Port guide · UN/LOCODE BD MGL
Mongla, Bangladesh
Bangladesh · 22.47° N, 89.60° E · Also listed as Chalna Bazar
The World Port Index classes Mongla as a river port reached from the Bay of Bengal. It records a channel depth of 4.9 m and a cargo pier depth of 6.5 m. Norfolk is 13,260 km away in a straight line.
- Channel depth
- 4.9 m
- Cargo pier depth
- 6.5 m
- Max vessel length
- 183 m
- From Norfolk
- 13,260 kmGreat-circle distance
- Nearest port guide
- Chittagong230 km away
Depths and vessel limits
The index sets a maximum vessel length of 183 m and a maximum draft of 8.5 m.
- Channel depth
- 4.9 m
- Anchorage depth
- 6.4 m
- Cargo pier depth
- 6.5 m
- Tidal range
- 3 m
- Maximum vessel length
- 183 m
- Maximum vessel beam
- 32.3 m
- Maximum vessel draft
- 8.5 m
As recorded in the World Port Index. Gauges run from 0 to 25 m. Confirm current depths and limits with the port before you fix a vessel.
Facilities on record
Arrival and entry
Pilotage is compulsory.
- Pilotage compulsory
- Yes
- Pilotage available
- Yes
- Pilotage advisable
- Yes
- Tug assistance
- Yes
- Arrival notice (ETA message) required
- Yes
- Shelter afforded
- Fair
- Entrance restricted by tide
- Yes
- Entrance restricted by swell
- No
- Entrance restricted by ice
- No
- Overhead limits
- No
Cargo handling
The heaviest lift class recorded is 25 to 49 tons.
- Wharves
- Yes
- Anchorage
- Yes
- Fixed cranes
- Yes
- Mobile cranes
- Yes
- Lifts of 25 to 49 tons
- Yes
- Lifts up to 24 tons
- Yes
- Longshore labor
- Yes
Services and supplies
Repair capability is rated limited.
- Repairs
- Limited
- Fuel oil
- Yes
- Diesel oil
- No
- Potable water
- Yes
- Medical facilities
- Yes
- Garbage disposal
- Yes
- Dirty ballast disposal
- No
US trade with Bangladesh
- US exports, 2025
- $2.4BLed by oil seeds, grains and fodder
- US imports, 2025
- $9.5BLed by non-knitted apparel
Other ports in Bangladesh
The nearest is Chittagong, 230 km away in a straight line.
Sources
- US trade figures: US Census Bureau, International Trade API, HS2 total exports and general imports for calendar 2024 and 2025, retrieved November 4, 2026.
- Port data: National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency, World Port Index (Pub 150), from NGA's UpdatedPub150.csv as captured by the Internet Archive on September 29, 2026.
- Distances are great-circle distances computed from World Port Index coordinates, not sailing distances.
- Map: Natural Earth 1:110m land, public domain.