Cargo handling at Chattogram port, Bangladesh's main maritime gateway, has been disrupted for a third consecutive day due to persistent heavy rainfall.
The weather conditions have caused significant waterlogging in the port yard, hampering container delivery and slowing customs inspections at the outer anchorage.
The operational slowdown affects the flow of grains and industrial metals through the corridor.
With trucks queuing to load cargo onto ships, the bottleneck risks delaying shipments and increasing dwell times for importers and exporters relying on the facility.
This disruption adds to a broader pattern of weather-related shipping risks.
While North Sea Port recently imposed restrictions on bulk vessel traffic due to drought-induced low water levels, Chattogram faces the opposite extreme.