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Paradip Port in Odisha will be developed into a world-class modern port which will have capability to handle capesize vessels at a cost of Rs 3,004.63 crore. The project involves deepening and optimisation of inner harbour facilities including development of western dock on build, operate and transfer (BOT) basis under public-private partnership mode at the port, the Ministry of Ports, Shipping and Waterways said in a statement on Sunday. "One of those visionary initiatives is capital intensive project at Paradip Port which will transform the port into a world-class modern port which will have capability to handle capesize vessels... the estimated cost of the project is Rs 3,004.63 crore," it said. Capesize is the largest class of bulkship that can carry any type of cargo, such as iron ore and coal. Such vessels are called "capesize" as they cannot pass through the Panama Canal and have to go around the Cape of Good Hope to sail between the Pacific and Atlantic oceans. According to
State-run engineering firm BHEL has bagged an order worth Rs 400 crore for setting up a sulphur recovery unit at Indian Oil's Paradip Refinery in Odisha. "Against stiff international competitive bidding (ICB), Bharat Heavy Electricals Limited (BHEL) has bagged a major order for a sulphur recovery unit from IOCL (Indian Oil Corporation Ltd)", a BHEL statement said. With this order, BHEL has made an entry into the downstream oil & gas process package business. According to statement, the package, valued at over Rs 400 crore, envisages setting up a 525 TPD (tonne per day) sulphur recovery unit at IOCL's Paradip Refinery in Odisha. Notably, the company's diversification strategy into non-coal based business areas has begun paying dividends and this is a milestone order for BHEL as part of its new growth areas initiative. With the execution of this order, BHEL will establish itself as an LSTK (lump sum turn key) player for process packages in the downstream oil & gas sector. BHEL's