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Indian Institute of Port Management

Kolkata, West Bengal, India

Kolkata Products - Services,
Proprietorship Firm Since 0

Kolkata is the oldest major port in the country. But the nucleus of the present day Kolkata Port lies much earlier-with the grant of trading rights to the British Settlement in Eastern India by the Moghal Emperor Aurangzeb. The city of Kolkata, has a synergistic linkage with the port.
The Port which was once considered the most important port in the country still remains the premier port which has been rightly called the gateway to Eastern India and is the guiding factor to trade and commerce of vast hinterland comprising the entire Eastern India including Bihar and Eastern Uttar Pradesh and the two land-locked Himalayan Kingdoms of Nepal and Bhutan.
It has two dock systems - Kolkata Dock System at Kolkata with the oil wharves at Baj Baj and Haldia Dock Complex at Haldia - have a combination of facilities with a lot of attractive packages. We have the largest dry dock facilities in India, the Cheapest container rate at Haldia, the lowest pre-berthing detention of Vessels at Kolkata Dock System, the most modern Vessel Traffic Management System, allied navigational aids.

Products :
We provide various facilities such as container facilities, storage facilities and transportation facilities. Containers are handled at Haldia using ship's gear operated by port workers. Movement between the quay and the container packing yard is carried out Port-owned tractor/trailers and/or by private operators appointed by the shipping companies or their agents. Handling at parking yard is done by port tansfer crane or private equipment. HDC presently handle 7% of total container throughput of Kolkata Port and rest is handled at Kolkata Dock System. Storage facilities at KDS are well matched with cargo handling facilities. Most of the berths in KDS have covered sheds alongwith the back-up operational area. This ensures safe, damage-free storage of consignments passing through the Port. Kolkata Port has a synergistic linkage with the city of Kolkata with an array of road, railway and inland waterway network connecting all parts of the country. Similarly, Haldia is also connected with National High Way 41 and National High Way 6. The city of Kolkata has all the facilities of a modern society. Haldia is quickly developing as a potential industrial centre in the eastern part of the country with all the necessary infrastructure.

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Contact Info

Dr. Anup Kumar
Chairman

Indian Institute of Port Management

15, Strand Road
Kolkata - 700001 (West Bengal) India

Phone(s) : +91-33-22203451
Mobile :
Fax : +91-33-22204901


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