| The harbour is a lighterage port where ships are worked in stream buoys by means of lighters and pontoons for loading and offloading cargo. |
| In case of unsafe anchorage at Chittagong outer anchorage, any lighterage at Kutubdia is for recipients account. |
| Plans should include the proposed location and layout of the area, the type of lighterage to be used, and the task organization needed to attain the desired tonnage capacity. |
| Cargo is to be transferred off-shore from the ship 12 to the lighterage craft 14 without hull damage thereto, even under severe weather conditions. |
| It also provides barge transportation, dredging support, and lighterage services for aggregate industries. |
| They provide the Army's only amphibious lighterage service primarily for heavy, outsize or bulky equipment. |
