Haldia Port

Haldia Port
Aerial view of Haldia port
Location
Country  India
Location Haldia, West Bengal
Coordinates 21°12′N 88°00′E / 21.20°N 88.00°E / 21.20; 88.00
Details
Opened 1967
Operated by Kolkata Port Trust
Owned by Ministry of Shipping (India)
Type of harbor Larger river port/sea port
Available berths 12
Wharfs 6
General Manager Amal Dutta
Draft 8 metres (26 ft)
Statistics
Annual cargo tonnage 40.496 million tonnes (2017-2018) [1][2]
Annual container volume 1,56,000 TEUs (2017-2018)[3]

Haldia port [4][5] or Haldia Dock Complex has been built at the meeting place of the Haldi River and Hooghly river. Kolkata Port Trust has been created in this port as the port's partner. So it is not a port. It is an official dock complex.

It has a vast hinterland comprising the entire north east of India including West Bengal, Bihar, Jharkhand, Uttar Pradesh, Madhya Pradesh, Assam, North East Hill States and two landlocked neighbouring countries namely, Nepal and Bhutan and also the Autonomous Region of Tibet (China).

With the turn of the century the volume of throughput has again started increasing steadily.

Location

Haldia port is 8 meters above sea level and is located at 21.20 north and 88.00 east.[6]

Dock system

It is situated at 22°02′N 88°06′E around 60 kilometres (37 mi) away from the pilotage station. The port consists of:

  • Impounded dock; system with 12 berths
  • 3 oil jetties in the river
  • 3 barge jetties in the river for handling oil carried by barges
  • Haldia anchorage for lash vessels

The docks are impounded dock systems with locks from river.

Imports and exports

The port's main imports are petroleum, chemicals, and parts. Exports include coal, iron ore, and steel. 33 million tons of cargo were in the port 2014-2015.

References

  1. ↑ "Kolkata Port records highest traffic in 2017-18: Chairman Vinit Kumar". The Indian Express. 4 April 2018. Retrieved 23 April 2018.
  2. ↑ http://kolkataporttrust.gov.in/index1.php?
  3. ↑ "Maersk extends 'one-stop shipper shop' solution to Haldia Port".
  4. ↑ "Port of HALDIA (IN HAL) details - Departures".
  5. ↑ "অচলাবস্থা কাটার মুখে হলদিয়া বন্দর, শুরু পণ্য খালাস". Retrieved 31 March 2017.
  6. ↑ "Location Map of Haldia Sea Port".
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