Haldia Port

Haldia Port
হলদিয়া বন্দর
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 Shipping Ministry (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 34 Million tones (2015-2016)
Annual container volume 1 laksTEUs

Haldia port [1][2] or Haldia Dock Complex has been built 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 does not a port .It is a official dock complex is called. 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 the port located in 21.20 north and 88.00 east.[3]

Import-Exports

The port main import of petroleum, chemicals, parts. Exports of coal, iron ore, steel, etc. 33 milion tons of cargo in the port 2014-2015.

References

  1. "Port of HALDIA (IN HAL) details - Departures".
  2. "অচলাবস্থা কাটার মুখে হলদিয়া বন্দর, শুরু পণ্য খালাস". Retrieved 31 March 2017.
  3. "Location Map of Haldia Sea Port".
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