Will she fit?
Before a nomination is accepted, our desk checks length, draft and tide against Chittagong Port Authority's current limits. This tool runs the same first check. It uses the CPA draft chart and the CPA tide table.
- Draft chartCPA, July–December 2026 (dated 24/06/2026)
- Tide tableCPA 2026 · 1 November – 31 December loaded
Vessel–port fit check
Use the vessel's declared fresh-water arrival draft. Everything runs in your browser; nothing is sent anywhere.
Guide only. CPA sets the permissible draft every day and may cut it by up to 0.30 m without notice if the bar depth falls. Entry also depends on berth availability, daylight, weather and the Harbour Master. Tide times are Bangladesh time (BST, UTC+6) from the CPA tide table; heights in metres above chart datum. Send us the vessel particulars and we will confirm the plan in writing.
CPA limits, July–December 2026
- Maximum permissible fresh-water draft in the Karnaphuli: 10.00 m inward and outward, every day of the period. It may be reduced by 0.30 m without notice if the bar depth falls.
- Maximum length for entering and leaving the port jetties: 200 m. At night: 175 m.
- Night movement: LOA up to 175 m with draft up to 9.00 m, at GCB, CCT, NCT, PCT, TSP, GSJ, DDJ, KDJ, CUFLJ and KAFCO. Bow-bridge ships, tankers and ships whose deck cargo blocks the forward view are not handled at night.
- Inward ships must be at the pilot boarding ground at least 3 hours before the daylight high water (6 hours for priority vessels).
- Outward ships at the day's maximum draft leave about 2 hours before high water; light ships leave on the first daylight flood.
- Masters must declare the fresh-water draft in writing if it is at, or within 0.15 m of, the day's maximum. Ships need at least 0.20 m trim by the stern.
- Bow-bridge ships: LOA limit 165 m in fair weather. Car carriers, RoRo, passenger ships and bow-bridge ships of 165–170 m may be handled in winds under 10 knots with extra tugs and pilot.
- Large bulk carriers waiting at Kutubdia often draw 12 m or more, well above the river limit, so lightering at the outer anchorage is part of most big bulk calls. Our Lighter & Barge desk plans it before the ship arrives.
- Ships under 7 knots are treated as Grade-II and must be cleared with the port in advance. Mast height is limited to 61 m at GCB because of an overhead cable.
Length and draft by jetty
| Berth | Use | LOA · max FW draft |
|---|---|---|
| GCB 2–8 | General cargo, breakbulk, bagged & bulk | up to 170 m · 8.55 m 170–190 m · 8.55 m |
| GCB 9–13 | Container | up to 190 m · 9.50 m |
| CCT / NCT 2–4 | Container | up to 186 m · 10.00 m 186–190 m · 9.50 m |
| NCT-5 | Container | up to 177 m · 10.00 m |
| PCT | Container | up to 200 m · 10.00 m |
| GSJ | Food grain | up to 186 m · 9.50 m 186–190 m · 9.00 m |
| DOJ 5–7 | Tanker | up to 186 m · 9.50 m 186–190 m · 9.00 m |
| KAFCO (A & U) | Fertilizer / ammonia | up to 186 m · 9.50 m 186–190 m · 9.00 m |
| DOJ-3 | Tanker | up to 183 m · 9.50 m |
| DOJ-4 | Tanker | up to 160 m · 9.50 m |
| DOJ-8 | Tanker | up to 175 m · 10.00 m |
| TSP | Fertilizer | up to 143.4 m · 8.25 m 143.4–175.25 m · 7.90 m |
| CUFLJ | Fertilizer | up to 190 m · 8.50 m |
| UTT jetty | Other (per CPA chart) | up to 183 m · 9.50 m |
| KDDJ-1 | Other (per CPA chart) | up to 190 m · 8.00 m |
| KDDJ-2 | Other (per CPA chart) | up to 186 m · 9.50 m 186–190 m · 9.00 m |
| DDJ | Other (per CPA chart) | up to 190 m · 8.50 m |
| CCJ | Other (per CPA chart) | up to 161 m · 9.14 m 161–170 m · 8.60 m |
| Matarbari coal | Coal | up to 230 m · 11.50 m |
| Matarbari oil | Tanker | up to 150 m · 10.00 m |
| Matarbari temp. | Temporary jetty | up to 150 m · 6.00 m |
GCB J-2 to J-8 also need a minimum speed of 10 knots (LOA up to 170 m) or 12 knots (170–190 m). Source: CPA Memo No. 18.13.0000.711.18.091.24/1700, 24/06/2026.