Chittagong Ship Breaking Yard Maersk to stop using the yard for breaking its old ships, despite the higher costs elsewhere. A scene of the movie "" was shot at the ship breaking yards of Chittagong. Chittagong Ship Breaking Yard Chittagong Ship Breaking Yard is located in Faujdarhat, Sitakunda Upazila, Bangladesh along the Sitakunda coastal strip, north-west of Chittagong. Handling about a fifth of the world’s total, it is the world's largest ship breaking industry, employs over 200,000 Bangladeshis, and accounts for around one-half of all the steel in Bangladesh. In 1960, after a severe cyclone, the Greek ship "M D Alpine" was stranded on
Port of Chittagong Metropolitan Area in the years following independence. Trade unionism was strong in the late 1990s. A major expansion took place with the construction of the New Mooring Terminal in the first decade of the 21st century. The Chittagong Port Authority is responsible for the port's management. The port depends on several container terminals, most of which are owned by private companies. The Bangladesh Coast Guard is responsible for security within the vicinity of the port. The Bangladesh Navy's largest naval base, the BNS Issa Khan, and the Bangladesh Naval Academy are located in Chittagong port. The port is the home