Port of Mongla, River port in Bagerhat District, Bangladesh
The Port of Mongla extends along the Pashur River, connecting the Bay of Bengal with Bangladesh through multiple jetties and warehouses for maritime operations. The facility has eleven jetties, eight warehouses, and twelve swinging moorings to serve vessels up to 225 meters long.
The port was established in 1950 as Chalna Port and transformed from a regional facility into Bangladesh's second-largest seaport. This development reflected growing maritime trade for the country.
The port is a transit point for ships, picnic launches and private boats heading to the Sundarbans, the world's largest mangrove forest and a UNESCO World Heritage Site. The port also hosts the Mongla Export Processing Zone. The main office of the Mongla Port Authority is in Khalishpur, Khulna.
The port is a working cargo facility, not a visitor attraction; access to jetties and berths is restricted. It operates around the clock, and ships up to 225 metres long can enter for cargo handling. The main administrative office is in Khalishpur, Khulna, not at the Mongla terminal itself.
The port's main office sits in Khalishpur, Khulna, not at the Mongla waterfront. The port authority was renamed from Chalna Port Authority in March 1987. In 2020–21, 970 commercial ships called here, a record for the port.
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