Kolkata Port was commissioned on 17 Oct 1870 under Calcutta Port Act. In 1886 a separate oil wharf was setup at Budge Budge. The dock at Kidderpore (KPD) became operational in 1893. In 1925, four riverside jetties & a coaling jetty were made at Garden Reach. In 1928, the 2nd dock now known as Netaji Subhash Dock (NSD) was commissioned. Kolkata Dock comprises of KPD, NSD and Budge Budge. There are 18 & 9 operational berths at KPD & NSD. Budge Budge has 6 wharves for liquid bulk. There are 10 berths and 2 oil jetties at Haldia Dock Complex. Haldia, Sagar & Diamond Heart provide excellent loading/unloading facilities. These facilities have been developed on a stretch of over 150 Km. The Haldia Docking Complex (HDC), the deep water third dock system was commissioned 104 km downstream of Kolkata. It was the first comprehensive port project in India, providing composite cargo handling facilities.