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Kolkata Port is a major port and only major river port in India. Calcutta Port Trust is responsible for the Kolkata and Haldia Dock . [ 8 ] The passenger transport service from Port of Kolkata to Port Blair Port in Andaman and Nicobar Islands and shipping services of India and Outer Port are being provided by Shipping Corporation of India.
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]
Haldia is an industrial port city in Purba Medinipur district in the Indian state of West Bengal. It has a major river port and industrial belt located approximately 124 km (77 mi) southwest of Kolkata near the mouth of the Hooghly River , one of the distributaries of the Ganges .
National Highway 116 (NH 116) is a National Highway of India entirely within the state of West Bengal that connects Kolaghat in Purba Medinipur district with Haldia in Purba Medinipur district. The total length of NH 116 is 51 km (32 mi).
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]
Almost 50 million tons per year goods pass through the port of West Bengal. About 45 million tons of cargo per year are transported to Kolkata port (including Haldia port). Annually more than 6 million TEUs containers pass through West Bengal ports .
State Highway 6; Route information; Length: 266 km (165 mi) Major junctions; From: Rajnagar: Suri-Bolpur Road at Purandarpur NH 114 and SH 13 at Ahmadpur SH 7 at Kumardanga SH 14 from Jajigram to High Road Morh
Haldia Port. Haldia, a city and a municipality in Purba Medinipur, is a major seaport approximately 100 km (62 mi) southwest of Kolkata near the mouth of the Hooghly River, one of the distributaries of the Ganges. It is being developed as a major trade port for Kolkata, intended mainly for bulk cargoes.