<div><span style="font-size: 1rem;">The work on installing scanners at every gate of Chittagong port is underway for easing import-export activities, said State Minister for Shipping Khalid Mahmud Chowdhury on Sunday.</span><br></div><div><br></div><div>The scanner installation work is also underway at Mongla port, he said while visiting the new mooring container terminal at Chittagong Port.</div><div><br></div><div>The state minister said Chittagong Port is being further upgraded. Patenga Container Terminal and Overflow Yard have been constructed.</div><div><br></div><div>Chittagong port is ready to handle the pressure of more ships, he added.</div><div><br></div><div>Besides, according to the agreement with India, Indian ships can use Chittagong port and from there goods can be transported to north-eastern states of India by road, said Khalid.</div><div><br></div><div>And so, the trial runs of Indian ships have been conducted at this port and more will be done, he added, reports UNB.</div><div><br></div><div>Indian ships will start using this port regularly after the ‘Statutory Regulatory Order’ from the National Board of Revenue (NRB), he added.</div><div><br></div><div>bnbd24/fas</div>