Paradip Port

Security tightened at Paradip port after ship arrives with 21 Pak crew

The Odisha Police on Wednesday beefed up security at port town Paradip after the arrival of a ship with 21 Pakistani crew members on board, officials said. The MT Siren II' with a total of 25 crew members reached Paradip port early on Wednesday from South Korea via Singapore, carrying crude oil for Indian Oil Corporation Ltd, they said. Security arrangements have been tightened by Odisha Marine Police and the CISF after receiving information about the crew members from the Immigration Department, said Marine Police Station inspector in-charge Babita Dehuri. The Paradip port had been put on high alert in the wake of the military conflict between India and Pakistan. The ship is anchored at PM berth', located around 20 km from the shore, and has 11,350 metric tonnes of crude on board, the officials said. Orders have also been issued that no crew will be allowed to leave the ship during evacuation of the crude oil, the police officer said.

Odisha to set up greenfield airport at Paradip, heliports in 14 districts

In a bid to strengthen aviation infrastructure in the state, the Odisha government has decided to establish a Greenfield airport at the port town of Paradip, expedite the development of the Shree Jagannath International Airport in Puri and construct heliports in 14 districts. These decisions were taken during an Aviation and Network Construction Management' meeting chaired by Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi here on Thursday. In addition to discussions on expediting the proposed Shree Jagannath International Airport (SJIA) in Puri and the upgrade of Rourkela Airport, the meeting resolved to proceed with the establishment of a Greenfield airport at Paradip, according to an official release issued by the Chief Minister's Office (CMO). The meeting also focused on the development of key regional airports across the state, including those at Jeypore, Dand Bose, Rangeilunda, Gautama, Satibhata, Raisuan, Tushara, Jamadarpali, Malkangiri, Amarda Road, and Utkela, aiming to enhance regional

Govt aims to make all inland waterways ports 100% green in 5 yrs: Official

Three ports identified for green hydrogen production pilot, says secretary in ports ministry

5 mn barrels of Russian oil gets stuck on tankers while en route to India

It's unclear what's holding the vessels up, but US sanctions on tankers hauling Russian crude in breach of a price cap imposed by the Group of Seven nations might be part of the cause

Paradip Port eyes top spot among major ports, aims at 150 mt cargo handling

In a bid to conquer the top spot among major ports of the country, Paradip Port Trust is aiming at 150 million tonne of cargo handling this fiscal and implementing a strategy to raise its capacity to 500 mt by 2047, its chairman P L Haranadh said on Sunday. The port in Odisha is now second among all the 12 major ports in India, handling 135.36 million tonne of cargo in 2022-23, just 2.5 million tonne less than the top-notched Kandla port in Gujarat, he said. "The cargo handling target for the current fiscal is 150 million tonne. We may become the top port among the major ports of the country in terms of cargo handling if everything goes well," Paradip Port Chairman P L Haranadh told PTI in an interview. The strategy to increase the port's capacity utilisation includes "tariff freeze, an emphasis on coastal shipping for competitiveness, land allocation for port-led industrialisation, and expanding the cargo basket". Paradip Port, which has now mechanised 80 per cent of its berths,

CBI makes two more arrests in Rs 25 lakh Paradip port bribery case: Reports

After their interrogation, the agency arrested Charchit Mishra, director of Orissa Stevedores Limited (OSL) and son of the state's leading industrialist, Mahimananda Mishra, on Saturday, sources said

Paradip Port to be developed into world-class port at cost of Rs 3,000 cr

The project involves deepening and optimization of inner harbour facilities including the development of the western dock on the build, operate and transfer basis

Paradip Port to be developed into world-class port at cost of Rs 3,000 cr

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

Paradip Port in line with PM Modi's vision of development, says Sonowal

Minister Sarbananda Sonowal on Sunday said that the Paradip Port is in line with Modi's vision of the development of eastern states

JSW Infrastructure commissions Rs 1,300-cr Paradip East Quay coal terminal

JSW Infra already has an iron ore terminal at the Paradip Port with a capacity to handle 10 mtpa of iron ore/ pellets. This terminal is designed to load the cape vessels within 48 hrs

Sonowal asks Paradip Port to augment cargo-handling capacity

The Paradip Port presently has a capacity of 279TPA

Centre to invest Rs 10,000 cr to modernise Paradip port: Minister

Paradip will be the best port in the country on the east coast

Paradip Port gears up to meet any eventuality of impending cyclone Yaas

All vessels at Paradip anchorage have been asked to pick up anchor and move to sea

Paradip Port achieves 100 MT-mark in cargo handling for 4th year in a row

Paradip Port is one of the 12 major ports in the country

Government approves Rs 3,000 crore project for Odisha's Paradip port

The government said it has approved a Rs 3,000 crore project to turn Paradip Port into a world-class port by setting up a dock

Cargo handling at major ports dips 18% to 193 MT in April-July due to Covid

Cargo volumes at these 12 major ports under the control of the Centre declined for the fourth straight month in July 2020 and all ports barring Mormugao saw a negative growth

Major ports record muted performance on fall in coal, fertilizer cargo

Deendayal Port handled the most cargo among the major ports with a volume of 71.09 mt followed by Paradip at 64.46 mt

Corrosion control firms keen to invest Rs 100 billion at Paradip

Corrosion is turning out to be a major headache for the industries across the sector

Paradip port cargo traffic up 16 per cent in 2016-17

For the first time, PPT handled 17,495 tonne of aviation turbine fuel

Paradip Port to have 51% stake in Rs 5,849 cr rail corridor

Paradip Port Trust (PPT) would have 51 per cent stake in the heavy haul rail corridor proposed by Indian Port Rail Corporation Ltd (IPRCL). The corridor would connect Salegaon (Maharashtra) with the Paradip port.The project to be developed on the joint venture mode is estimated to cost Rs 5849.2 crore. While the debt component is pegged at Rs 4209.7 crore, the residual Rs 1639.5 crore will flow as equity contribution from the promoters. Apart from PPT, Mahanadi Coalfields Ltd (MCL), Odisha government and a Railways PSU would have 13 per cent, 10 per cent and 26 per cent equity respectively. Either Rites Ltd or Rail Vikash Nigam Ltd (RVNL) is proposed to be the equity partner.The Odisha government's stake is likely to be held through Odisha Industrial Infrastructure Development Corporation (Idco), the state owned nodal agency for land acquisition and industrial infrastructure development.The project is proposed to be developed in two phases. In the first phase, the corridor will be ...