--- title: "Kolkata port: cargo and road haulage · SSL" description: "Kolkata Dock System (Syama Prasad Mookerjee Port), West Bengal: 16.4 million tonnes in FY2024-25, #14 on our port map." url: https://safeandsecure.in/ports/kolkata/ canonical: https://safeandsecure.in/ports/kolkata/ updated: 2026-11-11 lang: en-IN publisher: Safe & Secure Logistics Private Limited --- West Bengal · east coast · Major Port # Kolkata Dock System (Syama Prasad Mookerjee Port) 3 of our truck hires touched this port in the last 12 months. [WhatsApp our desk](https://wa.me/917506245557?text=Hi%20SSL%2C%20I%20need%20road%20haulage%20at%20Kolkata%20port.%20From%2Fto%3A%20___%20Container%3A%20___) [Get a quote](https://safeandsecure.in/ship/quote/) Kolkata and the inland places our trucks linked it to. India boundary per Survey of India (state layer: DataMeet, CC BY 4.0). Moving marks are illustrative. - 16.4 MT cargo handled million tonnes · FY2024-25 - #14 of 14 ports on our map #7 on the east coast - -2.8% change on FY2023-24 16.9 MT the year before - 3 SSL truck hires here Sep 2025 to Aug 2026 The port in numbers ## 16.4 million tonnes, FY2024-25 Overseas vs coastal cargo - Overseas **15.2 MT** (92%) - Coastal **1.3 MT** (8%) The east coast, FY2024-25 (million tonnes) 1. [Paradip](https://safeandsecure.in/ports/paradip/) 150.4 MT 2. [Visakhapatnam](https://safeandsecure.in/ports/visakhapatnam/) 82.6 MT 3. [Chennai](https://safeandsecure.in/ports/chennai/) 55 MT 4. [Ennore](https://safeandsecure.in/ports/kamarajar/) 48.4 MT 5. [Haldia](https://safeandsecure.in/ports/haldia/) 46.5 MT 6. [Tuticorin](https://safeandsecure.in/ports/tuticorin/) 41.7 MT 7. Kolkata 16.4 MT Our trucks ## Our trucks at Kolkata SSL truck hires to or from the port, by month 1. 3 Sep25 2. 0 Oct25 3. 0 Nov25 4. 0 Dec25 5. 0 Jan26 6. 0 Feb26 7. 0 Mar26 8. 0 Apr26 9. 0 May26 10. 0 Jun26 11. 0 Jul26 12. 0 Aug26 Direction - Leaving the port **3** (100%) - Going to the port **0** (0%) Where the other end was 1. Varanasi 2 hires 2. Jamshedpur 1 hires Truck bodies used 1. [container trailer](https://safeandsecure.in/fleet/) 2 hires 2. other 1 hires Onward by sea ## Routes from this coast - [Indian Ocean → Southern Africa 19 to 34 days to Durban · Cape Town](https://safeandsecure.in/oceans/cape-route-southern-africa/) - [Bay of Bengal → Southeast Asia 7 to 17 days to Singapore](https://safeandsecure.in/oceans/bay-of-bengal-southeast-asia/) Sea leg Booked by our desk ## Frequently asked questions **How much cargo does Kolkata Dock System (Syama Prasad Mookerjee Port) handle?** Kolkata Dock System (Syama Prasad Mookerjee Port) handled 16.4 million tonnes in FY2024-25 (15.2 MT overseas and 1.3 MT coastal), -2.8% on the year before. Source: Ministry of Ports, Shipping and Waterways: 'Cargo handling status for Major Ports during March 2025', Table-1 (PDMP advance estimates for April-March 2024-25; 2023-24 provisional). **Does Safe & Secure Logistics run trucks to Kolkata?** Yes. From Sep 2025 to Aug 2026 our hire slips show 3 truck hires to or from Kolkata. 3 left the port and 0 went in. The inland ends were mostly Varanasi, Jamshedpur. **Which sea routes start from the east coast?** Indian Ocean → Southern Africa: about 19 to 34 days; Bay of Bengal → Southeast Asia: about 7 to 17 days (published port-to-port estimates). Sources - [Ministry of Ports, Shipping and Waterways: 'Cargo handling status for Major Ports during March 2025', Table-1 (PDMP advance estimates for April-March 2024-25; 2023-24 provisional)](https://shipmin.gov.in/sites/default/files/Report%20Monthly%20Major%20Port%20March%202025.pdf) · FY2024-25 - Safe & Secure Logistics hire slips (volumes only) · Sep 2025 to Aug 2026 - Sea route days: Shipa Freight and Fluent Cargo route pages (see /oceans/) Moving a container through Kolkata? Port, container size and inland address, that’s all we need to start. [WhatsApp our desk](https://wa.me/917506245557?text=Hi%20SSL%2C%20I%20need%20road%20haulage%20at%20Kolkata%20port.) [Get a quote](https://safeandsecure.in/ship/quote/) --- Source: https://safeandsecure.in/ports/kolkata/ (the HTML page is the record; this markdown twin was generated from it on 2026-11-11). Publisher: Safe & Secure Logistics Private Limited, https://safeandsecure.in/. Figures and their periods: https://safeandsecure.in/facts/