Port of Payra

Port of Payra
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Location
CountryBangladesh
LocationKalapara, Barisal, Bangladesh
Coordinates21°59′20″N 90°16′45″E / 21.9890°N 90.2792°E / 21.9890; 90.2792
UN/LOCODEBGPAY[1]
Details
Opened13 August 2016 (2016-08-13)
Owned byPayra Port Authority
No. of piers3 piers at the entry gateway designed by Creato Design Research Lab Ltd and constructed by NDE.
Draft depth10.5 meters (Depending on tidal height)[2]
Land Area6,562 acres (26 Square Km)
Statistics
Annual revenueIncreaseUS$32 million (2019)

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]

  1. ^ "United Nations Code for Trade and Transport Locations (BD) - BANGLADESH". Retrieved 3 February 2022.
  2. ^ "Navigational Information". ppa.gov.bd.
  3. ^ "Bangladeshi Payra Port Inaugurated". Offshore Energy. 15 August 2016.
  4. ^ Al Amin, Mehedi (16 February 2019). "Slow but steady progress in Payra Port construction". Dhaka Tribune. Retrieved 26 December 2020.