The Port of Kolkata is officially known as Syama Prasad Mookerjee Port Trust. It is a major river port in India located in West Bengal and is around 203 kilometres from the sea. The port has two distinct terminals, Kolkata Docks at Kolkata and a deep water terminal at Haldia Dock Complex, Haldia. The Port of Kolkata’s docking system contains 11 hectares of stacking area and a nine thousand square meter Container Freight Station. The major containerized commodities moving through the Port of Kolkata include tea, cotton, jute and iron & steel
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- Cargo throughput: 63.76 million tonnes (2018-19)