Haldia Port breaks another record in December 2025 – handled 22,657 TEU

Haldia Dock Complex continues to rewrite its own benchmarks in container handling. After achieving an all-time monthly high of 21,691 TEUs in November 2025, HDC has gone a step further by scaling a new peak of 22,657 TEUs in December 2025. Back-to-back record months are no longer an exception at HDC—they are fast becoming the new normal.

This has been achieved by regular efforts from JM Baxi sales team.

HICT – Haldia International Container Terminal Private Limited is owned by Shyama Prasad Mukherjee Port Authority, Ministry of Ports, Shipping and Waterways, Government of India and presently is operated by J M Baxi with license till next few months.

• Haldia port is on Hooghly River and handles both break bulk & containerised vessels.

• It monthly handles the cargo originating from East India.

• Haldia Port has been functioning since 1968 and was commissioned in 1977, its one of the oldest ports of India.

• It’s a riverine port and handles feeder vessel connecting the flow of East India exports to nearest mother vessel handling ports – Singapore and Colombo.

• The port handles around 1.07 Lakhs containers annually. (This is the data for FY 22-23).

• Recently rail movement has started to move containers from Kolkata port to Haldia port in order for timely container exports as there are regular draft issues at Kolkata port.

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