▁ ▁The ▁port ▁was ▁founded ▁in ▁ 1 9 5 0 ▁to ▁serve ▁the ▁south western ▁region ▁of ▁East ▁Beng al . ▁It ▁was ▁originally ▁known ▁as ▁Chal na ▁Port . ▁ ▁Geography ▁It ▁was ▁formerly ▁located ▁at ▁Chal na , ▁about ▁ ▁up stream ▁on ▁the ▁Pas ur ▁River ▁but ▁it ▁is ▁now ▁located ▁ 4 8   km ▁south ▁of ▁Kh ul na ▁city , ▁as ▁established ▁on ▁ 1 1 ▁December ▁ 1 9 5 4 . ▁The ▁Port ▁is ▁surrounded ▁and ▁protected ▁by ▁the ▁Sund ar ban ▁mang ro ve ▁forest . ▁The ▁port ▁is ▁situated ▁at ▁the ▁confl u ence ▁of ▁the ▁Pas ur ▁River ▁and ▁the ▁Mong la ▁River . ▁It ▁lies ▁about ▁ ▁north ▁of ▁the ▁Bay ▁of ▁Beng al . ▁ ▁Port ▁infrastr ucture ▁The ▁port ▁has ▁ 1 1 ▁j ett ies ▁and ▁ 8 ▁w are h ouses . ▁It ▁uses ▁ 1 2 ▁swing ing ▁mo or ings ▁in ▁deeper ▁sections ▁in ▁the ▁river . ▁The ▁port ▁is ▁connected ▁by ▁the ▁Bang l adesh ▁Railway ▁to ▁the ▁Kh ul na ▁Metropolitan ▁Area . ▁ ▁Sh ip ▁services ▁In ▁ 2 0 1 5 - 1 6 , ▁ 6 3 6 ▁ships ▁used ▁Mong la ▁port . ▁Mong la ▁is ▁connected ▁to ▁most ▁major ▁ports ▁in ▁the ▁world , ▁particularly ▁Asian ▁ports . ▁H undred s ▁of ▁ships ▁use ▁the ▁port ▁each ▁year , ▁most ▁of ▁which ▁come ▁via ▁Singapore , ▁Hong ▁Kong ▁and ▁Col om bo . ▁Mong la ▁is ▁also