Haldia Dock Complex - A Gateway To India's East Coast

The Haldia Port (Bengali: হলদিয়া বন্দর), officially Haldia Dock Complex (HDC), is a port on the confluence of the Haldi River and the Hooghly River. The port is located at Haldia in West Bengal, about 130 kilometres (81 mi) from the sandheads–deep sea area of the Bay of Bengal, 45 kilometres (28 mi) upstream from Pilotage Station at Sagar and 104 km (65 mi) downstream of Kolkata. In 1968, an oil jetty was commissioned at Haldia, and officially in 1977 the port facility of Haldia started functioning as a subsidiary port of the Port of Kolkata under the name Haldia Dock Complex.

1. DOCK COMPLEX
HALDIA
A GATEWAY TO INDIA’S EAST COAST

2. Overview
About
Major Ports In INDIA
Location & Meteorology
History
Connectivity
Quality Policy
Terminals
Project Design
Pilotage
Pilotage cont...
Lighthouse
Anchorage locations
Cargo handling Jetties/Berths
Cargo handling Jetties/Berths Contd...
Cargo handling Jetties/Berths Contd...
Rationale International Framework
Meteorological Parameters

3. About
The Haldia Port (Bengali: হলদিয়া বন্দর),
officially Haldia Dock Complex (HDC), is
a port on the confluence of the Haldi
River and the Hooghly River. The port is
located at Haldia in West Bengal, about
130 kilometres (81 mi) from the
sandheads–deep sea area of the Bay of
Bengal, 45 kilometres (28 mi) upstream
from Pilotage Station at Sagar and 104
km (65 mi) downstream of Kolkata. In
1968, an oil jetty was commissioned at
Haldia, and officially in 1977 the port
facility of Haldia started functioning as a
subsidiary port of the Port of Kolkata
under the name Haldia Dock Complex.

4. Kolkata & Haldia Port (West Bengal)
Paradip Port (Orissa)
Visakhapatnam Port (Andhra Pradesh)
Kamarajor Port (Tamil Nadu)
Chennai Port (Tamil Nadu)
Tuticorin Port (Tamil Nadu)
Cochin Port (Kerala)
New Mangalore Port (Karnataka)
Marmugao Port (Goa)
Mumbai Port (Maharashtra)
Major Ports in
INDIA
Jawaharlal Nehru Port (Maharashtra)
Kandla Port (Gujrat)
Port Blair Port (Andaman & Nicobar Island)

5. LOCATION AND
METEOROLOGY
Haldia port is eight meters above sea level and is located at 21.20
north and 88.06 east.It is 156 nautical miles (289 km; 180 mi) north of
Paradip Port by sea and river route, and 104 kilometres (65 mi) south
of Kolkata Dock System by river route. The port is situated about 130
kilometres (81 mi) north of the deep sea (Sandhead) and 30
kilometres (19 mi) inland from the Bay of Bengal by river.
The Haldia port is located on the eastern coast of India in the Lower
Gangetic Plain which is part of a flat plain known as the Gangetic Plain;
the land slope is fairly flat.

6. The Kolkata Dock System was unable to
handle large sea-going vessels due to the
low navigability of the navigable channel of
the century-old Port of Kolkata under
Kolkata Port Trust. This inability threatened
the economy of Kolkata and eastern India.
Port of Kolkata had been facing navigability
problems for long due to silting and
submerged sandbar, and an alternative
route was needed for shipping, which led
the Government of West Bengal to consider
the possibility of establishing a subsidiary
port of Kolkata Dock System.
History

7. CONNECTIVITY
Haldia is fast emerging as a very important
industrial destination in the industrial map of
the West Bengal as well as Eastern Region,
and also a very good tourism destination due
to world class infrastructure facilities as well
as world class connectivity.
01
Railway
Haldia Dock Complex has its
own railway system to cater
the traffic demand for
warehouses and sidings.
02
Highway
Haldia Dock Complex is
directly connected to
National Highway 116 (Old,
NH-41).
03
Waterway
The Haldia Dock Complex is
connected to National
Waterway 1, which provides
connectivity with North
India.

8. QUALITY POLICY
HALDIA DOCK COMPLEX
We, at Haldia Dock Complex, aspire to provide
efficient port service to our customers. We are
committed to comply with the requirements of ISO:
2000 and our “Quality Objectives” are derived from
the “Quality Policy” and reviewed to ensure
continuous improvement and effectiveness of the
“Quality Management System.”

9. Terminals
With a lock entrance, length 330
metres and width 39 metres, at Haldia
Dock Complex, fleet of vessels docked
at 17 berths [14 berths within
impound dock and 3 Oil jetties on the
river outside the lock] In addition to
that 2 Barge Jetties for handling POL
products and 2 Barge Jetties for
loading Fly Ash are also available.
Liquid bulk cargo Terminal (Jetty
1,2, 3 and Berth no. 2,3,4,5,6 & 7 )
Container Terminal ( Berth no. 10
and 11 )
Multipurpose Terminal (Berth no.
3,9,12 and 13 )
Dry bulk cargo Terminal ( Berth no.
2,4,4A,4B and 8 )

10. PROJECT DESIGN
The space available between the 2nd Oil Jetty & Lead-in Jetty will enable
creation of the proposed jetty of maximum length of 176 meters considering
safe berthing, manoeuvring and casting off the vessels. After detailed
examination of various aspects, observations made at article-3 & 4 above,
the new riverine jetty has been designed to handle vessels/barges up to
22500 DWT/10000 GT where cargo handling operations would be
undertaken with the help of Grab unloader with conveyor system.
Dimension of the proposed Jetty : 176 m x 20 m
Approach : 1 no. of 90 mtr length with 10.5 mtr
width DWT : 22500 MT
Expected available draft : 6-7 Metres
Founding Level : (-) 31 Meters
Design Scour Depth : 15 Meters from existing Bed
level
Pile dia (circular bore cast- : 1400 mm in – situ.)
under the jetty head
Pile dia (circular bore cast–in : 1000 mm –situ.)
under the approach trestle
Deck Level : (+) 8.5 M w.r.t CD
Pile cut off level : (+) 6.5 M w.r.t CD
Grade of substructure concrete : M 40
Grade of superstructure concrete : M 35
HALDIA DOCK COMPLEX

11. PILOTAGE 01
VTMS (Vessel Traffic Management System)
An integrated surveillance system which can detect
the plying vessels in the offshore approach channel,
fix its position and superimpose the same on the
estuary map of the approach channel in a video
screen.
02
AUTOMATIC TIDE GAUGES
These are maintained at Garden Reach, Diamond
Harbour and Haldia for round-the-clock recording of
tidal data, which is used for the prediction of tides
and preparation of tide tables by Survey of India.
03
RIVER MARKS AND BUOYS
There are 500 River marks some of which are lighted.
These are extremely useful in pilotage and dredging.
There are also 90 lighted buoys and 42 unlit buoys
marking the navigational channel from Sandheads to
Kolkata.

12. PILOTAGE
04
WIRELESS/VHF NETWORK
Wireless stations have been provided at Kolkata,
Haldia and on board all dredgers, pilot vessels,
despatch and survey/research vessels, tidal stations
within Kolkata Dock System & Haldia Dock Complex.
05
DIFFERENT GLOBAL POSITIONING SYSTEM (DGPS)
The satellite based DGP System functions with the
help of orbiting satellite and reference stations
installed by KoPT. It gives exact locations of any
mobile craft having the DGPS receivers in terms of
latitude, longitude or in other co-ordinate system
along with related navigational parameters for safe
navigation, dredging and survey purpose.
06
MANUAL TIDE GAUGES
These are maintained at Akra, Moyapur, Hooghly
Point, Balari, Gangra and Sagar for displaying rises of
tide for the convenience of various vessels navigating,
dredging and surveying in the River Hooghly.
Contd...

13. Sagar Lighthouse
LIGHT HOUSE
(Lat. 21°39'N, Long. 088°03'E)
It is visible in clear weather from a distance of 28 Km.
Dariapur Lighthouse
(Lat. 21°47'N, Long. 087°52'E)
It is visible in clear weather from a distance of 35 Km.

14. Anchorage Locations
Navigational Channel Map

15. Cargo handling Jetties/Berths
OIL JETTY-I
(OJ-I)
OJ-I is located upstream of
the lock gate entrance and
was commissioned during
1968 for handling Crude Oil,
MS, Lube Oil, Para-xylene,
LPG, Naphtha, Benzene,
Butadiene, PY Gas, Butane,
FO, Bitumen, MTBE, Liquid
ammonia.
OIL JETTY-II
(OJ-II)
OJ-II was
commissioned
in 1991 and is
located
adjacent to OJ-
I.
OIL JETTY-III
(OJ-III)
OJ-III was
commissioned
in April 2000
and is located
downstream of
the lock gate.
BERTH-2
Berth 2 is currently
handling Iron Ore,
Thermal Coal,
Para-xylene,
Coking coal,
NonCoking coal,
Met coke, R.P
coke, C.P coke,
Limestone and
Rock Phosphate.
BERTH-3
Berth 3 has handling
capacity of 2.25
MTPA and was
originally designed
for handling iron ore
but at present
handles thermal coal,
Para-xylene and POL
products.
BERTH-4
Berth 4 is
designed for
shipping thermal
coal with the help
of mechanized
loading system
and it can handle
ships up to
90,000 DWT.

16. Cargo handling Jetties/Berths
BERTH-4A
Berth 4A is a fully
mechanized berth
under the license
agreement with the
International Seaports
(Haldia) Pvt Ltd. to
handle coal.
BERTH-4B
The berth was
commissioned in
February 2002 to
handle coal, coke,
iron ore and other
dry and break bulk
cargo.
BERTH-5
Berth 5 is designed
to handle Iron Ore,
Coking Coal, and
Fertilizer Raw
Material and is
equipped with two
clam shell
unloaders
connected to
storage area (open
and covered).
BERTH-6 & 7
These two berths
are located on
each side of a
Finger Jetty,
conventionally
handling bulk and
break bulk cargos
with the help of
vessels’ own
gears.
BERTH-8
The cargo handled
at this berth is
mainly coking
coal, limestone,
steel, general and
other bulk cargo.
BERTH-9
The berth 9 has a
continuous quay
face with berth 8
and has a capacity
of 1 MTPA where a
ship up to 90,000
DWT can be
handled.
Contd...

17. Cargo handling Jetties/Berths
BERTH-10 & 11
These were general
cargo berths and were
used for handling
containerized cargo
along with break bulk,
dry bulk.
BERTH-12
1.1.8.14 Berth-12 The berth
has an open storage area of
14,000 m2 and a covered
storage area of 3000 m2 .
The berth mainly handles
breakbulk cargo and can
handle ships of maximum
up to 90,000 DWT.
BERTH-13
Berth 13 is handling
dry bulk and
general cargo and it
can handle ships of
maximum up to
75,000 DWT.
Contd...
CARGO HANDLING
EQUIPMENT
The HDC has a mix
of conventional and
mechanised
handling equipment
at various berths as
listed below.

18. RATIONALE
Sendai framework for
Disaster Risk Reduction
(SFDRR- 2015-2030)
Disaster
Management Act,
2005
National Disaster
Management Plan
– 2019
NDMA suggested
framework – 2019
Prime Minister of India –
Ten-Point Agenda for
Disaster Risk Reduction
Indian Ports Act,
1908 and
amendment
Merchant Shipping
Act, 1958 and
amendment
International Framework

19. METEOROLOGICAL PARAMETERS
Temperature and Rainfall
January to February is the winter period and
March to May is usually the hot weather
period. The highest maximum and minimum
temperature were observed 40.90 C and
9.300 C respectively. The annual mean
maximum temperature at Haldia is 30.80 C,
while annual mean minimum temperature is
23.00 C. Month wise maximum and minimum
temperature at the Haldia is presented in
table below.
The average humidity ranges
from nearly 57% in January to
about 86% in August.
Relative Humidity
The predominant wind direction
reported at Alipur, Kolkata and
Sagar Island, is from south and
southwest.
Wind
Visibility is found to be lower at
times due to heavy rainfall during
the southwest monsoon.
Visibility

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