Royal HaskoningDHV and the Bangladesh University of Engineering Technology are selected as the master plan consultants for the Payra Deep Sea Port Development Project in Bangladesh. The development of the Payra Deep Sea Port aims to improve capacity and transit times, and support the country’s economic growth.
Payra Port will be Bangladesh’s 3rd and largest sea port and will add the much needed port capacity to Bangladesh to enable larger vessels to call at the facility. Bangladesh imported about US$52.84 billion of goods in 2017 and the new deep sea port will enable the country to welcome large draught vessels directly, instead of requiring transhipment from Singapore or Colombo. This will deliver savings in transit times and costs for both import and export.
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The first phase of the green field port development includes capital dredging works, and the creation of two new port terminals. The port, which is planned to start operations by 2022, will also have rail, road and waterway links to the capital, Dhaka.
Royal HaskoningDHV will incorporate the latest Smart Port thinking to ensure efficiency and high performance. This aims to drive smooth performance, energy efficiency and achieve minimal downtime.
Chairman of Payra Sea Port Commodore M Jahangir Alam, stated:
This port will be as essential link in the Bangladesh-China-India-Myanmar Economic Corridor and as such will have a great impact on the economic development of Bangladesh
