Haldia Port
Haldia Port, officially Haldia Dock Complex (HDC), is a port on the river bank of the confluence of the Haldi River and the Hooghly River. The port is located on the west bank of the Hooghly River at Haldia in West Bengal, about 121 km (75 mi) from the deep sea (sandheads), 45 kilometres (28 mi) upstream from Pilotage Station and 104 km (65 mi) downstream of Kolkata. It developed in independent India in the 1960s, and officially began operations in 1977 as an associate port of the Port of Kolkata. The dock system of the port consists of a lock and riverside jetties. Haldia port mainly handles fully loaded Handy size (not Handymax) – carriers of 28,000–40,000 DWT – vessels; but the port has a maximum draft depth of 9 metres (30 ft) and can accommodate vessels up to 230 metres (750 ft) in length.
| Haldia Port | |
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MV Kingfisher at Berth No. 14 of Haldia Dock Complex | |
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| Location | |
| Country | India |
| Location | Haldia, West Bengal |
| Coordinates | 22.0447°N 88.0888°E |
| Details | |
| Opened | 1977 |
| Operated by | Syama Prasad Mukherjee Port Authority |
| Owned by | Syama Prasad Mukherjee Port Authority, Ministry of Ports, Shipping and Waterways, Government of India |
| Type of harbour | Larger river port/sea port |
| Size | 6,367 acres (25.77 km2) |
| No. of berths | 12 |
| No. of wharfs | 6 |
| Draft depth | 9 metres (30 ft) (Maximum) |
| Water depth | 12.5 metres (41 ft) |
| Statistics | |
| Annual cargo tonnage | 49.54 million tonnes (2023-2024) |
| Annual container volume | 1,07,182 TEUs (2022-2023) |
| Net income | ₹632 crore (US$79 million) (2022–23) |
The Haldia Port or Haldia Dock Complex belonging to Shyamaprasad Mukherjee Port (Kolkata) has a vast hinterland consists of West Bengal, Jharkhand, Bihar, Uttar Pradesh, Madhya Pradesh and Northeast India, and India's landlocked neighbors of Nepal and Bhutan. The port mainly transports bulk cargo; according to data for the financial year 2022–23, the port was able to handle 48.6 million metric tons of cargo, most of which was transported to states like West Bengal, Jharkhand, Bihar and Uttar Pradesh. In terms of bulk cargo volume, the port was India's fifth busiest port in 2023 along with Kolkata Dock System managed by Shyamaprasad Mukherjee Port (Kolkata).