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The Syama Prasad Mookerjee Port (SPMP or SMP, Kolkata), formerly the Kolkata Port, is the only riverine major port in India, [17] in the city of Kolkata, West Bengal, around 203 kilometres (126 mi) from the sea. [18] It is the oldest operating port in India [19] and was constructed by the British East India Company. [20]
Kolkata Inland Port ( officially known as Kolkata Terminal [4]) is an inland port. [1] The port is located on the eastern bank of the Hooghly River in the Garden Reach area of Kolkata. It was developed by Inland Waterways Authority of India (IWAI) in 2013. It has a total area of 10 acres and a river front of 400 metres (1,300 ft) in length.
Port name Image Location Type Status City Port of Kolkata [2]: Khidirpur, Kolkata, West Bengal, India: Large River Port (Major Port) Active: Kolkata: Haldia Port: Haldia, West Bengal, India
Kolkata Port Assembly constituency (earlier known as Garden Reach Assembly constituency) is a Legislative Assembly constituency of Kolkata district in the Indian state of West Bengal. Overview [ edit ]
Mormugao Port: 1985 Mormugao: Goa: 19.5 6 Mumbai Port: 1873 Mumbai: Maharashtra: 62.08 7 New Mangalore Port: 1974 8.22 km2 Mangaluru: Karnataka: 36.65 8 Paradip Port: 1966 25.44 km2 Paradeep: Odisha: 148.75 [20] 9 Syama Prasad Mookerjee Port: 1870 Kolkata/Haldia: West Bengal: 66.4 10 Visakhapatnam Port: 1933 Visakhapatnam: Andhra Pradesh: 67.43 ...
The Port of Kolkata, established in 1870, is India's oldest and the only major river port. [216] The Kolkata Port Trust manages docks in Kolkata and Haldia. [217] The port hosts passenger services to Port Blair, capital of the Andaman and Nicobar Islands; freighter service to ports throughout India and around the world is operated by the ...
In the early years of British rule, Kolkata port was a river anchorage where sailing ships would load and unload in mid-stream. The shore-based Calcutta jetties, with cranes and sheds, came into operation in 1869. 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 ...
Haldia Dock Complex is eight meters above sea level and is located at 21.20 north and 88.06 east. [7] [8] It is 156 nautical miles (289 km; 180 mi) north of Paradip Port by sea and river route, and 104 kilometres (65 mi) south of Kolkata Dock System by river route. [9]