Port Services · Mongla
Port of Mongla Agent Jetty and Anchorage Calls
Vessel approaching Mongla. Arrival under review, with pilot movement and working position pending. Chittagong Port Agent (CPA) coordinates the local call and reports vessel position, cargo operations, delays, and sailing developments to the appointing principal.
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- RIVER PORT BASIS
- Appointment and vessel
- VESSEL FEASIBILITY
- Route and feasibility facts
- REPORTING
- Reporting and approval
Mongla Port Agency Services
Vessel approaching the advised Fairway or pilot position, proceeding through the Pashur River, awaiting an anchorage or mooring, or working at a public or private facility. Chittagong Port Agent (CPA) coordinates the local attendance and keeps the appointing principal updated throughout the call.
Full Shipping Agency
Chittagong Port Agent (CPA) follows the appointed Mongla call from nomination and initial vessel review through Fairway arrival, pilot movement, anchorage or berth operations, cargo completion, outward clearance, and sailing.
The principal receives one reporting line covering ETA changes, Fairway arrival, pilot status, river movement, vessel position, cargo operations, local attendance, delays, expected completion, and departure.
The Proforma Disbursement Account, additional-cost approvals, service attendance, available supporting records, and Final Disbursement Account remain connected to the confirmed appointment.
Pre-Arrival Call Review
The operations desk reviews the vessel particulars, arrival and sailing drafts, cargo, ETA Fairway, intended working position, receiver or terminal, pilot requirement, service attendance, and reporting instructions.
Where vessel dimensions, draft, cargo type, berth expectation, private facility, mooring, lighterage, or technical attendance requires further confirmation, the unresolved point is returned before arrival.
Draft, LOA, channel position, pilot boarding, river movement, berth acceptance, and facility limits are reviewed against the vessel particulars and the latest Mongla Port Authority, pilot, receiver, and facility instruction.
Pilot Coordination
Chittagong Port Agent (CPA) follows the vessel’s ETA at the advised Fairway or pilot position, arrival readiness, pilot boarding status, river-entry programme, and movement sequence.
Any change affecting pilot attendance, river passage, anchorage arrival, berth timing, cargo readiness, or onboard services is reported to the Master and appointing principal.
Pilotage, boarding position, working channel, movement timing, and night-navigation eligibility remain call-specific. The current Mongla Port Authority and pilot instruction controls the operating position for the vessel.
River Movement Follow-Up
The Pashur River passage is a defining part of a Mongla call. Chittagong Port Agent (CPA) follows pilot status, vessel movement, intended anchorage or berth, receiving readiness, and revised arrival timing.
The Master retains navigational command. Chittagong Port Agent (CPA) supplies the latest movement information received for the appointed call without replacing the pilot, Mongla Port Authority, Harbour and Conservancy Department, or bridge team.
Anchorage, Mooring, and River Attendance
A Mongla call may involve river anchorage, a swinging mooring, public jetty, private facility, or another confirmed working position.
Chittagong Port Agent (CPA) coordinates launch or river transport, representatives, crew, surveyors, stores, spares, technicians, and other instructed attendance against the vessel’s live position and access route.
Movement between Fairway, anchorage, mooring, and berth remains dependent on the vessel particulars, pilot or authority instruction, traffic, river conditions, facility readiness, and the operating window.
Public and Private Facility Coordination
The duty desk follows the nominated public jetty, private jetty, industrial terminal, power-project facility, LPG terminal, or other confirmed receiving interface.
Berth or facility acceptance remains specific to the vessel, cargo, draft, LOA, receiver, handling equipment, safety requirements, and current facility permission.
Chittagong Port Agent (CPA) reports the current receiving position and does not treat historic facility descriptions or project targets as present vessel acceptance.
Cargo Operation Monitoring
Loading or discharge operations remain under follow-up against the vessel, stevedore, receiver, terminal, cargo interest, transporter, and survey position.
Depending on the appointment, operational reporting may cover:
Cargo commencement
Gangs and equipment
Quantity handled
Balance onboard
Lighter or barge attendance
Operational stoppages
Survey attendance
Receiver or transporter position
Revised completion
Sailing outlook
Where an SOF or owner-side operational record forms part of the appointment, reported events remain aligned with the available vessel and shore information. Commercial interpretation of laytime or charter-party terms remains with the responsible principal and its advisers.
Lighterage and Inland Cargo Movement
Where cargo is transferred through lighter vessels or barges, Chittagong Port Agent (CPA) follows craft placement, cargo readiness, receiving instructions, equipment, surveys, cargo progress, interruption, and the expected completion position.
Where instructed under a separate logistics scope, the operations desk may also follow the agreed river or inland handover point. Physical transport, cargo custody, receiving acceptance, and inland delivery remain with the responsible carrier, receiver, transporter, and cargo parties.
Project and Heavy-Lift Attendance
Project and heavy-lift calls are reviewed against unit dimensions and weights, vessel gear, lifting plan, shore equipment, berth or anchorage position, survey attendance, storage, receiver readiness, and onward transport.
Chittagong Port Agent (CPA) coordinates the local attendance and reports equipment readiness, cargo progress, operational delays, and handover status. Lifting approval and technical execution remain with the vessel, stevedore, appointed lifting specialist, surveyor, receiver, and facility.
Port Clearance and Sailing Support
After cargo and vessel requirements are completed, Chittagong Port Agent (CPA) follows the outward local position, pending clearance, pilot readiness, river movement, and departure.
The final call report confirms cargo completion, services completed, outward status, actual sailing, supporting records received, approved local expenses, and remaining local actions.
Port Overview & Key Facts
Mongla is a tidal river seaport on the Pashur River in southwest Bangladesh. Vessel calls normally require advance alignment of the Fairway or pilot position, river movement, vessel draft, assigned working location, receiver, facility, and cargo programme.
Chittagong Port Agent (CPA) reviews the vessel particulars, cargo instruction, arrival and sailing drafts, intended position, and required attendance against the information available for the individual call.
Port Identity and Location
Port reference: Port of Mongla
Country: Bangladesh
UN/LOCODE: BDMGL
Port setting: Tidal river seaport
River: Pashur River
Local time: Bangladesh Standard Time, GMT+6
Port authority: Mongla Port Authority
Primary movement review: Fairway or pilot position, river passage, working location, and current facility instruction
These details provide initial orientation only. The vessel’s movement and working position remain subject to the current call instruction.
Operating Limits at a Glance
Published limits for planning only. Each call is confirmed against the latest Mongla Port Authority movement order, berth schedule, pilot advice and tide window.
Public jetties: Jetty-8 and Jetty-9, each rated to 170 m LOA and 7.5 m draft
Maximum by cargo type: breakbulk and containers 170 m / 7.5 m; bulk 183 m / 6.5 m; tankers 120 m / 5.5 m; gas carriers 120 m / 6.0 m
General anchorage: up to 200 m LOA, draft 8.5 m
Private berths: three (Kleenheat, MCML and SKF), tied to the owner’s own cargo and consignee
Mooring buoys: six numbered buoys
Outer anchorage CO-A and CO-B: up to 230 m LOA, draft to 12 m
Pashur channel: vessels drawing more than about 9 m can generally transit only at high tide
Distance: about 71 nautical miles upstream from the Bay of Bengal
Source: CPA articles Mongla Berths, Buoys and Anchorages and Mongla Port Restrictions and Access (reviewed September 2026). Confirm current Mongla Port Authority particulars for draft, berth and traffic before the call.
Main Operating Positions
Pilot Position
The advised arrival point where vessel readiness, pilot attendance, river-entry timing, draft, weather, and onward movement are reviewed.
Hiron Point Where Instructed
Fairway or Hiron Point may appear in the current pilot and arrival instruction. Chittagong Port Agent (CPA) reports the point assigned for the actual vessel rather than treating one location as permanent for every call.
River Anchorage or Mooring
Used for waiting, cargo work, survey attendance, services, crew movement, or another approved operation according to the vessel’s assigned position.
Harbouria or Another Assigned River Position
Harbouria or another instructed river position may be used where assigned for the vessel and cargo programme. Harbouria is not the standard location for every ocean-going call.
Public Port Jetty
Used for vessel and cargo operations under the current Mongla Port Authority berth programme and vessel-acceptance position.
Private or Industrial Facility
Applicable to an instructed private jetty, power facility, LPG terminal, industrial receiver, or project facility. Acceptance remains subject to the receiving party and current local approval.
Cargo and Vessel Calls
Bulk carriers
General cargo and breakbulk vessels
Project and heavy-lift vessels
Tankers and liquid-cargo vessels
LPG vessels
Container and feeder vessels
Vehicle carriers and vehicle cargo programmes
Research, survey, government, offshore, and specialist vessels
Chittagong Port Agent (CPA) accepts assignments against the confirmed vessel, cargo, facility, receiver, and operational scope. Listing a vessel or cargo type does not represent automatic facility or berth acceptance.
Information That Must Remain Live
The following should not be fixed permanently in the port facts section:
Maximum draft
Maximum LOA
Pilot boarding position
Pilotage thresholds
Working VHF channel
Night-navigation limits
Channel depth
Anchorage depth
Jetty-front depth
Berth acceptance
Mooring availability
Tug and launch requirements
Cargo handling rates
River transit time
Berth waiting time
Service availability
Port charges
These points must be confirmed for the actual vessel call. Completed, ongoing, or planned dredging work must not be presented as guaranteed present depth or vessel acceptance.
Vessel Positions Supported
Chittagong Port Agent (CPA) adjusts attendance and reporting against the latest confirmed vessel position and the current Mongla Port Authority, pilot, receiver, and facility instruction.
Approaching Mongla
ETA, arrival draft, pilot readiness, receiving position, representatives, surveys, crew requirements, and immediate ship services remain under follow-up.
Pilot Onboard
Chittagong Port Agent (CPA) reports pilot boarding, movement commencement, revised river position, and any delay affecting the planned anchorage, mooring, or berth.
River Transit
Vessel progress, movement changes, revised arrival timing, local attendance, and the next confirmed operating position remain under review.
At River Anchorage
Launch or river-transport access, crew movements, surveyors, representatives, ship services, cargo readiness, and the next vessel movement remain under review.
At Swinging Mooring
Cargo programme, lighter or barge attendance, survey activity, services, draft position, operational stoppages, and expected completion remain under follow-up.
Alongside Public Jetty
Cargo commencement, gangs, equipment, receiver position, surveys, services, estimated completion, and departure readiness are reported.
At Private or Industrial Facility
Attendance remains aligned with the nominated facility, cargo acceptance, receiving programme, access requirements, equipment, and safety interface.
Anchorage-Only Attendance
Crew changes, surveys, spares, stores, representatives, medical attendance, or technical services may be reviewed without assuming a public-jetty call.
Preparing for Outward Movement
Cargo completion, remaining services, port-clearance position, pilot readiness, river movement, and final departure remain under follow-up.
Vessel and Cargo Calls Supported
Bulk Carrier Calls
Chittagong Port Agent (CPA) can follow stevedore readiness, cargo commencement, gangs, lighter or barge attendance, quantities, balance, surveys, stoppages, revised completion, and departure for confirmed bulk-cargo programmes.
General Cargo and Breakbulk
Steel materials, machinery, bagged cargo, vehicles, equipment, and other shipments require alignment between vessel, berth or facility, stevedore, receiver, surveyor, transporter, and cargo interests.
Project and Heavy-Lift Cargo
Project shipments may require advance review of unit weights, lifting arrangements, ship’s gear, shore equipment, receiving route, storage position, inland transport, survey attendance, and facility access. No universal lifting capacity is presented as guaranteed.
Tanker, LPG, and Liquid-Cargo Calls
The local agency desk can follow vessel movement, representatives, surveys, ship services, cargo status, and departure against the instructed berth, terminal, mooring, or facility. Product acceptance, transfer method, hose or facility interface, and safety controls remain with the responsible parties.
Container and Vehicle Calls
The operations desk follows vessel schedule, facility or berth position, cargo-operation status, shore interface, and sailing forecast under the confirmed appointment.
Research, Offshore, and Special-Purpose Calls
Research, survey, support, government, project, offshore, and specialist vessel requests are accepted only after the operating position, authority interface, access route, and local requirements are confirmed.
Concise Mongla Operating Guide
This guide provides a call-planning framework, not navigational approval. The Master retains navigational command. Chittagong Port Agent (CPA) follows the latest Mongla Port Authority and pilot position for the appointed vessel.
River Approach
The first brief should identify the advised Fairway or pilot position, river movement, vessel particulars, intended working location, receiver, cargo, and required services before arrival.
Draft and Channel Review
Send the vessel’s LOA, beam, arrival draft, expected sailing draft, manoeuvring particulars, cargo, ETA Fairway, and intended working position. Chittagong Port Agent (CPA) will return the available local review against the latest Mongla position.
Pilotage and Movement
Pilotage, boarding location, night movement, VHF channel, tug requirement, and transit timing should not be represented through fixed website instructions. The current vessel-specific instruction controls the movement.
Tide, Weather, and River Conditions
Tide, current, river conditions, visibility, monsoon weather, and cyclone-related instructions may affect pilot boarding, river passage, launch services, cargo working, crew transfer, and vessel movements.
Dredging and Depth Position
Completed, ongoing, and planned dredging work can have different depth objectives and completion periods. Project targets should not be presented as current guaranteed depth.
Facility Acceptance
Public berth, anchorage, mooring, private jetty, industrial facility, LPG terminal, or project location remains vessel-, cargo-, receiver-, and permission-specific.
Owner Reporting and Deliverables
The appointing principal receives the latest Mongla operating position without having to collect separate updates from every local service party.
Before Arrival
ETA Fairway
Vessel-particular review
Expected pilot position
Intended anchorage, mooring, berth, or facility
Receiver and facility status
Cargo programme
Crew, survey, and service attendance
Pending local information
PDA basis where requested
At Arrival and During River Movement
Fairway arrival
Pilot status
Movement commencement
River-transit position
Revised anchorage or berth ETA
Operational delays
Next confirmed movement
During Cargo Operations
Cargo commencement
Gangs and equipment
Lighters or barges
Quantity handled
Balance onboard
Operational stoppages
Survey attendance
Receiver or transporter position
Revised completion
Sailing outlook
During an Exception
What changed
Operational effect
Responsible local party
Current follow-up
Available local option
Additional-cost approval required
Expected next update
At Departure
Cargo completion
Vessel services completed
Outward-clearance status
Pilot and river-movement position
Fairway departure
Available supporting records
Approved local costs
Remaining local actions
Owners’ Protective Attendance
Where another party holds the full agency appointment, Chittagong Port Agent (CPA) can maintain an independent reporting line covering Fairway arrival, pilot movement, vessel position, anchorage or berth status, cargo progress, lighterage, SOF events, surveys, delays, protests, local expenses, and departure.
The full agent retains the appointed port-call responsibilities. Protective attendance remains separate and does not interfere with the existing agency line.
Crew Change and Representative Movement
Chittagong Port Agent (CPA) reviews Immigration attendance, airport routing, hotel, road transfer, launch or river movement, vessel boarding, sign-off, baggage movement, and repatriation against the crew nationality, travel documents, vessel position, weather, and available transfer window.
The actual airport, road, hotel, and river-transfer route is confirmed for the individual crew or representative movement. Identity records and travel documents move through the confirmed business channel, not a public form.
Husbandry, Surveys, and Ship Spares
Husbandry Services
Provisions, stores, fresh water, cash to master, medical attendance, technicians, representatives, local transport, and accommodation are coordinated against availability, approval, vessel position, facility access, and the workable delivery window.
Marine Surveys
Chittagong Port Agent (CPA) coordinates draft, bunker, cargo, condition, damage, on-hire, off-hire, P&I, class, flag, and other separately appointed attendance. The surveyor remains responsible for methods, findings, certificates, and signed reports.
Ship Spare in Transit
Spare deliveries can be followed from pre-alert and nominated Customs or C&F support through local transport, river or launch delivery, vessel receipt, and return documentation. Release, vessel position, weather, and access control the actual delivery window.
Project and Inland Logistics
Separately instructed cargo transfer, lighterage, storage, equipment, road or river transport, and final receiving follow-up remain subject to the nominated provider, receiver, transport plan, cargo custody, and approved commercial scope.
Cost and Disbursement Reporting
Chittagong Port Agent (CPA) prepares the PDA or attendance-cost basis against the vessel particulars, call type, intended river and working position, cargo programme, service requirements, and information available at the time.
Where pilot, river movement, anchorage, mooring, berth, facility, lighterage, attendance, delay, or service requirements change, material additional costs are reported for approval before commitment where advance authorisation remains workable.
The Final DA is returned against the confirmed appointment with the available vouchers, credits, advances, and outstanding cost position.
Operational Delays Under Follow-Up
Pilot Boarding or River Movement Revised
The new pilot or movement position, expected effect on vessel arrival, and next confirmed review point are reported.
Anchorage or Berth Position Changed
The revised vessel location, receiver or facility status, service implications, and cargo effect are passed to the principal.
Weather Restricts Launch or River Transfer
Crew, surveyor, representative, spare, stores, or technical attendance is revised against the next workable movement window.
Gang, Equipment, or Lighter Shortage
Available resources, cargo impact, responsible party, and revised working position remain under follow-up.
Receiver or Facility Not Ready
The duty desk reports the receiving issue, effect on cargo commencement or vessel movement, and available local option.
Cargo Completion Revised
The latest quantity, balance, operating reason, revised completion, pilot position, and sailing outlook are issued.
Outward Movement Delayed
Outstanding clearance, pilot availability, river conditions, weather, traffic, or another confirmed factor is reported with the next expected movement review.