Syama Prasad Mookerjee Port, Kolkata

E162689

artificial harbour major seaport river port

Syama Prasad Mookerjee Port, Kolkata is a major Indian seaport on the Hooghly River serving as a key maritime gateway for eastern and northeastern India.

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All labels observed (8)

Label	Occurrences
Syama Prasad Mookerjee Port, Kolkata canonical	8
Kolkata Port	4
Kolkata Dock System	1
Kolkata Port (via urban road network)	1
Port of Calcutta docks	1
Port of Kolkata	1
Syama Prasad Mookerjee Port	1
Syama Prasad Mookerjee Port Trust	1

How this entity was disambiguated

This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1418241 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.

NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: Syama Prasad Mookerjee Port, Kolkata
Context triple: [West Bengal, hasMajorPort, Syama Prasad Mookerjee Port, Kolkata]

A. Mormugao Port
Mormugao Port is a major natural harbor and one of India’s leading iron ore exporting ports, located in the state of Goa on the Arabian Sea.
B. Jawaharlal Nehru Port
Jawaharlal Nehru Port is India’s largest container port and a major maritime trade hub located near Mumbai on the country’s western coast.
C. Mayabunder port
Mayabunder port is a coastal harbor and transport hub on Middle Andaman Island in India’s Andaman and Nicobar archipelago, serving regional passenger and cargo traffic.
D. Fort William, Kolkata
Fort William, Kolkata is a historic 18th-century fort on the eastern bank of the Hooghly River that now serves as the headquarters of the Eastern Command of the Indian Army.
E. Kamarajar Port
Kamarajar Port is a major deep-water seaport near Chennai on India’s east coast, serving as a key hub for cargo and industrial maritime trade.
F. None of above. chosen
G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.

NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: Syama Prasad Mookerjee Port, Kolkata
Target entity description: Syama Prasad Mookerjee Port, Kolkata is a major Indian seaport on the Hooghly River serving as a key maritime gateway for eastern and northeastern India.

A. Mormugao Port
Mormugao Port is a major natural harbor and one of India’s leading iron ore exporting ports, located in the state of Goa on the Arabian Sea.
B. Jawaharlal Nehru Port
Jawaharlal Nehru Port is India’s largest container port and a major maritime trade hub located near Mumbai on the country’s western coast.
C. Mayabunder port
Mayabunder port is a coastal harbor and transport hub on Middle Andaman Island in India’s Andaman and Nicobar archipelago, serving regional passenger and cargo traffic.
D. Fort William, Kolkata
Fort William, Kolkata is a historic 18th-century fort on the eastern bank of the Hooghly River that now serves as the headquarters of the Eastern Command of the Indian Army.
E. Kamarajar Port
Kamarajar Port is a major deep-water seaport near Chennai on India’s east coast, serving as a key hub for cargo and industrial maritime trade.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (46)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	artificial harbour ⓘ major seaport ⓘ river port ⓘ
administrativeControl	Ministry of Ports, Shipping and Waterways, Government of India ⓘ linked to: Ministry of Ports, Shipping and Waterways
connectsTo	Bay of Bengal ⓘ
country	India ⓘ
economicRole	major maritime gateway for eastern India ⓘ major maritime gateway for northeastern India ⓘ
formerName	Kolkata Port Trust ⓘ
governedBy	Major Port Authorities Act, 2021 ⓘ
governingBody	Syama Prasad Mookerjee Port Trust ⓘ linked to: Syama Prasad Mookerjee Port, Kolkata
handlesCargo	break-bulk cargo ⓘ container cargo ⓘ dry bulk cargo ⓘ liquid bulk cargo ⓘ
hasDockSystem	Haldia Dock Complex ⓘ linked to: Haldia Port Kolkata Dock System ⓘ linked to: Kolkata Port Trust
hasFacility	container terminals ⓘ dry docks ⓘ multipurpose berths ⓘ rail connectivity ⓘ road connectivity ⓘ warehousing facilities ⓘ
hasPilotage	compulsory pilotage on Hooghly River ⓘ
locatedAt	Haldia Dock Complex, Haldia ⓘ Kolkata Dock System, Kolkata ⓘ linked to: Kolkata Port Trust
locatedIn	Kolkata ⓘ linked to: Calcutta West Bengal ⓘ
locatedOnRiver	Hooghly River ⓘ
namedAfter	Syama Prasad Mookerjee ⓘ linked to: Shyama Prasad Mukherjee
nearbyCity	Kolkata ⓘ linked to: Calcutta
portType	riverine port ⓘ seaport ⓘ
region	eastern India seaports network ⓘ
servesRegion	eastern India ⓘ northeastern India ⓘ
stateJurisdiction	West Bengal ⓘ
strategicRole	gateway for trade with Bangladesh ⓘ gateway for trade with Bhutan ⓘ gateway for trade with Nepal ⓘ gateway to landlocked northeastern states of India ⓘ
supportsActivity	coastal shipping ⓘ export ⓘ import ⓘ inland water transport ⓘ
waterway	Hooghly River ⓘ

How these facts were elicited