Port of Kolkata

Port of Kolkata কলকাতা বন্দর
Hinterland of Kolkata Port
Location
Country	India
Location	Kolkata, West Bengal, India
Details
Opened	1870; 147 years ago (1870)
Operated by	Kolkata Port Trust
Owned by	Kolkata Port Trust, Ministry of Shipping, Government of India
Type of harbor	Coastal breakwater, riverine, large seaport
Main trades	Automobiles, motorcycles and general industrial cargo including iron ore, granite, coal, fertilizers, petroleum products, and containers Major exports: Iron ore, leather, cotton textiles Major imports: Wheat, raw cotton, machinery, iron & steel
Statistics
Annual cargo tonnage	39.928 million tonnes (2012-13)
Annual container volume	630,000 TEUs(2014-15)
Passenger traffic	40,349 (2012-13)
Annual revenue	₹1,242.23 crore (US$180 million)
Net income	₹70.24 crore (US$10 million)
Website www.kolkataporttrust.gov.in

The Port of Kolkata (Bengali: কলকাতা বন্দর) is a riverine port in the city of Kolkata, India, located around 203 kilometres (126 mi) from the sea. It is the oldest operating port in India, and was constructed by the British East India Company.

The Port has two distinct dock systems - Kolkata Docks at Kolkata and a deep water dock at Haldia Dock Complex, Haldia.

In the 19th century Kolkata Port was the premier port in British India. After independence its importance decreased because of factors including the Partition of Bengal (1905), reduction in size of the port hinterland and economic stagnation in eastern India.

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 (China). With the turn of the century the volume of throughput has again started increasing steadily.

Kolkata Port was established by the British East India Company after the company received trading rights from the Mughal emperor Aurangzeb.