Dhaka, Feb. 10 -- As operations at the Chittagong Port began in full swing on Monday morning after a bumpy week, there were 24 box ships at the jetties and outer anchorage, according to port data.

Some of these vessels faced inordinate delays in getting berth due to the work stoppage by the agitating workers centring the government's move to lease out the New-mooring Container Terminal (NCT) of the country's prime seaport.

Data shows on Monday morning, 10 container vessels loaded and unloaded boxes at the main jetties of the port, another at RM & Special Berth, and 13 waited at the outer anchorage.

Shipping agents say the port faced an eight-hour work stoppage each day for three days and a full-day strike for a total of four days, seve...