Farakka Port

India

Farakka Port (Bengali) or Farakka Floating Terminal is one of the minor river ports in West Bengal. This river port is a small river port. It is located near Farakka town of Murshidabad district. Mainly coal is brought from Indonesia by this port. The coal is first brought to Haldia Port by big ships. After that, the coal is transported to Farakka port by the barge. The port carries 0.3 million tons coal of per year. The water level of the port is about 3.5 meters (11 feet). Currently, Bangladesh has permission to use the Farakka Port as per the agreement for shipping. The port is used occasionally for river cruise stops.

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