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Kolkata port facilities explained at ‘Meet Odisha’

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The Syama Prasad Mookerjee Port, Kolkata (SMPK) which includes Kolkata Dock System (KDS) and Haldia Dock Complex (HDC), organised an event, ‘Meet Odisha’ here.

 

“In Kolkata Dock System (KDS), we have Container terminal with 8,00,000 TEUs handling capacity aided by 17,000 TEUs yard stacking capacity equipped with 4 Mobile harbor Cranes, 4 RTGs, 10 RSTs and 30 Trailers and in addition to that there are thirty transit sheds covering 1,00,000 sqmtr of covered area, which are available for storage and more hard stand can also be allotted to the interested agencies for development of covered storage for storage,” said the port authorities.

 

Under the dynamic leadership of Chairman, SMPK Vinit Kumar, the port is also facilitating trade for handling of fully laden ship by deploying floating cranes with associated facilities.

 

The port has steady shipping connections with East, Far East and Bangladesh and regular shipments of cargo are made to these countries. Recently, SMPK has started STS operation to do lighterage operation to send LPG to Bangladesh using small vessels and the largest Cape size vessel M/v Mineral Yang fan with 70,300MT parcel load of SAIL called at Sagar Anchorage to unload coal for Haldia.

 

The Kolkata Dock System (KDS) by virtue of its geographical location, is strategically located at Eastern part of India connected with vast hinterland of West Bengal, Orissa, Uttar Pradesh, Madhya Pradesh, Chhattisgarh, Jharkhand, NE states, Nepal, Bhutan and Bangladesh which can be further harnessed by the shippers to connect Far East, Europe, US, Middle East markets.

 

The SMPK has always extended several benefits, remissions, and facilities to support the Dry Bulk/Containerized Cargo movement and necessary convenience to the trade which significantly reduced the overall logistics cost. “We welcome the concerned stakeholders to use the reefer infrastructure of KDS for which SMPK assures to extend all possible assistance including suitable rebate on cost of port charges if required. In line with it SMPK is offering to provide 15% rebate on Reefer plug in charges as well,” they said.

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