Oldest India Port to Lease Area as Big as London Docklands
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A coal bulk carrier ship at the Kolkata Dock System, part of the Kolkata Port Trust, in Kolkata, West Bengal, India.
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Kolkata Port Trust, which owns an area as large as the London Docklands but uses less than half of it, is looking to rent out more of this land to boost profit.