 "Essar Ports company raises bar on Paradeep port terminal")
Essar Bulk Terminal Paradip Ltd (EBTPL), an Essar Ports company, has delivered operational excellence at the CQ3 terminal of the major port on several key parameters.
With an investment of Rs 565 crore, the company has ramped up the capacity of the berth from four million tonnes per annum (mtpa) to 16 mtpa. In 2010, EBTPL was awarded the 15-year license to mechanise and operate the CQ3 terminal from Paradip Port under the mechanisation programme being undertaken by the Ministry of Shipping.
The mechanisation includes installation of two reclaimers of 2,500 tonnes per hour (tph) capacity each, one ship loader
