PARADIP: On the occasion of Republic Day, Paradip Port Trust Shri Rinkesh Roy, Chairman, PPT unfurled the National Flag and announced the docking of a luxury cruise liner MV Silver Discoverer with foreign tourists in the morning. Shri Roy described it to be proud moment, which will boost and inspire tourism in the State.

Addressing the occasion, Chairman, PPT informed that the Port is expected to reach 110 MMT mark in terms of cargo handling this fiscal, exhibiting a growth rate of 11.56% (CAGR). The Port capacity has been rated at 277 MMTPA making it the largest in the Country, while effective capacity has been increased to 234 MMTPA.  Operationally, it has scaled new heights in terms of innovations & efficiency. The Mechanised Coal Handling Plant has shown an improvement in efficiency by 65%. It has loaded 1.32 lakh MT in single day in comparison to 1.01 lakh MT in FY 2014-15.  The Iron ore handling plant has shown 141% improvement in efficiency with net loading rate stands at 1000 TPH, which was just 414 TPH in FY 2014-15. Marine Dept. handled a record 27 nos. of vessel movements in just 20 Hrs.

For the first time, the Port has discharged edible oil from “MT Delfine” through Mediterrnean Mooring Method without using any berth. All time record traffic of 6.39 Lakh MTs was handled in a single day on 14h October 2018. All time monthly traffic of 10.18 MMT was handled during the month of January, 2018.