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<div>'''Ports in West Bengal''' support [[international trade]]. Since ancient times, trade in [[West Bengal]] has been closely related to the river and seaports. The waterways have still not lost their importance. The primary port in the eastern Indian state of West Bengal is the [[Port of Kolkata|Port of Calcutta]]. This Port is managed by the [[Kolkata Port Trust|Calcutta Port Trust]].<ref>{{cite news|title = Kolkata Port Trust|url=https://m.fundoodata.com/companies-detail/Kolkata-Port-Trust/59372.html}}</ref><br />
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[[West Bengal]] has a coastline of 157&nbsp;km in South 24 [[Pargana]] district and East [[Midnapore]] districts. The Seaport was built on the banks of the [[Hooghly River]] and coastline in West Bengal. [[Kolkata Port]] is India's oldest port. Almost 50 million tons per year goods pass through the port of West Bengal. About 45 million tons of cargo per year are transported to [[Kolkata]] port (including Haldia port). Annually more than 6 million TEUs containers pass through West Bengal ports .<br />
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==Ports==<br />
{|class="sortable wikitable"<br />
! Port name <br />
! Image<br />
! Location<br />
! Type<br />
! Status <br />
! City<br />
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| [[Port of Kolkata|Syama Prasad Mookerjee Port]]<ref>{{cite news|title = Kolkata Prt Trust |url=http://kolkataporttrust.gov.in/}}</ref>|| [[File:Kolkata port.png|thumb|150px]]|| [[Khidirpur]], [[Kolkata]], [[West Bengal]], {{IND}}|| Large River Port (Major Port) || Active ||[[Kolkata]]<br />
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| [[Haldia Port]] || [[File:Haldia port@.png|thumb|150px]]||[[Haldia]], [[West Bengal]], {{IND}}|| Large River Port(Major Port)|| Active || [[Haldia]]<br />
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| [[Kulpi Port]] || || [[Kulpi]], [[West Bengal]], {{IND}}|| Small sea Port (Minor Port)|| Active || [[Kulpi]]<br />
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| [[Farakka Port]] ||[[File:Farakka Port@.png|thumb|150px]] ||[[Farrakka Barrage Township|Farakka]], [[West Bengal]], {{IND}}|| Small River Port|| Active|| [[Farrakka Barrage Township]] <br />
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| [[Sagar Port]]<ref>{{cite news|title= Grant of Rs 515 crore for Sagar Port Project approved|url=http://m.timesofindia.com/city/delhi/Grant-of-Rs-515-crore-for-Sagar-Port-Project-approved/articleshow/54680880.cms}}</ref> || || [[Sagar Island|Sagar]], [[West Bengal]], {{IND}}|| Large Sea Port (Major Port)||Under Construction || Sagar<br />
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| [[Tajpur Port]]<ref>{{cite news|title =West Bengal yet to receive Tajpur Port proposal from Centre |url= http://wap.business-standard.com/article/economy-policy/west-bengal-yet-to-receive-tajpur-port-proposal-from-centre-116082600829_1.html}}</ref>|| ||[[Tajpur, West Bengal|Tajpur]] , [[West Bengal]], {{IND}}|| Large Sea Port || Proposed|| Tajpur<br />
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== References ==<br />
{{Reflist}}<br />
==External links==<br />
{{Ports in West Bengal}}<br />
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