie within 137.162
Metre of high water Mark at ordinary spring tide and docks, wharves,
quays, stages, jetties, piers warehouses, sheds, railway lines and yards
within the limit of the bounded area and such other area outside it as
included in the Schedule iii of the Chittagong Port Act.
The seaward approach to the Port of Chittagong may be
considered to be northwards of the 18.28m contour in latitude 22° 24΄ North and longitude 91° 30˝ East. The distance to the pilot ground from the south
patches shoal being 46 nautical miles on direct course.
The port has the following recommended Anchorage
Grounds. |
