System Requirements Specifications Study of Energy Management Information System (EMIS) for Kolkata Port Trust

25 Feb 2006 24 Aug 2006
Kolkata is the oldest major port in the country. But the nucleus of the present day Kolkata Port lies much earlier - with the grant of trading rights to the British Settlement in Eastern India by the Moghal Emperor Aurangzeb. The city of Kolkata has a synergistic linkage with the port.

Despite its being 126 miles away from the sea, Kolkata is, by far, the best choice for eastern gateway to this continental-country. Kolkata Port Trust remains one of the pioneering and most promising ports of India. It has two dock systems - Kolkata Dock System at Kolkata with the oil wharves at Baj Baj and Haldia Dock Complex at Haldia - have a combination of facilities with a lot of attractive packages. Kolkata Port Trust has
" The largest dry dock facilities in India.
" The cheapest container rate at Haldia.
" The lowest pre-berthing detention of Vessels at Kolkata Dock System.
" The most modern Vessel Traffic Management System, allied navigational aids.

KoPT invited TERI to do the feasibility and requirement study for the development of Energy Management Information System (EMIS) for its existing functions and operations and formulate an information system framework for streamlining the energy information flow within its various segments.