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In 1884, Kidderpore was selected as the site for the wet docks of the Port of Kolkata, and it was ready in 1892. King George (later renamed Netaji Subhas) Dock was added in 1928. Haldia Dock System is part of Kolkata port. Its first unit, Haldia oil jetty, was commissioned in 1969. Kolkata port was the premier port of India till the early 1950s.
Kidderpore Dry Dock, c. 1905. A wet dock was set up at Kidderpore (Khidirpur) in 1892. This was the result of persistent demands by the merchant community of Kolkata. As cargo traffic at the port grew, so did the requirement of more kerosene, leading to the building of a petroleum wharf at Budge Budge in 1896.
After the construction of the Strand Road, in the 1820s, shipbuilding was concentrated at Sulkea, Howrah, and Kidderpore. The greatest shipbuilding years on the Hooghly up to 1839 were 1813 (21 vessels and 10,376 tons ( bm )), 1801 (19 vessels and 10,079 tons (bm)), and 1816 (18 vessels and 8,198 tons (bm)).
Kidderpore: Sold 1839, or still in BPS in 1851 [4] Balasore‡ Sloop 1689 Beacon† Light vessel 180 1831 Howrah: Stationed at the Sand Heads; still in BPS in 1851 [4] Blessing‡ Sloop 80 1670 London Bombay‡ Sloop 1742 Not in the BPS in 1766† Bonetto† or Bonetta‡ Sloop 107 1748 or 1746 Bombay Sold November 1786 Brilliant‡ Brigantine ...
She was built by Kyds of Kidderpore, Calcutta [1] as a 133-ton merchant vessel with two 16 horsepower (12 kW) side-lever engines manufactured by Henry Maudslay of Lambeth. She was launched on 12 July 1823, and purchased by the Bengal Government at the suggestion of Commander Frederick Marryat . [ 1 ]
Ward No. 79 is bordered on the north by Karl Marx Sarani; on the east by Diamond Harbour Road; on the south by Goragacha Road, Sonarpur Road and the Port Trust railway line; and on the west by Hide Road. [4] [5] The ward is served by Ekbalpur, South Port and Taratala police stations of Kolkata Police. [6] [7] [8] [9]
The first long-distance ocean crossing in human history and the first humans to reach Remote Oceania. [ 5 ] [ 9 ] Austronesians in Island Southeast Asia establish the Austronesian maritime trade network with Southern India and Sri Lanka , resulting in an exchange of material culture , including boat and sailing technologies and crops like ...
Austronesian proto-historic and historic (Maritime Silk Road) maritime trade network in Southeast Asia and the Indian Ocean [1]. The Maritime Silk Road or Maritime Silk Route is the maritime section of the historic Silk Road that connected Southeast Asia, East Asia, the Indian subcontinent, the Arabian Peninsula, eastern Africa, and Europe.