Bangladesh’s annual maritime trade with Thailand stands at two billion dollars. In 2015, Bangladesh and Thailand agreed to launch coastal shipping service. In February 2016, a team of 11 people, including the governor of Thailand’s Renong Port, visited Bangladesh. In December 2021, the Chattogram Port Authority signed a Memorandum of Understanding with the Renong Port Authority for creating a direct shipping route with the Chattogram port.
Omor Faruk, secretary of the Chattogram Port, said, “A Memorandum of Understanding was signed with Thailand for direct shipping between the two countries. Both the countries are trying to implement it. The high-level delegation of Thailand held a meeting with the chairman of the port and senior officials. After that they visited the jetty. They observed several other things, including logistic support and security, and whether there would be any difficulty in anchoring ships at the jetty.”
There is no direct shipping route between Thailand and the Chattogram port or other ports of Bangladesh. Now, both the countries are using the port of Singapore for their trading.
