Port of Payra explained

Port of Payra
Country:Bangladesh
Location:Kalapara, Barisal, Bangladesh
Coordinates:21.989°N 90.2792°W
Pushpin Map:Bangladesh
Locode:BGPAY[1]
Owner:Payra Port Authority
Piers:3 piers at the entry gateway designed by Creato Design Research Lab Ltd and constructed by NDE.
Blankdetailstitle1:Land Area
Blankdetails1:6,562 acres (26 Square Km)
Revenue:US$32 million (2019)
Draft Depth:10.5 meters (Depending on tidal height)[2]

The Port of Payra is a seaport located at Kalapara in Patuakhali, Bangladesh. It was established by an Act of Parliament in 2013. The port was officially inaugurated in 2016. It is located on the Ramnabad Channel near the Bay of Bengal.[3] The port is undergoing several Development and expansion and the project is expected to be completed in 2020.[4]

Development

The development works include capital dredging of the port, the inauguration of eight ships, the first terminal, and the construction of a six-lane approach road and a bridge

Capital Dredging

The Payra Port Authority (PPA) signed a deal with Belgium-based dredging company Jan De Nul (JDN) for capital and maintenance dredging of 75 kilometre long main channel of the under construction Payra seaport. In March 2023, Jan De Nul completes capital dredging in Port of Payra. Now Port Access Channel was declared open for commercial vessels up to a draught of 10.5 m. Country's foreign currency Fund will be used for the dredging work under the Bangladesh Infrastructure Development Fund

Maintenance dredging will keep Port of Payra accessible, and Jan De Nul will perform the maintenance dredging of the port in the next phase of the project. Three Trailing Suction Hopper Dredgers will be deployed to the Rabnabad Channel of Payra Port to fulfil the dredging requirements of the coming years.[5] [6]

Background

Payra port was originally planned as China's bid for another deep seaport in its String of Pearls strategy. The construction of the port, which was being financed on a public-private partnership (PPP) platform, was therefore granted to a Chinese company. India, Japan, and the United States opposed the plan.[7]

In 2016, Indian companies stepped in to invest in the port. An MoU was signed with Jan De Nul Group in 2016 to dredge the Ramnabad canal.[8] [9] [10]

As of 2017, Payra was primarily a governmental route for import and export.[11]

The Payra Port Authority is an autonomous agency which is responsible for the management of the seaport of Payra.[12]

As of 2021, plans to for a deep seaport at Payra have been shelved and the port was to be developed as a regular seaport.

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: United Nations Code for Trade and Transport Locations (BD) - BANGLADESH . 3 February 2022.
  2. Web site: Navigational Information . ppa.gov.bd.
  3. Web site: 15 August 2016. Bangladeshi Payra Port Inaugurated. Offshore Energy.
  4. News: Al Amin . Mehedi . Slow but steady progress in Payra Port construction . Dhaka Tribune . 16 February 2019 . 26 December 2020.
  5. Web site: PM to open several development projects at Payra Seaport tomorrow . 2023-04-01 . The Financial Express . en.
  6. Web site: Jan De Nul completes capital dredging in Payra Port . 2023-04-01 . Jan De Nul . en.
  7. Web site: Shepard . Wade . Bangladesh’s Deep Sea Port Problem . 2022-03-20 . thediplomat.com . en-US.
  8. Web site: 14 June 2021. Major contract for Payra Port’s next dredging phase awarded to Jan De Nul. 2022-02-03. Jan De Nul.
  9. Web site: Ganic. Eldin. 2021-06-14. Jan De Nul signs Rabnabad dredging deal. 2022-02-03. Offshore Energy. en-US.
  10. Web site: Khan . Sharier . Noman . Morshed . 2021-04-19 . Payra downgraded to seaport from deep seaport . 2022-02-03 . The Business Standard . en.
  11. News: bn:নতুন পায়রা সমুদ্রবন্দর বাংলাদেশের জন্য কতটা গুরুত্বপূর্ণ . The importance of the new Payra seaport . http://www.bbc.com/bengali/news/2015/10/151030_bd_paira_port . bn . BBC Bangla . 30 October 2015 . 2016-11-17.
  12. News: 30 November 2013. উদ্বোধন হলেও সচল হয়নি পায়রা বন্দর. bn. Port was not opened even after its inauguration. Prothom Alo. dead. 2016-11-17. https://web.archive.org/web/20171223121048/http://www.prothom-alo.com:80/bangladesh/article/86317/%E0%A6%89%E0%A6%A6%E0%A7%8D%E0%A6%AC%E0%A7%8B%E0%A6%A7%E0%A6%A8-%E0%A6%B9%E0%A6%B2%E0%A7%87%E0%A6%93-%E0%A6%B8%E0%A6%9A%E0%A6%B2-%E0%A6%B9%E0%A7%9F%E0%A6%A8%E0%A6%BF-%E0%A6%AA%E0%A6%BE%E0%A7%9F%E0%A6%B0%E0%A6%BE-%E0%A6%AC%E0%A6%A8%E0%A7%8D%E0%A6%A6%E0%A6%B0. 23 December 2017.