The Syama Prasad Mookerjee Port (SMPK) in Kolkata has secured over ₹48,000 crore in strategic investment partnerships through MoUs signed during the India Maritime Week 2025 in Mumbai. These agreements encompass maritime trade and green energy sectors, including long-term dredging operations with Dredging Corporation of India Ltd (DCIL), development of tank-farm and POL handling infrastructure at Haldia Dock with Haldia Petrochemicals Ltd, and new container terminal projects.
Haldia, Kolkata
Kolkata Suburbs, 721645
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Syama Prasad Mookerjee Port (SMP) Kolkata is undergoing modernization with the foundation stone laid for a new container terminal as part of maritime sector projects worth ₹7,870 crore. This aims to strengthen cargo handling capacity and improve port efficiency.
Garden Reach Shipbuilders & Engineers (GRSE) has signed MoUs with strategic partners, including Syama Prasad Mookerjee Port Authority, Kolkata, in the shipbuilding, port, and infrastructure sectors to revitalize India's shipbuilding sector and enhance maritime self-reliance.
The Raxaul to Haldia Expressway, a 695 km long project costing approximately Rs 54,000 crore, is scheduled to begin construction in 2025 with a completion deadline of 2028. This expressway aims to improve connectivity between Nepal's port and Haldia Port in West Bengal.
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