Bangladesh leverages two strategic maritime gateways to facilitate its international trade: the Seaport, Chittagong, and the River Port, Mongla. Together, these ports form a crucial logistical axis, handling diverse cargo and connecting the country's producers and consumers to the global market.

Country snapshot

Bangladesh port and trade overview

Live country-level traffic, partner mix, and global context to complement the port directory below.

Listed ports

2

Ports shown on this page

Avg monthly traffic

180.4k TEU/mo

1 tracked ports in the live dataset

Latest week

5.2k TEU/wk

23 Feb 2026

Share of global trade

0.73%

Against 24.6M TEU/mo in tracked global container flow

Partner mix

Snapshot 01 Jan 2026

Top export regions

North West Europe60%
North America East24%
North America West8%
West Mediterranean7%

Top import regions

China65%
Middle East15%
India14%
South east Asia6%

Top country pairs

Most active trade-lane links for Bangladesh

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Popular port pairs

High-interest port-to-port searches involving Bangladesh

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Popular shipping lines

Popular shipping lines serving Bangladesh

Aggregated from serviceable-operator coverage across 6 high-interest port pairs connected to Bangladesh.

CMA CGM logo

Popular shipping line

CMA CGM

CMDU • 1 popular port pair

Maersk logo

Popular shipping line

Maersk

MAEU • 1 popular port pair

Cosco logo

Popular shipping line

Cosco

COSU • 1 popular port pair

ANL logo

Popular shipping line

ANL

ANNU • 1 popular port pair

GSL logo

Popular shipping line

GSL

GSLU • 1 popular port pair

Hapag Lloyd logo

Popular shipping line

Hapag Lloyd

HLCU • 1 popular port pair

MSC logo

Popular shipping line

MSC

MSCU • 1 popular port pair

Top commodities

Common commodity themes linked with Bangladesh

Compiled from the connected trade-lane pages already linked on this country page, so the cargo themes stay aligned with the lane research.

Electrical & Electronic Equipment (HS-85)

Referenced across 2 linked trade lanes

Smartphone components, PCBs, semiconductors, telecom gear.

Machinery & Capital Goods (HS-84)

Referenced across 2 linked trade lanes

CNC, pumps, bearings, industrial machinery & spares.

Chemicals incl. Organic (HS-29)

Referenced across 2 linked trade lanes

Intermediates for pharma & industrial use.

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