Kolkata Port (Syama Prasad Mookerjee Port)

Overview

• India's only riverine major port
• 203 km upstream on Hooghly River
• Gateway for Nepal, Bhutan, Bangladesh, NE India
• Largest drydocks in India
• Tidal bores in spring tide

Port Identity & Location

Alternate Name

Syama Prasad Mookerjee Port (KDS)

State

West Bengal

City

Kolkata

VTS & Communications

VTS

DGPS position-fixing on Hooghly

Reporting

Via pilot stations

Pilotage

Pilotage

Compulsory (>200 GT)

Pilot Stations

River Pilot: Sandheads; Harbour Pilot: Garden Reach; Dock Pilot: to berth

Distance

~203 km upstream from sea

Anchorages

Anchorages

Diamond Harbour, Sagar, Sandheads

Channel Depths & Approach

Channel

Hooghly River (Eastern + Western channels); shifting sandbars

Max NSD

172 m × 25 m; KPD 157 m × 21.3 m

Hazards

Tidal bores, sandbars, Farakka flushing

Berths & Terminals

Docks

Kidderpore Dock (18 berths), Netaji Subhash Dock, Budge Budge petroleum wharves (7.9–13.3 m)

Documentation & Customs

Customs

Indian Customs; serves Nepal, Bhutan, Bangladesh, NE India

Weather & Tidal

Tidal

Strong tidal bores; monsoon

Security & Hazards (ISPS)

ISPS

Compliant

Hazards

Sandbars, tidal bores, draft limits