AUS40 supply at Haldia
Haldia is a riverine dock complex on the Hooghly serving eastern India, handling dry bulk, liquid cargo and containers. It is reached by a pilotage passage up the river instead of directly from open sea.
Confirm the berth or anchorage and the latest vessel schedule with the agent. Update the supply team when arrival or berthing instructions change.
What decides feasibility at Haldia
The river governs everything. Vessels move on the tide through a draught-restricted channel and enter the impounded dock through lock gates, so arrival and berthing times shift with tidal windows and pilotage availability. A schedule quoted a week out is provisional here in a way it is not at an open-sea port, and a delivery plan has to be able to move with it.
Confirm these before the enquiry:
- Whether the vessel will be inside the impounded dock or at a river berth or anchorage.
- The tidal window and pilotage timing the call is working to.
- How much the berthing time is expected to move.
- The agent contact who will confirm the final berthing.
Berth-side or barge delivery
PROTICKS provides barge delivery where berth or jetty-side supply is not accessible, subject to a suitable craft, port and terminal permission, vessel acceptance and weather.
At Haldia, identify the dock berth, oil jetty or river receiving location. Ask the agent to review the delivery window with the vessel’s river movement and cargo schedule. A barge option needs location-specific permission, not only available craft.
For this call: Dock or river position; current tide and transit window; liquid-berth pump restrictions and concurrent-operation approval where applicable.
Neither an electric pump nor a fuel-engine pump is automatically permitted in a sensitive area. Confirm the terminal-approved equipment before dispatch. Barge delivery does not bypass cargo-operation or safety restrictions.
Planning the notice period
Send the arrival window when it is issued and update it as the tide plan firms up. Lock and tide movements shift more than a coastal schedule.
See how an order runs from enquiry to delivery.
Send the vessel requirement
- Vessel name and IMO number if available.
- Port, terminal, berth or anchorage position.
- ETA, ETB and ETD with date and time zone.
- Quantity, preferred format and usable receiving capacity.
- Local agent, company contact, documentation requirements, and whether you want PROTICKS to carry out the transfer.
Packaging & transfer
Choose 210 L drums, 1,000 L IBCs or an agreed bulk / ISO tank arrangement. Packaging does not determine the delivery route: road, barge or boat access must be assessed separately. Ask for pump kit, hoses, couplings, calibrated flow meter and personnel if needed, subject to terminal and vessel acceptance.
Product & paperwork
PROTICKS AUS40 is ISO 18611 certified and meets the requirements of IS 17661 (Part 1):2022. Check whether the vessel is specified for AUS40 or AUS32, then check the batch Certificate of Analysis and current MSDS before approving supply. Product-document checklist.
Haldia: common questions
Why is the Haldia schedule harder to plan a delivery around?
Because access is tidal. Vessels transit a draught-restricted river channel and enter the dock through lock gates, so berthing follows the tide and pilotage on a fixed slot. Expect the timing to move and tell us when it does.
Is a river berth the same as being inside the dock at Haldia?
No. The impounded dock, the river berths and the anchorage are reached differently and a delivery arrangement for one does not transfer to another. Say which applies.
How early should a Haldia requirement be sent?
As early as the call is known. The local schedule is tidal and berthing moves with it, so a late request leaves very little room.
Need another port?
View all Indian supply ports. For an anchorage or an unlisted facility, send the actual location for review.