Haldia Port


Haldia port or Haldia Dock Complex has been built at the 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 is not a port. It is an official dock complex.
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.
With the turn of the century the volume of throughput has again started increasing steadily.

Geography

Location

Haldia port is 8 meters above sea level and is located at 21.20 north and 88.00 east.

Dock system

It is situated at 22°02′N 88°06′E around 60 kilometres away from the pilotage station. The port consists of:
The docks are impounded dock systems with locks from river.

Imports and exports

The port's main imports are petroleum, chemicals, and parts. Exports include coal, iron ore, and steel. 33 million tons of cargo were in the port 2014-2015.