The port stretching to about 50 kilometres south of Kolkata is the fourth largest port in India. The port of Haldia with a capacity of handling 43 million tonnes of cargo flaunts 15 berths with a total length of 3.3 thousand metres and a depth ranging from 8.5 -11 metres.

Major towns near seaport
Haldia, Monoharpur, Mahishadal, Diamond Harbour, Harindanga, Tamluk, Jafarpur, Jaynagar-Majilpur, Bishnupur, Contai, Amtala, Pujali, Ulubaria, Baj Baj, Baruipur, Nabagram, Fort Gloster, Rajpur, Sahapur, Raghudebbati