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- Saif Powertec Limited is a Bangladesh-based infrastructure support, port logistics, power engineering, and manufacturing enterprise primarily engaged in container terminal operations, heavy material handling equipment distribution, industrial and automotive battery production, and maritime shipping logistics. Established in 2003 and headquartered in Dhaka, Bangladesh, the company operates across five core business divisions: Port Operations and Terminal Management, Heavy Equipment and Power Engineering, Battery and Polymer Manufacturing, Marine Transportation, and Renewable Energy. In its port operations segment, the company delivers comprehensive terminal management, stevedoring, and container handling services at critical trade hubs including the Chittagong Container Terminal (CCT), New Mooring Container Terminal (NCT), and Pangaon Inland Container Terminal (PICT); manages inland container depots (ICDs); and provides integrated freight forwarding, cargo handling, and customs brokerage services. In its engineering and power segment, the company imports, distributes, installs, and services heavy material handling machinery including quay gantry cranes, rubber tyred gantry (RTG) cranes, mobile harbor cranes, straddle carriers, and reach stackers; supplies heavy-duty diesel and gas generators; and executes turnkey engineering, procurement, and construction (EPC) contracts for power substations, distribution networks, and industrial electrical systems. In its manufacturing division, the company manufactures and markets automotive batteries, motorcycle batteries, industrial traction batteries, solar tubular batteries, and uninterruptible power supply (UPS) batteries under the SAIF brand, while producing specialized plastic containers through its subsidiary Saif Plastic & Polymer Industries Limited. In its renewable energy division, the company delivers grid-tied and off-grid solar photovoltaic systems, solar home systems, and solar street lighting solutions. Geographically, the company serves commercial shipping lines, port authorities, government utilities, industrial manufacturers, and retail consumers throughout Bangladesh, while extending its marine logistics footprint internationally through overseas entities including Saif Maritime LLC in the United Arab Emirates. In recent strategic developments, Saif Powertec has significantly expanded its regional maritime presence by deploying owned and chartered feeder vessels along Middle East and South Asian shipping corridors; entered into strategic alliances to develop advanced inland multimodal container terminals and logistics parks; enhanced its automated battery manufacturing infrastructure to expand domestic market share and support regional exports; and secured long-term service partnerships for specialized automated port machinery maintenance and infrastructure modernization.