Kolkata Port Trust was commissioned way back in 1870. It is the first major and the only riverine port of India. KoPT boasts of Annual revenue worth Rs 1242.23 crore (US$190 million) and Net income worth Rs 70.24 crore (US$11 million). KoPT was constructed by the British East India Company along the left bank of Hooghly River. It has a vast hinterland comprising the entire North East of India.