As part of the Indo-Bangladesh protocol route, a steel-carrying barge sailed from the Indian port of Haldia to the Pandu Port in Assam on Wednesday (16 February). Steel products weighing 1,798 metric tonnes manufactured by Tata Steel Limited are being carried by it.
The trip was inaugurated by Sarbananda Sonowal, Union Minister for Ports, Shipping, and Waterways of India.
Kolkata Haldia Port Authority has signed a memorandum of understanding with Assam’s largest petrochemical company to speed up port trade. At the same time, Union Minister for Shipping Sarbananda Sonowal, State Minister for Shipping Shantanu Tagore, and others inaugurated a new project to start a regular movement of goods from Haldia to north-east India through the rivers.
The steel-carrying barge sailed for Assam from the 13th berth of Haldia port. Cargo ships will now ply regularly from Haldia on the Brahmaputra River, which is part of the Indo-Bangladesh Naval Protocol route. According to various Indian media sources, Brahmaputra Cracker or BPL, like Haldia Petrochem, is the largest state-owned petrochem in northeast India. A contract has been made for importing and exporting their required raw materials and manufactured goods through Haldia port.
Minister Sarbananda Sonowal said that the signing of the new memorandum of understanding has opened new horizons for trade and commerce in northeast India. He expressed the opinion that this would further boost the trade and economy of northeast India.
